- Build Rating
I’ve heard lots of good things about this and the circuit seemed different from everything else I’ve built which piqued my curiosity and bumped this one up the build queue.
Build:
Overall, a fun build. The layout is nice and I had a bunch of JFETs for scavenging in a build I could never get working right that were already on smd boards. For the 201s i used:
Q1:
idss=0.84m
ID=0.34mA
@Vg=232mV
Id=0.00mA
@vg=788mV
Q2:
Idss=0.66m
ID=0.25mA
@vg=169mV
ID=0.00mA
@vg=649mV
and biased both to just under 6.0V. I wish the build docs had official instructions for transistor biasing instead of having to search the forums so I am going to give the build 4.75 stars.
Sound:
A very nice overdive. One of the first I’ve built that I like as much as the green side of the protein. After playing with it for a week or so, I prefer the tone switch at the stock, middle position. The other positions are darker but still useable for me. The Sag nob is pretty subtle for me when using a bridge pickup, but I can really change the feel when using a neck pickup or with the tone knob rolled down. It sounds great with all the knobs at 1 o’clock.
Design:
I wanted something evocative of the original without being a direct copy of the style. I found a cool worn letterpress font and used a clear metallic case instead of raw metal. I think it came out nice and I’m a big fan of the clear metallic.
Build:
Overall, a fun build. The layout is nice and I had a bunch of JFETs for scavenging in a build I could never get working right that were already on smd boards. For the 201s i used:
Q1:
idss=0.84m
ID=0.34mA
@Vg=232mV
Id=0.00mA
@vg=788mV
Q2:
Idss=0.66m
ID=0.25mA
@vg=169mV
ID=0.00mA
@vg=649mV
and biased both to just under 6.0V. I wish the build docs had official instructions for transistor biasing instead of having to search the forums so I am going to give the build 4.75 stars.
Sound:
A very nice overdive. One of the first I’ve built that I like as much as the green side of the protein. After playing with it for a week or so, I prefer the tone switch at the stock, middle position. The other positions are darker but still useable for me. The Sag nob is pretty subtle for me when using a bridge pickup, but I can really change the feel when using a neck pickup or with the tone knob rolled down. It sounds great with all the knobs at 1 o’clock.
Design:
I wanted something evocative of the original without being a direct copy of the style. I found a cool worn letterpress font and used a clear metallic case instead of raw metal. I think it came out nice and I’m a big fan of the clear metallic.
