What's on the workbench?
- Thread starter Robert
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swyse
Well-known member
Reminds me of this klone I quite like the look of. Is there a story behind the dinosaur?
Robert
Reverse Engineer
Ahh, yep! That looks sharp, love it!
I can't take full credit for the control layout, a friend of mine has recently gotten into Klones and showed me a picture of one, it very well could have been that one. I told him I'd build him one similar and I really liked the KTR-style layout (although despise the actual KTR) so wanted one for myself as well.
As for the dinosaur... I botched the first batch of PCBs... It was a full panel with breakout board, but I spaced the knobs too far apart so the pointers hung over the edge of the enclosure slightly. I couldn't live with that so I reworked the layout... Rather than have a second batch of bad PCBs I decided to get a small prototype run this time, without the panelized breakout boards, just to make sure everything was OK. I had to fill that space with something, and I knew @Fingolfen liked dinosaurs, so that's what I put on there with the intentions of sending the extras to him.
Laundryroom David
Keyboard Cowboy 🤠
Hah, you know, now I feel somewhat obligated to buy one of those just to show support for the guy and his three kids.
Never imagined myself buying a Klone, but here we are.
Reminds me of the cab driver in Total Recall
ITG6
Active member
Robert
Reverse Engineer
It's uncanny how close your mockup is to the real thing. Amazing!
That's just cheating.
If I wasn't in a hurry to get the other parts in that order I was going to have "Lorem Ipsum" printed on there.
benny_profane
Well-known member
I might have to nick that idea.
Robert
Reverse Engineer
I should add too, that it always surprises me how good the Klon(e) circuit sounds as-is.
Out of all the hot-rodded, modified, improved, new takes on the circuit, the plain old three knobber is where it's at for me.
I'd love to hate it because of the hype, but I just can't. I'm still going to dime the gain control though, you'll never take that from me.
Out of all the hot-rodded, modified, improved, new takes on the circuit, the plain old three knobber is where it's at for me.
I'd love to hate it because of the hype, but I just can't. I'm still going to dime the gain control though, you'll never take that from me.
fig
Village Idiot
Leave the pot out. (Did I just type that out loud?)I'm still going to dime the gain control though, you'll never take that from me.
benny_profane
Well-known member
I’ve never understood why people get so hung up on the diodes if they aren’t gonna use them.I should add too, that it always surprises me how good the Klon(e) circuit sounds as-is.
Out of all the hot-rodded, modified, improved, new takes on the circuit, the plain old three knobber is where it's at for me.
I'd love to hate it because of the hype, but I just can't. I'm still going to dime the gain control though, you'll never take that from me.
I think it benefits from a slight modification of the treble cap.
Also, Chuck’s bass-voiced circuit is a fantastic take on original.
Laundryroom David
Keyboard Cowboy 🤠
I plugged in my Kliche last night after having it off the board for a while. Gain at about 90% and tone a little left of straight up. Just awesome fun.I should add too, that it always surprises me how good the Klon(e) circuit sounds as-is.
Out of all the hot-rodded, modified, improved, new takes on the circuit, the plain old three knobber is where it's at for me.
I'd love to hate it because of the hype, but I just can't. I'm still going to dime the gain control though, you'll never take that from me.
NickC
Well-known member
i promised myself to stop building od/dist pedal. Ok i will sell my archer klon to build this heheh
Coda
Well-known member
I upvote this.
You know my Phrase is NOT the same?
