Aion OD-855 (Television tribute)

[Bret608]

This is my first build report in ages. I haven't had much time for this hobby this year, but on the other hand, I tried to up my game a bit in terms of drilling and decorating enclosures myself a bit more. Anyway, this is Aion's OD-855 board, and I like it a lot. It has a sound kind of halfway between a TS and a D+, and the highly interactive tone knob really lets you control the ge diode sizzle depending on where the gain is set. I used some o.g. 1n60s for the stock diodes, and a 3mm red LED on one side and 2 1n4148s in series on the other for the second switch position. This setting is very touch-sensitive and "boutique" sounding to me, whatever that means. Overall, the sounds remind me of Television's live tracks off the Marquee Moon album, hence the name.

[Max]

Well done, sir! (I love Marquee Moon )

[jubal81]

Looking good!
Super tidy inside, too. Great wiring job.

[Bret608]

Thanks! It felt good to knock out a straightforward, rewarding build after a long hiatus. Sorry for the blurry pictures though--didn't realize how bad it was until I opened the pictures in a bigger window.

Here's the tone I had in mind with the name...one of my favorite songs from the album but any track from this show will give you the idea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBgQmMrCpis

[Luke51411]

nice tidy build! It's nice to come back after a long break with a few simple builds to get back into the swing of things.