Tayda EP Booster - lil pedal, big tone

[junderwood]

Great build. Your wiring looks fantastic and clean! What kind of wire is that? The green and yellow are popping

@Feral Feline out of curiosity, I did a little reading and it looks like all the schematics for the Yellow Hummer have gone offline, which is a shame. However, it looks like it was the same as the Purple Peaker, but with the notch filters adjusted for bass emphasis rather than treble.

Thank you! The wire is just a regular 22AWG solid core multi color hookup wire set I got off of Amazon. It's nothing special, but I do like 22AWG - I find it easier to manipulate and I like the extra stiffness vs thinner or stranded stuff. Just personal preference

 

[Feral Feline]

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@Feral Feline out of curiosity, I did a little reading and it looks like all the schematics for the Yellow Hummer have gone offline, which is a shame. However, it looks like it was the same as the Purple Peaker, but with the notch filters adjusted for bass emphasis rather than treble.

That's what I've found, too. However, until someone traces a bone-stock Yellow Humper that's never been modded, it is conjecture that the YH is just a Purple Peaker (oops! I inadvertently posted previously I had two Red Rangers, but in fact have two Purple Peakers — should've proof-read my missive before posting)... so, yeah, conjecture until someone traces a YH and determines the actual frequencies it was based around. For now, it's just build a PP and adjust frequencies to bass-taste. Sure wish I could get my hands on a YH, or a reputable experienced tracer could track one down (*cough* @PedalPCB *cough*)

 

[dubspecialist]

I know it's not a PedalPCB based project, but I just HAD to share with y'all. I made a Tayda EP Booster! I set a challenge for myself to try to squeeze it into a little 1590A enclosure, inspired of course by the fabulous Xotic EP Booster. I couldn't resist putting the biggest honkin' knob I could find on it as well

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Here it is from the top. I wired the bass and treble switches to the exterior, which I think gives it some added utility over internal-only. The side-mounted led was a compromise based on really really limited interior space.

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Da guts! I had to make some pretty **interesting** choices to get it all to fit. Let's all take a moment to laugh at that silly gigantic cap that I had to kind of tuck behind the input jack. I didn't have the right 35v 100uF cap, so I made do with a 50v I had on-hand. There is one PedalPCB part in here, though - the J201 smd adapter board saved the day!

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Finally, here's an image of the wiring before I installed the pcb. It's SO crowded in there, but it was a lot of fun to get everything routed in.

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I'd highly recommend this configuration for anyone who enjoys this kind of challenge. It takes up hardly any room on my board and sounds fabulous. I especially like what it does in front of my Hawaiian Pizza fuzz from Caroline Corporation - gives it a whole new life!

Lovely work m8!

Odd thing to focus on here but I'm curious, what tool/method do you use to strip your extra short jumpers?

 

[junderwood]

Lovely work m8!

Odd thing to focus on here but I'm curious, what tool/method do you use to strip your extra short jumpers?

Hey, thank you! For those extra short jumpers I used my regular wire stripper to strip off some insulation from the long end of a length of wire, then clipped the length I wanted. Then just pushed the insulation so there was exposed wire on both ends.

 

[dubspecialist]

Hey, thank you! For those extra short jumpers I used my regular wire stripper to strip off some insulation from the long end of a length of wire, then clipped the length I wanted. Then just pushed the insulation so there was exposed wire on both ends. View attachment 17485

Pro tip! Thanks Junderwood

 

[bowanderror]

Hey, thank you! For those extra short jumpers I used my regular wire stripper to strip off some insulation from the long end of a length of wire, then clipped the length I wanted. Then just pushed the insulation so there was exposed wire on both ends. View attachment 17485

I do the same thing as #4 but never had a term for it, it will now forever be known as "scooting the insulation" in my head canon.