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Alright here's the alignment "fork" part.

Tried to make it as condensed as possible for really narrow control spacing.

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It should also be large enough to accommodate 22mm knobs

Still thinking about the block portion whether to have a screw anchor or whatever.

Congrats! Big step to make it for yourself out there. Don't know if I'll always have an answer to questions, but looking forward to see what you put out there.

Looked at the Dist 3 schematic, and if you've got the means I'd breadboard it  test out what you'd like.

I've tried red LEDs in a tube screamer (landgraff), OD-1 (YATS' father), and a honey bee, but those are soft clipping scenarios. Scratching my head where I've done it in hard clipping configs. Maybe I tried it in a D+/250? Definitely didn't like them in a klone. Kind of strange that I've never tried them in a Rat!

BAT4x, and 41 notably, have been called out in past build docs as a sub for the 1N34A. Diode sniffing is a pastime we've all taken part in but I'll share my own preferences:

On those you've got, the BAT41 is a great choice for standard replacement, but if you want the silicon vs germanium mojo, while I'm not familiar with the specs of the D9V, but the D9E and D9D are great 1N34A subs, IME, and I could be wrong, but it seems the "HARD" pot just goes between Si and Ge, and maybe 1N34A is just "go-to" part. I doubt most common Ge diodes would play rough. If you're interested, PedalPCB forum member thomasbe86 made this very cool interactive chart showing forward voltages at different currents.

I'd love the stl file.

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would love to print one of those potentiometer/knob guages to tighten the knobs in their proper place, but can't find any plans for that

I've been thinking about this one, actually. Alpha's datasheet says 300* total rotation area, so it shouldn't be hard to make that work. I'll take a crack at it this week.

if there's a non-Fusion program you're using for modeling, I'd love to hear about it

I have the least engineering-est way I do models. If needed I'll use Illustrator for precise drawings/details, and then I import the EPS into Maya (it's what I learned on 20 years ago). 

I've done other non-music parts, in fact I need to print one again: this shower head bracket snapped pretty cleanly, so I was able to caliper measure it accurately.

As far as enclosures, I've done them, but I think they're more valuable as building platforms/templates than final housings. Injection molded ABS is about as sturdy as it gets with plastics. Never had good luck with PLA or PETG enclosures. And RF blocking is a serious issue as well: put a Cornish in one and it just screamed until I lined the inside with alumin(i)um foil.

Very cool! That modified knob looks very nice. What will your final material be? 

I've done a few things, must not as successful as your knob 😅 did a decent drill guide, but took a couple tries. Also did some socket tools, but the PLA has softened and the 1/2"/foot switch socket is a bit dented. Not sure PETG will fair better, but haven't really gotten the ol Ender 3 out in a while. Might save the higher temps for winter!

So, did you just straight up omit the GAIN and TONE pots, or was there some other component bridging/omission going on?

I redrew Robert's Counterweight schematic with some power and IO tweaks:


The pin numbers on the original aren't a 1:1 with the column numbering on the tagboardeffects layout, so I changed them to correspond to them in the redraw:

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Does anyone know how to bias a Tone Bender mk1? I have mine set to chinese democracy but it's not working.

Here's a pic of the circuit:

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Idiy nachui!

mauman's got a solid strategy, I'd definitely start there. Experimentation is fun 

: I've seen some chain order diagrams have: guitar -> tuner, EQ,  dynamics, wah, tone (od, fuzz, dist), then modulation, then delay, reverb, etc -> amp.

But then some put the eq after od/dist... so yeah, experiment.

Some fuzz circuits (mostly two and three transistor fuzzes) don't like having anything but first dibs on the guitar, so manage impedance accordingly.

But what do you do if you suddenly want a little more out of it? Bend over and adjust the gain control in the middle of a song?
Yep.

Could do a second switched setting like one does with a muff? Not advocating one over the other  just thinking out loud.




But the dumbell seems neat to be able to do that so simply, kind of like a pseudo second channel with the boost switch.

I haven't messed with "amp" pedals much, but maybe because I've never asked anyone about them; why they exist, because my ignorant take is "wtf do you need an amp person if you already have a good amp? Does it make a bad amp good?" Which is very reductive on my part, but it's what's in my head and why I haven't ever asked. Same reason I've never done preamp perhaps a good thinking about. But they do exist and people use them, so there's something to them.

But your line, " it doesn't sound like a distortion pedal on top of an amp. It sounds like an amp." sums up the appeal.

How does this compare to something like a BJFe Honey Bee? Different circuits obviously, but as far as sound and function.