SYLV9ST9R
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The favorite RAT for a kid from the 80s/90s! (I thought I was sooo clever with the TMNT color-coordinated knobs...)
Wanted to build a 2-in-1 pedal for a while, so I went ahead with these 2, with an order switch and a relay bypass as a master (+momentary) switch. The guts are not the cleanest, but I’d rather focus on my soldering + the orange 22AWG cables I used have thick isolation so they were more difficult to place (+ I could have gone longer on one side…).
I added the Bass mod on the Muroidea to be more versatile, and I’ll try to compare a CA3130EZ and a TL071CP to see which I prefer.
The order switch paired with the Pro-Filter makes for tons of fun to mangle the signal. Can’t wait to try it on synths.
All in all, I’m happy, especially as I always hate wiring stuff, the part I like the least in the building process.
This just makes me appreciate crazy stuff like cooder’s Pinball Wizard even more. 2 or 3 board will be enough for me, thank you very much!
But I really like the form factor in a 1590XX and I might build another one similar to this, but with 4 jacks instead of an order switch.
One thing though, I get crazy squealing when I push the DIRT knob over 2 o’clock (it goes away if I turn the BASS knob over 12).
Did someone experience that on RAT builds, or is there something in particular I should watch for.
[Edit]: I'm looking at a couple of threads, and I'll see what I can check, but any insight is appreciated
Wanted to build a 2-in-1 pedal for a while, so I went ahead with these 2, with an order switch and a relay bypass as a master (+momentary) switch. The guts are not the cleanest, but I’d rather focus on my soldering + the orange 22AWG cables I used have thick isolation so they were more difficult to place (+ I could have gone longer on one side…).
I added the Bass mod on the Muroidea to be more versatile, and I’ll try to compare a CA3130EZ and a TL071CP to see which I prefer.
The order switch paired with the Pro-Filter makes for tons of fun to mangle the signal. Can’t wait to try it on synths.
All in all, I’m happy, especially as I always hate wiring stuff, the part I like the least in the building process.
This just makes me appreciate crazy stuff like cooder’s Pinball Wizard even more. 2 or 3 board will be enough for me, thank you very much!
But I really like the form factor in a 1590XX and I might build another one similar to this, but with 4 jacks instead of an order switch.
One thing though, I get crazy squealing when I push the DIRT knob over 2 o’clock (it goes away if I turn the BASS knob over 12).
Did someone experience that on RAT builds, or is there something in particular I should watch for.
[Edit]: I'm looking at a couple of threads, and I'll see what I can check, but any insight is appreciated
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