Danbieranowski
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I put together a Spirit Box which turned out really great. Fantastic sounding haunting reverb. It's not a terribly difficult build, but the Belton Brick is a little pricey. I also opted for the chameleon Gorva box, which costs a little more, but just looks insane. You can't tell in the video really, but depending on the angle you look at it, it fades from forest green to a dark purple with a nice sparkle all around.
I wanted an infinite Dwell option, so per some notes from folks on this board (@Mcknib and this post) , along with a friend on instagram (Frankie Armenta - @deadd0nks) I was able to sort this function out. Here are the changes I made:
Anyways, here's what it looks like on the outside:
Here's what it looks like on the inside (note the goofy wiring of the trimmer to R8. I tried to get a better picture of this, but there's no angle where you can really tell what's going on, just follow the steps I posted above and experiment):
And here's how it sounds:
I wanted an infinite Dwell option, so per some notes from folks on this board (@Mcknib and this post) , along with a friend on instagram (Frankie Armenta - @deadd0nks) I was able to sort this function out. Here are the changes I made:
- I replaced R5 with a 17k resistor. This is supposed to help with volume loss.
- I replaced R8 with a 16k resistor. This is supposed to give the dwell knob a longer dwell during standard non-infinite footswitch use. It's important that you socket this resistor to experiment with different values. The lower you go, the more option for longer dwell even into self oscillation territory. You also want to socket this or install it with extra long legs on each side, as you are going to need to solder to each of R8's legs for the momentary footswitch.
- I installed an SPST normally open momentary footswitch. One wire off the footswitch lugs goes to one leg of R8. The other wire off the footswitch lugs goes to leg 1 (or 3?) on a 20k trimmer, and the trimmer's wiper (leg 2) is soldered to the other leg of R8.
Anyways, here's what it looks like on the outside:
Here's what it looks like on the inside (note the goofy wiring of the trimmer to R8. I tried to get a better picture of this, but there's no angle where you can really tell what's going on, just follow the steps I posted above and experiment):
And here's how it sounds:
