Just got around to building my Dude/Abide pedal today. I had a Dude for a while - quite a fan of Rockett stuff. I like it with a Strat because it helps fatten a Strat nicely, but today I found it plays well with a Les Paul too. 
Changes from stock were few - I used a 100nF cap where it called for a 120 because who has 120nF caps? Also I used a 2N5458 instead of a J201 because I suspected nothing but trouble would come from using a 201. And the pedal sounds much as I remember the original sounding if not a bit better.
It's such a smooth, compressed kinda pedal I wish it had a bit more punch but I guess I already have that... I wonder if there is a way of retaining the fat, creamy tone but giving it a bit more growl and dynamic range? It's already very good and I'm probably missing the point of the pedal but it's probably a little too compressed for me. To me it's like the best Tubescreamer you've ever heard - it is so much better than a TS IMO - but a little more punch couldn't hurt. I wonder if I clipped a few diodes it might get a but punchier?
But overall it was an easy, painless build with an excellent result. You know a pedal is good if you can't stop playing it. I think it should probably be more popular as it beats a Zendrive or TS or Klon for me.
Changes from stock were few - I used a 100nF cap where it called for a 120 because who has 120nF caps? Also I used a 2N5458 instead of a J201 because I suspected nothing but trouble would come from using a 201. And the pedal sounds much as I remember the original sounding if not a bit better.
It's such a smooth, compressed kinda pedal I wish it had a bit more punch but I guess I already have that... I wonder if there is a way of retaining the fat, creamy tone but giving it a bit more growl and dynamic range? It's already very good and I'm probably missing the point of the pedal but it's probably a little too compressed for me. To me it's like the best Tubescreamer you've ever heard - it is so much better than a TS IMO - but a little more punch couldn't hurt. I wonder if I clipped a few diodes it might get a but punchier?
But overall it was an easy, painless build with an excellent result. You know a pedal is good if you can't stop playing it. I think it should probably be more popular as it beats a Zendrive or TS or Klon for me.
