jspake
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this is my first pedalpcb project, and i hope to have many more to come! i dabbled in pedal building in my early college years, but that mostly only served to generate a small box full of partially functioning 3ms pedals that were far beyond what i should have been attempting. anyway, a lot has changed since the late 90s!
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thanks so much to those of you who helped me to get the transistors sorted out. i wound up leaving a 2n3904 in Q1, but after sampling a number of options (sockets) i went with a 2n2222a in Q2 (my new parts tester tells me the hfe is around 180) and a 2n2484 in Q3 (measured around 520 hfe, can that be right?). once i was happy with my selections i popped the sockets out and permanently mounted the transistors. i really am enjoying this pedal a lot. it has cool sounds in its entire range, and even cleans up pretty nicely on the guitar volume when the pedal is cranked. sounds good with my SG and my jazzmaster. still have not tested it with my high output les paul, but i am expecting good things!
i really liked the size and shape of the 1590g box, but quickly discovered it is a tricky size due to its shallow depth. luckily it all worked out. i used solid core wire, which made it a bit of a wrestling match to get it all in there. i really felt that the wiring was going to be nice and tidy, until it sort of went all over the place upon installation. to be honest, i'm just happy that it still worked after i closed the box. the enclosure is my first attempt at an etch. SORT OF. i make knives, and i have an electo-etch machine (personalizer plus) that i use to mark my blades. i made a vinyl stencil using a cricut maker and etched the art with the electro etching machine. wasn't sure if this would work, but i'd say it did the job just fine. once i cleaned the stencil goo off i filled in the etch with black 2.0 paint and then sanded that off once dry, and followed up with a couple of coats of clear krylon.
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thanks so much to those of you who helped me to get the transistors sorted out. i wound up leaving a 2n3904 in Q1, but after sampling a number of options (sockets) i went with a 2n2222a in Q2 (my new parts tester tells me the hfe is around 180) and a 2n2484 in Q3 (measured around 520 hfe, can that be right?). once i was happy with my selections i popped the sockets out and permanently mounted the transistors. i really am enjoying this pedal a lot. it has cool sounds in its entire range, and even cleans up pretty nicely on the guitar volume when the pedal is cranked. sounds good with my SG and my jazzmaster. still have not tested it with my high output les paul, but i am expecting good things!
i really liked the size and shape of the 1590g box, but quickly discovered it is a tricky size due to its shallow depth. luckily it all worked out. i used solid core wire, which made it a bit of a wrestling match to get it all in there. i really felt that the wiring was going to be nice and tidy, until it sort of went all over the place upon installation. to be honest, i'm just happy that it still worked after i closed the box. the enclosure is my first attempt at an etch. SORT OF. i make knives, and i have an electo-etch machine (personalizer plus) that i use to mark my blades. i made a vinyl stencil using a cricut maker and etched the art with the electro etching machine. wasn't sure if this would work, but i'd say it did the job just fine. once i cleaned the stencil goo off i filled in the etch with black 2.0 paint and then sanded that off once dry, and followed up with a couple of coats of clear krylon.
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