jwyles90
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Hey all!
Been a while since I posted a build report. I finally finished my Master's degree, so I suddenly have all this free time on my hands. I've still been building a few things here and there, but for the last 6 months or so I've been pretty swamped with getting that degree finished while still working full time and all that. I did manage to put together this 2-in-1 build a little while back that was a lot of fun. It's got the Chop Shop on one side and a "Mind Warp" vero build on the other. Overdrive into Chorus is one of my favorite combos, so I thought it would be cool to try out these two together.
The Chop Shop is one of the older revisions of the board. From what I can tell, it has a more noticeable Sag effect compared to the newer one, which I'm personally a big fan of. The chop shop is one of my favorite lower-gain drives, and I especially love the way the sag knob impacts the sound overall.
The Mind Warp was a pt2399 based modulator layout I found while scrolling through Dirtbox Layouts. It's pretty out there in terms of sounds it can make, and is generally not the kind of chorus I'd reach for but it has its moments. With the rate and depth down it can get into some nice "traditional" chorus territory, but the rate speed range on this thing is pretty ridiculous, so anything beyond that lower rate setting can get real seasick real fast. I did find this cool ring-mod type sound with the rate blasted though, so that paired with the Chop Shop was an interesting little bonus.
I also put an order switcher in there, but the difference is fairly subtle with these two. Also, forgive my rats nest on the inside. I'm still trying to dial in my vero wiring. I've been spoiled by PCBs!
The first sound clip is a more tame, traditional setting for both the chorus and Chop Shop. The second clip gets into that weird ring mod-y territory.
Clip 1
Clip 2
Been a while since I posted a build report. I finally finished my Master's degree, so I suddenly have all this free time on my hands. I've still been building a few things here and there, but for the last 6 months or so I've been pretty swamped with getting that degree finished while still working full time and all that. I did manage to put together this 2-in-1 build a little while back that was a lot of fun. It's got the Chop Shop on one side and a "Mind Warp" vero build on the other. Overdrive into Chorus is one of my favorite combos, so I thought it would be cool to try out these two together.
The Chop Shop is one of the older revisions of the board. From what I can tell, it has a more noticeable Sag effect compared to the newer one, which I'm personally a big fan of. The chop shop is one of my favorite lower-gain drives, and I especially love the way the sag knob impacts the sound overall.
The Mind Warp was a pt2399 based modulator layout I found while scrolling through Dirtbox Layouts. It's pretty out there in terms of sounds it can make, and is generally not the kind of chorus I'd reach for but it has its moments. With the rate and depth down it can get into some nice "traditional" chorus territory, but the rate speed range on this thing is pretty ridiculous, so anything beyond that lower rate setting can get real seasick real fast. I did find this cool ring-mod type sound with the rate blasted though, so that paired with the Chop Shop was an interesting little bonus.
I also put an order switcher in there, but the difference is fairly subtle with these two. Also, forgive my rats nest on the inside. I'm still trying to dial in my vero wiring. I've been spoiled by PCBs!
The first sound clip is a more tame, traditional setting for both the chorus and Chop Shop. The second clip gets into that weird ring mod-y territory.
Clip 1
Clip 2
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