Unused pedals

[thedwest]

I have a lot of pedals that I've bought over the years but since I've started building my own, rarely use the store bought/boutique ones. I like a lot of them but get more satisfaction from playing with the ones I've built. I'm planning on selling them at some point but figured I'd take pictures of the PCBs and components first. I know nothing about PCB design or how to even go about that but on the chance that I or someone else wanted to try to replicate them at some point, any tips on what else would be important to document or is it a waste of time unless I dig deeper into electronics knowledge? I've got about 30 or so and I'm sure plenty of them can't be replicated easily but I haven't opened them up yet to see what they look like.

 

[Nostradoomus]

I would start with a list of what you have, then we can see if they’ve already been traced here or elsewhere. Good idea!

 

[thedwest]

I would start with a list of what you have, then we can see if they’ve already been traced here or elsewhere. Good idea!

I’ll upload shortly.

 

[thedwest]

I know a several of these have already been traced but I had my full list typed out already and just copying and pasting it in. If any of these are worthwhile or haven't been traced, I'm happy to do whatever to help get them traced.

Manufacturer	Pedal Type
Boss	Chorus Ensemble CE-5
Boss	Compression Sustainer CS-3
Boss	Distortion DS-1
Boss	Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Amp FDR-1
Boss	Giga Delay DD-20 Digital Delay
Boss	Loop Station RC-2
Boss	Slicer SL-20 Audio Pattern Processor
Boss	Super OverDrive SD-1
Boss	Tremelo TR-2
Caroline Guitar Company	Kilobyte
Digitech	Jimi Hendrix Experience Mulit Effects Pedal
Digitech	Whammy 4thGen
Dirge Electronics	Slowly Melting
Dunlop	Jimi Hendrix Octavio JH-OC1
Dunlop	Zakk Wylde Signature Wah ZW-45
Electro-Harmonix	Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix	POG
Emerson Custom	Pomeroy
Emerson Custom	Scranton Screamer
Joyo	Voodoo Octave
Keeley Audio	Caverns
MXR	10 band EQ
MXR	Phase 90
MXR	Smart Gate
ProCo	Rat Distortion
TC Electronic	Rusty Fuzz
Walrus Audio	Julia Analog Chorus/Vibrato
Walrus Audio	Jupiter Mulit Clip Fuzz
Walrus Audio	Luminary Quad Octave Generator
Way Huge	Blue Hippo
Zvex	Double Rock

 

[Jbanks]

I’d love to see a copy of the slicer traced for a PCB. I have a similar setting on the H9 but would love to build my own chopper!

 

[Nostradoomus]

The kilobyte would be interesting along with the walrus stuff.

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

When you do get around to taking photos, they have to have enough contrast on the board so that we can follow the traces. Both sides. Also, don't bother with boards that have unmarked surface mount parts. When I trace pedals, I invariably end up using a DMM to verify continuity of some traces that are Obscured by Clouds other parts.

 

[thedwest]

The kilobyte would be interesting along with the walrus stuff.

Had a chance to open up the Kilobyte. Pretty complicated looking stuff (at least to me - the uneducated) but figured I'd post anyways. Ill open up the Walrus ones when I get a chance.

 

[Nostradoomus]

Cool! Good pictures!

 

[thedwest]

Here is the Jupiter Fuzz. I'll try to work on others later.

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

That is a Shit-Ton of parts in the Kilobyte! All those unmarked SMT caps make cloning very difficult.

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

The Jupiter looks tractable. Not too many SMT caps, should be able to guess their value. I'll take a bash at drafting a schematic. Can you provide
the transistor part numbers?

 

[thedwest]

The Jupiter looks tractable. Not too many SMT caps, should be able to guess their value. I'll take a bash at drafting a schematic. Can you provide
the transistor part numbers?

I stepped away from the house but will get the transistors later today.

 

[thedwest]

That is a Shit-Ton of parts in the Kilobyte! All those unmarked SMT caps make cloning very difficult.

It looks so simple from the back! And then you flip it over...

 

[Nostradoomus]

3 LF353, a pt2399, microcontroller/relay switching and another digital switch relay (CP1010N?). Dayumn! Well Jack Deville had a hand in it, not shocking.

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

The Jupiter looks like it's based on a Big Muff. Not too surprising.

 

[Nostradoomus]

Big Muff with clipping switch and a Timmy style bass cut on a switch? The Mayflower is a Timmy so it’d make sense

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

 

[Nostradoomus]

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Here is my first draft. The capacitors are probably close to what everbody else is putting in a Big Muff. Diodes are probably 1N4148. Once Thedwest gets me the transistor part numbers, the trimmer resistance (marked on the side) and confirms that values of R20 and R21 (too blurry in the pix), I'll update the schematic. The trimmer starves the bias on the 3rd stage. Note the rather large resistor at the bottom of the FUZZ control. Really limits how far down you can set the gain.