Ever since I found Chuck D. Bones take on the BJFe Artic White, I been wanting to build one. Luckily for me, Sheepy Love put together a really nice PCB for it.
It's everything I hoped for. From an almost clean shimmer all the way up to brutal fuzz, it's all in there. There are no bad sounds in this one, it's just a matter of deciding what you want from it and dial it in.
For this build I also ordered the faceplate. I usually end up obsessing over appearance, so having it already done was rather relaxing. Even though it did feel a bit strange drilling an extra 15mm hole in the enclosure to get the sheep to light up. I just placed a clear white 5 mm diode directly on the board and it seems to work just fine, giving it a nice and even glow.
The build went really smooth. From what I heard BJFe designs deserve having the correct values, as everything is there for a good reason, and I at least managed to get, if not perfect, at least close enough for everything. Having all jacks and power connections on top of the board also made the wiring clean and easy. Only hick-up was that the PCB I was sent didn't match the documentation. I actually ran into the same problem as @szukalski where the fuzz pot was connected in reverse. I guess I got a PCB from the same batch. It was easy enough to fix even without removing the PCB from the enclosure.
It's everything I hoped for. From an almost clean shimmer all the way up to brutal fuzz, it's all in there. There are no bad sounds in this one, it's just a matter of deciding what you want from it and dial it in.
For this build I also ordered the faceplate. I usually end up obsessing over appearance, so having it already done was rather relaxing. Even though it did feel a bit strange drilling an extra 15mm hole in the enclosure to get the sheep to light up. I just placed a clear white 5 mm diode directly on the board and it seems to work just fine, giving it a nice and even glow.
The build went really smooth. From what I heard BJFe designs deserve having the correct values, as everything is there for a good reason, and I at least managed to get, if not perfect, at least close enough for everything. Having all jacks and power connections on top of the board also made the wiring clean and easy. Only hick-up was that the PCB I was sent didn't match the documentation. I actually ran into the same problem as @szukalski where the fuzz pot was connected in reverse. I guess I got a PCB from the same batch. It was easy enough to fix even without removing the PCB from the enclosure.
