TH Black Eye (Soldano GTO) prototype build

[vigilante398]

I'd probably want larger than 1/4w metal films in the attenuating resistors between gain stages, they're dissipating significant percentages of the signal

Line-level signals don't carry any sort of power worth noting for dissipation, which is why we can get away with using 0.06W rated potentiometers like these 16mm Alpha pots. Even in the plate load resistors we're nowhere near 1/4W of dissipation, which is why I can get away with using 1/8W and 1/10W resistors when I build this circuit in SMD. I promise the resistors are properly rated for this application.

 

[Gordo]

I’ve used mine with SD humbuckers, tele single coils, a Music Man with their active hum cancel/buffer and my bench guitar that has GFS active pickups (which sound really good btw) with no issues. Mostly Tayda parts.

 

[Betty Wont]

Any connection between the type of pickups being used between the builds that do vs do not oscillate?

This would be the one variable between two builds with identical component selection. (excluding tolerance)

Not for me. Any guitar, any pickup, or no guitar at all. Same behavior.

 

[music6000]

Not for me. Any guitar, any pickup, or no guitar at all. Same behavior.

Have you stated what type of Power Supply's you are using or tried?
Were you under the influence when you built it!

 

[szukalski]

We are all under the influence of something..

 

[Robert]

Yeah but @music6000 is in Australia, I'm pretty sure it's next Thursday for him... time zones...

 

[chongmagic]

Seems like this thread is getting a little heated, and I don't mean the tubes.

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

Yeah but @music6000 is in Australia, I'm pretty sure it's next Thursday for him... time zones...

But if it’s summer I’m the NH, then it’s winter in the SH. That, compounded with the time zone BS means that in Australia it’s currently like midnight on a random Thursday in January of 2023, right? Right?

 

[ICTRock]

I'm tapping out. I have identified one design flaw and that should be enough. He should know how to support his own products.
Maybe this will help one of you http://www.geofex.com/ampdbug/ampdebug.htm

 

[music6000]

Yeah, I just skimmed thru the thread for the first time today. I hope everyone gets it sorted out on both ends. It's a real investment to buy two new tubes and the kit. I got no skin in the game but I'm rooting for everyone.

The going rate in Australia is $40.00 to $60.00 Au for a single JJ ECC83S!

 

[Gordo]

WHAT!!!!???

 

[music6000]

Seems like this thread is getting a little heated, and I don't mean the tubes.

Not for me, but there is a lack of Pictures to support if the Issue is Component related or not!

 

[benny_profane]

I think he means that you’ve been continually harassing posters by demanding information and pictures from them. It’s not a good look.

 

[Robert]

I promise the resistors are properly rated for this application.

I think pretty much every tube pedal I've opened up and/or traced used 1/4W resistors throughout.

 

[DAJE]

WHAT!!!!???

AU$1 is currently worth US~70c.
AU$40 = US$28-ish.
AU$60 = US$42-ish.

Still a lot, but not as much as it sounds.

 

[vigilante398]

Yeah if shipping is included in that price it's not atrocious, but still a little higher than in the states.



Also I'm almost finished with another build using one of these boards, I'll post pics of it tonight and let everyone know how it went. Maybe I'll even go crazy and do a demo video.

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

I think he means that you’ve been continually harassing posters by demanding information and pictures from them. It’s not a good look.

Yeah, I mean there’s also the *cough* rocksalt *cough* if you catch my drift.

 

[music6000]

I think he means that you’ve been continually harassing posters by demanding information and pictures from them. It’s not a good look.

There are Members here complaining that their Pedal is no Good but fail to back it up with Pictures.
Just indirectly point the finger at the Supplier/ Designer when things go South, what a joke!
This isn't even the Troubleshooting section!

 

[Harry Klippton]

Sure does seem weird when someone who's built literally 5000 pedals is having an issue though

 

[Tpruitt]

I posted pics of mine. And I’m not blaming anyone. As far as I know it’s user error. Lol