Boostless Boneyard

[junkemail86]

Hi,
I'm about to start building the Boneyard, but I have enough standalone boost pedals (thanks Madbean!), so I want to build it without the final boost section.  Can I just take the output from the Volume pot lug like in a typical pedal and leave off R8-R11 and C8-C9?  I don't really know if the LF347 needs something connected to pins 8 and 9.

Thanks!

[madbean]

I would not do it that way. The stuff after the volume pot still plays a part in the the tone (and output impedance). Do this instead: leave off the Boost pot and jumper pads 1 and 3 on SW2.

[junkemail86]

Great, thanks!

[TheCobbenator]

Awesome! Let us know how it turns out! (Hey, new to the forum!)

Anyway -- I used to use a plexitone a few years back as my main drive/boost/distortion and still regret parting with it.  I was very excited to see when you posted the PCB for the Boneyard, but had the same dilemma about not wanting the boost section.

Also, I am a semi-n00b to this whole world, but was wondering if there would be a way to wire the Boneyard as a single 3pdt with a toggle for the low gain/hi gain like in the PDF, but also to use a 2-color LED? i.e. red for hi-gain, yellow for low-gain

Could this be achieved by using a different toggle switch/etc?

Would this allow me to use a smaller enclosure? probably not... just a thought.

I should say that I have built a Grapevine and Cupcake (and absolutely love them.)  I have since removed my TS808 and OCD from my pedalboard in hopes of having a bigger, all-homemade board.

Sorry for the book. Just excited!

[junkemail86]

For those interested in a boostless Boneyard, Madbean's advice worked great.  I can get high gain sounds without a switchable volume boost (although the pedal does have a huge amount of volume available even without the separate boost section).  I also built mine without the "crunch" knob because I knew I'd be using this pedal for mainly medium to high gain situations and wanted to get it into a fairly small enclosure.

[bigmufffuzzwizz]

For those interested in a boostless Boneyard, Madbean's advice worked great.  I can get high gain sounds without a switchable volume boost (although the pedal does have a huge amount of volume available even without the separate boost section).  I also built mine without the "crunch" knob because I knew I'd be using this pedal for mainly medium to high gain situations and wanted to get it into a fairly small enclosure.

You gotta post your completed build!! With gut shots and glory!

[TheCobbenator]

Great to know! Especially since I ordered everything for mine last week. Can't wait to get it going!

Congrats! post pics asap!
Sound clips would be great too!

[redbean]

Awesome! Let us know how it turns out! (Hey, new to the forum!)

Also, I am a semi-n00b to this whole world, but was wondering if there would be a way to wire the Boneyard as a single 3pdt with a toggle for the low gain/hi gain like in the PDF, but also to use a 2-color LED? i.e. red for hi-gain, yellow for low-gain

Could this be achieved by using a different toggle switch/etc?

I bought this double pole (on/on) SPDT in order to do the same thing (also, red and orange LEDs ):
http://ca.mouser.com:80/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=108-1MS1T2B3M2QE-EVXvirtualkey12040000virtualkey108-1MS1T2B3M2QE-EVX

I hope this was the right switch to buy for using two LEDs... I'll certainly find out when I plug it in. 

[junkemail86]

Great to know! Especially since I ordered everything for mine last week. Can't wait to get it going!

Congrats! post pics asap!
Sound clips would be great too!

Here ya go!  I'm not really a clean builder, but they have gotten a bit cleaner since I started using intercom wire for pots (I just use the Radioshack one, the wire is a bit fragile but has worked fine so far)

Guts

Not quite finished enclosure (I usually just use plastic Radioshack project boxes like this because they are easy to work with)

[junkemail86]

I bought this double pole (on/on) SPDT in order to do the same thing (also, red and orange LEDs ):
http://ca.mouser.com:80/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=108-1MS1T2B3M2QE-EVXvirtualkey12040000virtualkey108-1MS1T2B3M2QE-EVX

As far as I can tell, that switch should work.  Good luck!

[TheCobbenator]

Hey gang!

Can I use a dpdt footswitch for the boost in place of the 3pdt in the diagram? I'm pretty sure this works in the deadringer...

[k.rock!]

Hey gang!

Can I use a dpdt footswitch for the boost in place of the 3pdt in the diagram? I'm pretty sure this works in the deadringer...

Yes sir