chris.knudson
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Ok, so everyone has a cursed build from time to time. This was my first (but probably not my last). I built this thing originally with some wrong resistor values -- to the point where I could barely achieve unity gain with it. After that rework, I still wasn't getting modulation from the pedal. Turned out that I had some bogus transistors from our friends at Amazon. So @Robert kindly ordered me some replacement transistors, which I couldn't just swap out because I broke off a transistor leg in one of my sockets and I pulled the machine part out of another socket. Fast forward -- I replace all of the sockets and transistors, but apparently I broke something else in the process. I refused to give up, however, and I ordered a new PCB from @Robert. After my second (or perhaps 3rd/4th attempt), I can happily report success. I finally got this thing working tonight. Whew...
The graphics were another thing. This was one of my pedals from my first attempt at film-free waterslides. I baked the glue on for too long, and as a result, I ended up rubbing off some of the graphic trying to get the glue off. Some of that first batch are getting sanded down and refinished, but this one was close enough for me to just say WTH.
As for how it sounds, turns out that this is a pretty decent Tremolo pedal. I wouldn't call it great, but I haven't had an analog tremolo on my board for a long time. Gotta say it's a nice addition.
As a bass player, I don't think this will find a permanent home on my board -- definitely more a guitar player pedal, but I'm having fun with it nevertheless.
Thanks you to everyone who helped me troubleshoot this build, and a special thanks to @Robert and @Erik S for helping me finally get this thing working.
The graphics were another thing. This was one of my pedals from my first attempt at film-free waterslides. I baked the glue on for too long, and as a result, I ended up rubbing off some of the graphic trying to get the glue off. Some of that first batch are getting sanded down and refinished, but this one was close enough for me to just say WTH.
As for how it sounds, turns out that this is a pretty decent Tremolo pedal. I wouldn't call it great, but I haven't had an analog tremolo on my board for a long time. Gotta say it's a nice addition.
As a bass player, I don't think this will find a permanent home on my board -- definitely more a guitar player pedal, but I'm having fun with it nevertheless.
Thanks you to everyone who helped me troubleshoot this build, and a special thanks to @Robert and @Erik S for helping me finally get this thing working.
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