A Blue Serendipity

[whitebread47]

Got this etched board in a trade (Haberdasher etched).  Overall, this was an easy build and a fun one.  I got to squeeze into a 1590B, which makes me happy.  The enclosure is from Mammoth, pre-drilled and painted.  The only sub I made was the IC, which is a JRC4558 in mine, sounds great.  Oh, and I didn't have any 3n3's, so I subbed a 3n9 for C4.  I ran into a little trouble testing it last night, but it only turned out to be a bad joint and a simple grounding issue.

Though I've owned a lot of boutique brand OD pedals, I've never desired or played a Zendrive.  Maybe the demos just weren't great, I don't know.  Anyways, I plugged this circuit in before boxing it and...BAM!  This thing sounds amazing, spanky w/ single note clarity and sustain for days.  I love it.  The knobs are very interactive, and a good many tones can be summoned from this beast.

This is my 6th build thus far, and I think it's the most sturdy and well put together yet as well.  Anyhow, here's some pedal porn.

[nzCdog]

Nice colour... you could fit a battery in there too if you needed. Cool to hear its sounds good

[whitebread47]

Nice colour... you could fit a battery in there too if you needed. Cool to hear its sounds good

Oddly enough, this enclosure was intended for a LaVache w/ brown (reeses cup, hehe) amp-style knobs.  I just so happened to finish the Serendipity first and was dying to box it up.  Turned out well, in my opinion. 

I kinda like that I had no expectations for this pedal.  When I turned it on and my amp came alive I got a pleasant surprise. 

[slimtriggers]

Serendipity is my favorite drive.  Such a versatile pedal.  Way more tones available than just the "dumble in a box"  sound IMHO.