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Tayda has the best store ever. I am amazed at how well thought through is the whole shopping experience, and order tracking, everything is one click away. One of the best stores ever.
Small Bear - thumbs up for this improvement!

Absolutely. I cringe when I think of the time and extra money I've wasted on other online stores. Ordering at Tayda is a snap (Small Bear starts asking you to type in a verification number if your order passes a certain limit). Plus, their prices are -- in some cases -- one-tenth what they are at other retailers. I can't believe I was spending almost $4 for a PT2399 when they're .59 -- yes, 59 cents -- at Tayda.

As much as I love the enclosure at PPP, ordering them is ridiculous. First, you have to order the enclosure. Then you have to order the paint job. Then you have to order the colour. And if you have multiple sizes and colours, you have to add a note so they know which colour goes with which enclosure. It's incredibly inefficient.

Love the blue theme on the inside.

It seems such a shame that super clean builds like that get shut up and never see the light of day. 

This was my first ever build -- an 18-watt Marshall clone. Yes, I'm insane. I always jump into the deep end when taking up a new hobby. 

For clean wiring, you can't beat oldschool HiWatt amps.

But yeah, for the amounts of pots and switches that's bloody clean right there!

Damn straight!



Mojaves are super clean too.

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I take my inspiration from the wiring master, Richard of Monsterpiece.

Dude is a monster. 

Man, the wait for the Harbinger is killing me! 

Apart from my amp, this was the most intense wiring job I've had to do. Actually, it was probably more intense. Since everything needs to be cut to the exact required length, I couldn't hook it up on the test rig beforehand. I just had to build it and hope it worked -- kind of like walking a tightrope without a net!

Really, really versatile circuit.

Layout's here: http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.ca/2013/02/blackout-effectors-fixd-fuzz-deluxe.html

Clip:  LP > Low Rider (both octaves down and octave up cranked) > Fix'd Fuzz (all four stages on, both fuzzes cranked) > Egnater Rebel 20 (set to mildly overdriven)

https://soundcloud.com/jasonballantyne1/noise

It's a 1590B.

Sorry about not getting a clip up yesterday. Real life got in the way. I've got the house to myself today, so I'll definitely get something up by this evening.

PPP is knocking them out of the park with its paint jobs.

I'll record a clip later today.

lol Boneyard's on my short list.

Built this for a head-to-head shootout with a Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret. Plexidrive wins! Fuller sounding, and emulates power amp distortion much better than the DLS which, to my ears and with my rig, sounded more pre-ampish.

Vero layout: http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.ca/2012/02/wampler-plexi-drive.html

Pedal Parts Plus black hammertone and Small Bear Marshall-type knobs.

If there's any interest, I can record a few clips.

The next batch after this will come in March and will for sure include:
Harbinger

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh well, makes sense Brian. I'll just have to build some other stuff while I'm waiting. 

You can tell I'm off work and have lost track of what day it is -- I'm off by two days on the inside date.   

Whipped this off this evening. Split 'n' Blend. Splits your signal -- one to the effects chain, one direct to the amp and you can blend the ratio of dry/wet with the knob.





Here's a link to a layout: http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.ca/2012/02/split-n-blend.html

Couple of builders complained of a volume drop at a ratio of 50 wet, 50 dry, but mine's unity all the way through the pot sweep. I used 2N5458s.

I am FREAKING OUT waiting for the Harbinger. 

Sure is a unique pedal. Very different from the Collosalus. More green ringerish. Sounds just like the EHX demos.

At first I was like, why can't I bias this thing? It was all over the road -- squeals, clock noise, weird modulation. Then I realized what was wrong -- I had the 2n3904 and 2n5057 in the wrong spots. D'oh.

Enclosure is Pedal Parts Plus silver sparkle.