Stockade

[DailyDovetails]

Not had a bunch of time to work on things lately but took a day off work and this is one of the things I got done.

I actually like this pedal more than I would like to admit. With the additional volume I added I can set one side with no gain and high volume to tighten up the front of a distorted amp then set the other side with some gain and clipping to get more of a sustained lead sound.

I have been playing a lot lately and realize there is basically 3 voices I want from my guitar. I want a super clean voice with pretty much no breakup and a smoothed off high end with tight bass, a metal rhythm tone which chugs well but has some definition, and a compressed sustaining lead tone. This pedal really helps with the last 2. I have been using a Marshall DSL but bought a PRS MT15 that I am hoping gets me the rest of the way there.

I have some ideas for making a version of this that takes up less space with a simplified control set but I will see where I get with it.

I’m not sure if I messed up on the boost side of this but it seems more dirty sounding than I was expecting. Also I miss drilled a hole but that is what it is.

I have a few other things I will probably post when I get them done.

 

[jimilee]

I love it. This is where I got / stole the idea for the multi rat. 8 clipping options for a rat is waaay too many, as it would turn out.

 

[red]

Really Cool! how did you added the second volume ?

 

[DailyDovetails]

Really Cool! how did you added the second volume ?

I think this.
I don't recall having to cut any traces. I'm pretty sure both volume pots are wired off board. I think i jumped out at volume pot leg 3 and back in at the center, both leg 1 to ground. The led I didn't markup at all but it is just a 4.7k resistor to a switch that sends it to either side. It has worked fine for me no popping or anything when switching.