This Week on the Breadboard: The Dark Esbat

[fig]

the protoboard was warped and intermittent. Caused much swearing.

Physically or metaphorically? Either could easily result in much swearing....indeed.

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Physically warped. I think it was always that way and got progressively worse as the double-stick tape on the bottom started losing it's grip. I have three more on order - can't have too many breadboards!

 

[cooder]

There ya go, now I have to build the CB mod TI Boost as well then...

 

[MattG]

Am I right in suggesting that this circuit (both the originals and Chuck's modded version) have at their core a Blue Breaker (Bluesbreaker) topology? If so, I'm wondering if your modded version is getting close to EHX's new "Spruce Goose"? EHX's Spruce Goose marketing copy seems to suggest it's a Bluesbreaker tweak with a Bandaxall...

Looks like it won't be too long before we know for sure!

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Maybe the spruce Goose is a Spark Boost clone.

Wait, what? I thought Tony used the TI Boost. Oh yeah, it's the same thing.

 

[comradehoser]

I was playing around with boosts and the mofeta, and ran the dark esbat into it. Sounded pretty Iommically legit! Boosts in general really made the Mofeta jump to life. It--or my build of it-- is pretty muffly on its own. I even got high-gain metal sounds out of the dimed Colorsound boost-mofeta combo.

 

[Fingolfen]

Finally got this one laid out... now I need to get some boards...

 

[MattG]

I finally got around to making a PCB for this! Build report here: Chuck D Bones Modded Dark Esbat / Ember Boost. Spoiler: it's exactly what I hoped it would be, a TCE Spark Booster with the mode/mids knob better tuned for my purposes.

I have a few extra PCBs for anyone who wants one. I can also post the Gerbers if there's interest.