MichaelW
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@szukalski was kind enough to send me some of his SheepMaster treble booster boards via JLCPCB!
So second "forumite" build report for today.
Super simple board and well laid out. Some really nice touches like the "courtesy I/o pads" at the top of the board to simplify wiring.
Also, he used the PedalPCB convention for the off board wiring pads at the bottom so makes it easy to use the PPCB breakout boards.
This might be the best range master type of pedal I've played yet. It's got a lot of clean boost available but also a lot of dirty boost on tap.
Typically the Ringmasters I've built have a bit too much dirt for me. But this design has a nice curve from clean to mean!
Tons of volume and a lot of low end available.
@szukalski recommending going direct from the guitar into the pedal before anything else as the pedal "loads" the pickups. I'm not exactly sure what that means but there's definitely a different sound between running it as my first effect or running it after my buffered tuner and buffered compressor.
It's maybe a bit more "polite" running it after the compressor, and I found I actually preferred it that way as it was more flexible.
Running it as the first pedal definitely has a more gnarly-ness to it which is pretty cool.
Man, there are some really talented folks on this forum, I love it!
Looking forward to his next batch of boards!
I used a GT321b Russian PNP with gains of 103 Hfe.
Also used one of the SmallBear Analogman overrun 1590B enclosures.
Testing the pedal I was having a blast seeing how it boosted other drive pedals and amp settings.
I tried to recreate that in the demo I recorded.
From right to left:
SheepMaster
Boss OD-1 (Aion Corona)
Boss SD-1 (PPCB Uber Drive)
Providence SOV2 Stampede (PPCB Bullrush)
Greer Black Mountain Crunch (PPCB Precipice Drive)
Timbre Man (HamishR/Chuck D. Bones/MattG)
Barbershop (PPCB Chop Shop)
At the end of the demo I switched to an already overdriven amp model (TrainWreck style) and pushed it with the Sheepy.
Thanks @szukalski !!
So second "forumite" build report for today.
Super simple board and well laid out. Some really nice touches like the "courtesy I/o pads" at the top of the board to simplify wiring.
Also, he used the PedalPCB convention for the off board wiring pads at the bottom so makes it easy to use the PPCB breakout boards.
This might be the best range master type of pedal I've played yet. It's got a lot of clean boost available but also a lot of dirty boost on tap.
Typically the Ringmasters I've built have a bit too much dirt for me. But this design has a nice curve from clean to mean!
Tons of volume and a lot of low end available.
@szukalski recommending going direct from the guitar into the pedal before anything else as the pedal "loads" the pickups. I'm not exactly sure what that means but there's definitely a different sound between running it as my first effect or running it after my buffered tuner and buffered compressor.
It's maybe a bit more "polite" running it after the compressor, and I found I actually preferred it that way as it was more flexible.
Running it as the first pedal definitely has a more gnarly-ness to it which is pretty cool.
Man, there are some really talented folks on this forum, I love it!
Looking forward to his next batch of boards!
I used a GT321b Russian PNP with gains of 103 Hfe.
Also used one of the SmallBear Analogman overrun 1590B enclosures.
Testing the pedal I was having a blast seeing how it boosted other drive pedals and amp settings.
I tried to recreate that in the demo I recorded.
From right to left:
SheepMaster
Boss OD-1 (Aion Corona)
Boss SD-1 (PPCB Uber Drive)
Providence SOV2 Stampede (PPCB Bullrush)
Greer Black Mountain Crunch (PPCB Precipice Drive)
Timbre Man (HamishR/Chuck D. Bones/MattG)
Barbershop (PPCB Chop Shop)
At the end of the demo I switched to an already overdriven amp model (TrainWreck style) and pushed it with the Sheepy.
Thanks @szukalski !!
