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Title: Stealthy Mesmerizer machine
Post by: cooder on October 02, 2018, 08:14:11 AM
Here's a pedalpcb.com Mesmerizer that I stuck into a wah shell. The wah pot controls the depth of effect, the two extra knobbies on side are speed and volume.

(https://i.imgur.com/Qfj1gwH.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/GAfHJGW.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/5VHMbac.jpg)

Since the pedalpcb mesmerizer had a fault in charge pump section of pcb I plugged in an external chargepump board similar to MBP roadrage idea. Works just fine. Also added a klon buffer on output as I found that helps to make it compatible with all sorts of other pedals in behind. I had on another mesmerizer build found that I had a funny interaction/volume drop with some pedals after this. The buffer solved that for me.

(https://i.imgur.com/YY6xNEf.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/QgnvTki.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/iz44rwb.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/R6M31Ek.jpg)


The donor shell was from a defunkt IK multimedia Stealth pedal, hence the label on treadle. Nicely built shell and works just fine, only I had to make new side panels as the original ones had too many holes for what I was planning. I could have left that, but i did prefer the exercise to make new side parts out of aluminum brackets. A bit fiddly but worth it.

(https://i.imgur.com/sWvom0C.jpg)

Bypass is courtesy of Finish Line 1776 effects relay bypass, made an acrylic LED bar to sit on front which I quite like.
Very nice pedal with UniVibe/tremolo/phaser flavours.
I added an extra 1/4 stereo jack that can be utilized as expression pedal which disconnects the treadle pot from circuit board when stereo jack is inserted. In that case I can't use the inbuilt circuit, just the expression function obviously. But good to have both options.
Dig it.
Title: Re: Stealthy Mesmerizer machine
Post by: mjg on October 02, 2018, 08:26:06 AM
That's a really cool idea with the extra jack to make it an expression pedal when needed. 
Title: Re: Stealthy Mesmerizer machine
Post by: Boba7 on October 02, 2018, 08:53:25 AM
Very very cool, and well thought out. Definitely a lot of work and love went into that machine! :)
Great job!
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Post by: jjjimi84 on October 02, 2018, 12:43:28 PM
Very nice, i love the acrylic bar for indication. Great idea
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Post by: jubal81 on October 02, 2018, 06:20:56 PM
Cmoplete with metal work. Epic project, bud.
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Post by: Bio77 on October 02, 2018, 06:48:50 PM
Super cool!
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Post by: pickdropper on October 02, 2018, 10:12:30 PM
That's fantastic.  The bent metal pieces are indeed very well executed.  I dig the acrylic led plate as well.
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Post by: diablochris6 on October 02, 2018, 11:47:03 PM
Extremely well thought out. It's a beauty!
Title: Re: Stealthy Mesmerizer machine
Post by: cooder on October 03, 2018, 06:54:25 AM
Cheers guys! :)