The Marble Dilemma [wicked switches content, 3-in-1 content, PF content]

[Cortexturizer]

And the Wicked Switches are live! Woo-hoooo.

My first 3-in-1 build in a dirty reliced gold finish with the graphics on top covered with epoxy resin.
Started out as a Gilmour in a box, but soon replaced the power boost with the Zendrive as I am more inclined to play my SG these days, and the Zendrive works so well with that guitar.

What follows is a MXR Phase 90 clone, done to be like the Script version and a I've added the two-depths toggle switch. The middle white LED blinks in the tempo of the LFO.

The last but not the least is a digital delay with tails [Merlin's Small Time delay]. In my opinion every delay should have tails. It is a standard, textbook example of a PT2399 chip usage, but works very well. Brighter on smaller delay times and becoming gradually darker with increase of the delay time. Still never gets muddy, I love it.

What sets this build apart from other builds I've done so far, of course except for the size, is that I've used electronic CMOS switching. No more 3PDTs. They suck anyway. This box should last me forever.
The delay has it's own FET switching, so actually I am using a CMOS chip to switch a FET, my mind is on the verge of exploding.

Will write some more, now I gotta leave the house, tell me what you think guys! Oh yeah, later in the day I'm gonna do a demo, definitely!

[hammerheadmusicman]

Yup. Awesome! Love those switches! The graphic looks killer.

How is the wicked switch? Any popping/tone degradation when in bypass?

George

[jimilee]

What follows is a MXR Phase 90 clone, done to be like the Script version and a I've added the two-depths toggle switch. The middle white LED blinks in the tempo of the LFO.

Wait....what is that? How you gonna gloss over 2 depth mods with out telling what it is and how you did it? Unless it's a trade secret, I gotta know! Your work is beautiful as always.

[hylandren]

Holy cow, what an undertaking.
I was also unaware that Storm Thorgerson had passed away. What a sincere tribute and the enclosure exterior is very fitting.
I know many guys don't label the controls on pedals they are building for themselves, but I am just senile enough that I wouldn't remember what was what without a lot of knob twisting.

"No more 3PDTs. They suck anyway. "
Uh, Take cover! Incoming! lol

[wolfingsworth]

Damn dude! This is one of the most original, creative and well executed pedals I've seen. Good work! Now I'm intrigued about those wicked switches...

[alanp]

For the sheer amount of STUFF inside there, that is amazingly tidy!

[timbo_93631]

All of your standing resistors and diodes are so awesome.  70's Japanese style!  Hiiiiiiii-ya!

[Cortexturizer]

Thanks gents! I enjoyed this one so much. It was definitely hard to do, but more in a sense that I had to do so much stuff, it's just building blocks basically.
Yeah, I love 70s style soldering and wiring haha I loved your comment hehe.

Anyway, I haven't detected any poping from the wicked switches, they are awesome. As to the tone suck, I am unsure at the moment but will try it out later. I haven't felt like my tone has degraded so far, there has to be a minimal impact on the tone though. I will test and report.

Jimilee, it's just the 1M resistor on the phase 90. I replaced it with two wires going to the toggle switch. One posistion of the switch gives stock value of 1M and the other puts that blue trimpot above the battery in it's place, so I can dial in a second value by ear. Works great, two distinctly different sounds and depths. As to the amplitude of phasing, I felt like my p90 doesn't have enough low end, um, not enough wide of a sweep?, I don't know it's a cool phaser that I use for swirly sounds but I would have liked if it had some more travel to it's sweep. Hopefully it will be clear in the demo so you guys can tell me if your p90s sound like mine or better.

Hylandren , yeah yeah I know, but I think most of the people are getting tired of em. Just...too much hassle on the long run and pretty non-elegant while engaging [imagine doing a ballad in a church and the stepping/breaking sound of the 3pdt echoes throughout the wide hall, not a cool moment that's for sure]

Alanp, yeah, I did the best I could really, insane amount of wiring in there. 3-in-1s with electronic switching obviously can come out that way hehe. Cheers

[croquet hoop]

And I thought a 5-knobs fuzz was annoying to wire... I don't even want to imagine the time it took to wire it all. It looks stunning though, both outside and inside. Bravo.

[Cortexturizer]

Here's a quick demo, mindless noodlin' of course . My camera bailed on me so I attached the sound only. For the competition I'm gonna do a video and a proper demo. Cheers

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/kuato-design-stompboxes/the-marble-dilemma-demo[/soundcloud]

[jimilee]

Man I still got another phaser I'm gonna build myself and this would be an awesome mod to do.

[midwayfair]

Great build ... really tidy overall, and the switches and graphic are both really cool.

[lincolnic]

This is very, very rad.

[ch1naski]

Cortex, you've done it again. Beauty.
And I and my son are big storm fans. His Floyd art was the absolute best.

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[pickdropper]

Cortex, this is just a fantastic build.  I really dig both the graphics and the insides.  The use of the wicked switches is a nice touch.

But I really like the photo dedication.