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See the acrchive here http://www.madbeanpedals.com/projects/archive.html

Thanks!  Didn't see that there

Hi all,

I have a few Road Rage boards that have Ver.3 written on them and they're slighly different than the .pdf file pic.  Mine looks like this:



There's a spot for a "regulator" (which isn't on the current version).  I see a guy here built one on the ver.3 board and left off the regulator (pic below).  Any help is appreciated.  Thanks!

Thanks for catching that...  But, I did get my previous v1 build (thanks to madbean himself) wired up properly.  The build I'm talking about here is the most recent.  Thanks, though!  I like how DIY folks look out for each other.

just to make sure: you got the memo about the error on the original board/instructions right?

(just noticed you said you were using the v1 board)

1uf after dinner perhaps.

leaving overdrive territory? 

Ya think?  Haven't tried it yet.

all these sunking's getting built is making me crazy. I finally ordered the parts for about 5 madbean boards this one included! definitely going with the diode switch and changing this cap to .1uf. maybe even larger.

Yeah, now that I socketed that cap, I guess I should try a much bigger value just for shits and giggles to hear how much difference there would be.  1uf after dinner perhaps.

My ears are fried!  I just put a socket in there and I finally decided on a .1uf in there.  I'll have to check the other components b/c maybe I messed up somewhere else in the build, but I built one using madbean's v1 board and I noticed in that build the highs can be brittle and I would keep the tone at about 9:00.  With the .1uf, I can have it closer to noon.  And when dialing it down, there's a little more bass 'flexibility'.  I'm not a huge fan of Tube Screamers w/ the Fat Switch (taking out one if the caps - I'm blanking on which one), but in the Klone build, I like the pedal to have a little more 'oomph' in the higher notes.  Not too trebly, just a touch of lower frequencies.  I dunno.

I'm glad i read this. Gonna socket it and try some more values. You think increasing it more (8n2 or 10nf) will add even more bass?

I finally got to play the pedal at a louder volume.  I used a guitar w/ humbuckers and one w/ P90s.  The 6n8 definitely sounded better, but I had to have the tone knob at around 9:00 for a sound that I liked.  at 12:00 it was still a little too bright.  So I think I'm going to increase the cap again to something around the 10n range.

could you share that wiring scheme please ?
for the on/on/on ?

Got it from the BYOC forum:http://www.buildyourownclone.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=6311

Made this for a secret santa gift.  I wired up an on/on/on toggle so I could get the Ge diodes, MOSFETs, and LEDs.  I don't much care for that no diode sound.  I screwed up the dip socket a little, though.  I meant to make it so there'd be an empty row between each pair, but I got confused I guess.

Man I loves the interwebz!  Just finished another Sunking build and this one definitely sounded a little harsher in the highs.  And I had accidentally put a 4n7 in there.  Just put a 6n8 and, even though it's too late to crank it, I can tell it put the tone knob in a much more useable range.

So I'll be making note of this on the parts list, layout, and scheme.