jimilee
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Soon you’ll have tools all over the place and a block of wood on your bench.
What’s on *YOUR* workbench?
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Feral Feline
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The FUZZ REMAINS schematic is absent...
...Just sayin'.
I've started a visual trace from screen-grabs, as I don't have the PCB for a proper trace. May have to rectify that.
...Just sayin'.
I've started a visual trace from screen-grabs, as I don't have the PCB for a proper trace. May have to rectify that.
Pretty decent gut shot on the thorpy site tooThe FUZZ REMAINS schematic is absent...
...Just sayin'.
I've started a visual trace from screen-grabs, as I don't have the PCB for a proper trace. May have to rectify that.
bluedmc777
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Is this for the Tactile Fuzz? Why does Thorpy have shots of his pcb on his site? I was thinking about buying the “Peacekeeper” pcb during the sale anyone tried it?The FUZZ REMAINS schematic is absent...
...Just sayin'.
I've started a visual trace from screen-grabs, as I don't have the PCB for a proper trace. May have to rectify that.
Edit to say I just noticed it said Thorpy Fx kits. I didn’t know he offered kits. That’s cool.
falco_femoralis
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I want to do this for my router bits and drill bits but I've resigned myself to grabbing the wrong blown molded case every time
I'm planning a garage revision this summer so maybe I'll be able to accomplish this along with that. It's always the smallest projects that are the hardest
Guardians of the analog
Papi Fuego
Working on some mods and R&D so you guys can build a really cool wah pedal.
True bypass with jfet input buffer for the ultimate in transparent tone with no pickup loading. 6 position range cap. A couple other tweaks in the works.man this thing sounds sweet.
True bypass with jfet input buffer for the ultimate in transparent tone with no pickup loading. 6 position range cap. A couple other tweaks in the works.man this thing sounds sweet.
bluedmc777
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Not quite as interesting as some of you guys. Trying to figure out how some of you guys use buss wire to the switch daughter board.
I'm gonna use 24g solid core wire now. I've thought about using the ribbon cable from love my switches but it's only 26 gauge and I like 24 gauge. (22 is a little thick for the holes if stranded, and a little too stiff if solid)
Sometimes the board is so close to the daughter board that I will be using pin headers for those from now on to.
Aleph Null
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@bluedmc777 Ribbon cable from LMS. It's tinned and the insulation is sturdy enough that it feels stiffer than the 22 gauge silicone stuff I use elsewhere.
bluedmc777
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I’ve been using ribbon cable from stompboxparts as in the pic below and it’s an absolute breeze. I have 1” and 2” but if I mess up my desoldering absolutely sucks. I figured I’d surely be able to desolder buss wire if I mess something up.
jessenator
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Friend's bench, and no, that's not corrosion…
owlexifry
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once again I'm a bonehead and I've inadvertently found a mod I like from a breadboarding error. this time it's a Buzzaround.
so I turned a MkIII build into a Buzzaround with the same MP38A transistors.
tried it, really liked it.
sounds even better than the MkIII, i thought.
captured a demo, even spent time trying to get a good mic position with multiple takes, and then after packing up and uploading, i realized i’d made an error.
- pin 1 of ‘balance’ control, not connected to ground.
whoops.
so i checked this and compared.
with pin 1 disconnected, this makes for a heckin huge increase in output volume and some extra girth too.
i like it though. it seems a lot fatter.
could even make it switchable and call it doom mode or something silly like that.
so here’s a demo with this ‘mod’
so I turned a MkIII build into a Buzzaround with the same MP38A transistors.
tried it, really liked it.
sounds even better than the MkIII, i thought.
captured a demo, even spent time trying to get a good mic position with multiple takes, and then after packing up and uploading, i realized i’d made an error.
- pin 1 of ‘balance’ control, not connected to ground.
whoops.
so i checked this and compared.
with pin 1 disconnected, this makes for a heckin huge increase in output volume and some extra girth too.
i like it though. it seems a lot fatter.
could even make it switchable and call it doom mode or something silly like that.
so here’s a demo with this ‘mod’
Robert
Reverse Engineer
The Bigger Muff had a 12AX7 tube stage running at around 200V inserted between the two clipping stages (if i recall correctly).
You can get pretty close with a Fetzer valve and a feedback resistor around a couple of the stages.
finebyfine
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This sounds so fucking good
Harry Klippton
Not Interested
I left the house with one 488 last night to return to a customer and came home with 3 more 
Are these repairs or to be rehabed sold?I left the house with one 488 last night to return to a customer and came home with 3 more
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Interested.
Harry Klippton
Not Interested
Repairs for customers. Once word got out, I've been swamped. Nobody owns one broken tascam. They all own at least 2
Guardians of the analog
Papi Fuego
Even after hundreds of builds I still rock every single board before I box it.
Erik S
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That rig is hot! I prefer to save the disappointment for when the whole job is done though.
giovanni
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With that testing rig, I would too! So nice. Do you have a custom PCB in the test rig or is it just p2p?