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Wow! I like the blue & white wah shell - it looks really sharp!

That etch and the font are awesome! Great playing in the demo, too!

Thanks for the help - much appreciated!

I'm sort of new to this and I had a couple questions about the Mangler. I built one over the summer and I want to tinker with it.

1) Can I make the internal trim pot an external control? I know the value, but what type of pot (A/B/C) do I use?

2) Is there some sort of way where I can control the voltage to simulate the sound of a dying battery within the Mangler?

I saw a few demos of certain pedals (Heavy Electronics Radio Havana pedal to be exact) and wondered if I could do the same. Any input is much appreciated. Thanks!

The art on the enclosure is incredible. I really like it. How did you do it? (It looks to sharp to be a decal!)

Thanks for the audio clip - everything sounds incredible!

The art on the Hamlet Delays are awesome! (Disclosure: I work as an English teacher, so I am perhaps a little biased toward Shakespeare-themed stuff!)

That. is. awesome.

Very cool art / lettering on the outside! What brand of paint / paint markers did you use? I dig it.

The decals are beyond rad! I dig the graphic on the "Sonic Titan!"

Hi there - I have sort of a noob question: in the large-box version at top, how did you affix the PCB to the enclosure?

Your doing really good for your second pedal! I'm amazed at how perfect its all drilled. That ribbon wire looks really sturdy, is it from grindcustoms?

Thanks! And the ribbon wire is from SmallBear and it really kept me from confusing the terminals on the pots.

Hey man, great one! Looking really good, diggin' the color, and the drilling on your enclosure is spot on!! Did you use the 1kC pot for the gain? If you used a different taper, you might experience what you're describing... The docs on this one specify a C taper....

Paul

Thanks! I started drilling my own enclosures this summer when I got a drill press from my grandpa. Having the right tools certainly helps.

As for the gain pot, I did use a 1KC. Maybe this is just how the circuit sounds?

That graphic is awesome!

Hey everybody!

This was the pedal that got me interested in building pedals. A year ago, I saw this vintage interview with Jeff Beck and I was like, "Man, that Colorsound Overdriver sounds cool. I wonder where I can find one." So I did some digging on the internet and found that original versions of the pedal were, like, $500 and that the Throbak reproduction was $200-$300. I did a little more research and found this site and a few other DIY sites and thought, "Well, I should probably try building my own CSOD for a fraction of the price."

So, long story short, I did a few kit builds back in the summer (BYOC Octave Fuzz, GGG Phase 45) and worked up to a non-kit Fuzz Face (using Madbean's "Mangler" board). After being successful with those, I started working on the Cherrybomb. I screwed up the cap values on my first order from Smallbear, but eventually got the right values.

The first time I hooked up all the pots and jacks, nothing happened. I let the project sit unfinished for two days. I did some reading, learned how to troubleshoot, and went back and cleaned up my soldering and my wiring. On the second attempt, the pedal fired up right away! Right on!

Here are the pics:



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I like the way it sounds right now, but I had a few questions:
1) The overdrive gets super intense when I turn the "Gain" knob past 12 O'clock. It starts to sound really "splatty" and compressed. Is this normal? Or is there a way to smooth out the sound as I turn up the gain?

2) I used BC109C transistors from Smallbear. Are these transistors sensitive to temperature changes like the germanium transistors in my Mangler?

Finally, here's the Jeff Beck interview that started my new hobby. The picture quality sucks, but it's still pretty cool.