Chas Grant
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Just finished a Super Stevie, It has a real nice sound to it. Not a lot of dirt, just a nice mellow overdrive. The bass and treble pots allow you to twak your tone to dial in some sweet sounds.
Super Stevie
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Chas Grant
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You'll like it, it's a nice little overdrive with a small parts count
Chas Grant
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I’ll have to give it a shot. I’ve been enjoying it by itself! It really is a great low gain Overdrive.
coltonius
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Liiiike maybe a COT?
(I think Lovepedal even made a Stevie Amp11 at one point..)
Dali
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Chas Grant
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Looks Good!!!!
Chas Grant
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That is nice and clean! I really Love the sound of this pedal, and it does work well as an always on pedal.
Has anyone built the "High Gain" or "Flat EQ" version of this pedal? I like the normal version so much I'm thinking about building this alternate version if it's worth it.
Also, I am just a solder by numbers guy so forgive me if this is obvious, but in this circuit D100 is listed as 1N4148 which seems uncommon. I believe this is just a circuit protection diode which in most every other PedalPCB circuit has been 1N5817. If I'm assuming correctly is there any advantage to using 1N4148 in this build? I used 1N5817 because I was probably on autopilot and didn't think about it. I suspect it shouldn't matter so long as there is a diode in the right direction in that spot but I'd be curious to know more.
Also, I am just a solder by numbers guy so forgive me if this is obvious, but in this circuit D100 is listed as 1N4148 which seems uncommon. I believe this is just a circuit protection diode which in most every other PedalPCB circuit has been 1N5817. If I'm assuming correctly is there any advantage to using 1N4148 in this build? I used 1N5817 because I was probably on autopilot and didn't think about it. I suspect it shouldn't matter so long as there is a diode in the right direction in that spot but I'd be curious to know more.
Yes, Do you run out of Gain with the stock build.
The only real difference is the Gain pot value!
Robert
Reverse Engineer
It's fine... 1N4148 is what was in the original but it really won't make a difference... It was probably used because it's cheaper and the circuit already had four so it simplified the BOM and kept the ball rolling when building in batches.
1N5817 is used in most of the circuits here because it has a slightly lower forward voltage drop but functionally they serve the same purpose and won't like make any audible difference.
I definitely treat the stock version as a low gain pedal and it's fantastic for that. That's how I use it so I wouldn't say I'm running out of gain, just wondering if it would also make a great high gain pedal too? Is it highER gain or "High" gain? Would I get all the range of the current pedal plus some more gain?
I'll probably just make a second build instead of changing the one I already built. If I don't like it, it's an easy fix back to stock. I'm sure I'd find a use for!
Awesome thanks for the answer. I figured it was something more related to simplifying production. That said, on all builds I should be able to use most any Diode in that spot with no issues? Like a 1N4001 or 1N4002?
ChrsGuit
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Hey Robert, just curious on the Super Stevie pedal. Only difference I'm seeing is a different pot value and the exclusion of R6 to make it "high gain". I'm in the process of starting this build and wondered if I could simply use the "High Gain" version's 1m pot and add an on/on switch with the 3k3 resistor on one leg and the second jumpered straight through to have both versions in one pedal?
I have an Original High Gain & built the 500K version & the only difference to me is one is higher gain! YMMV.
Because I have an Original, I changed Volume Pot B10K as it is unity at 9 to 10.00 O'clock.
With A10K, it is more like 1.00 Oclock, just past 1/2 way!. Just a smoother progression.
Super Stevie Overdrive
I really like this pedal, Smooth !!! This is the Stock version. What is SRB?, ( Stevie Ray Blues ). Mods: Used A10K for Level pot instead of B10K, way more user friendly! Stereo Input Jack & Battery Clip.
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ChrsGuit
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Good to know. I guess I was asking more along the lines because I like being able to flip a switch and get two different sounds on the fly if I'm messing around... I was thinking in terms of an on/on switch, push button, etc...I have an Original High Gain & built the 500K version & the only difference to me is one is higher gain! YMMV.
Because I have an Original, I changed Volume Pot B10K as it is unity at 9 to 10.00 O'clock.
With A10K, it is more like 1.00 Oclock, just past 1/2 way!. Just a smoother progression.
Super Stevie Overdrive
I really like this pedal, Smooth !!! This is the Stock version. What is SRB?, ( Stevie Ray Blues ). Mods: Used A10K for Level pot instead of B10K, way more user friendly! Stereo Input Jack & Battery Clip.
I have a b.b clone from Blammo! called the bluesblaster and it switches to an LED and turns the BluesBreaker into a "Shredmaster"...
