Singularity / Blue Guv

[juansolo]

I'm going to run out of black hole related words for compressors before long.  Anyhow...

Based on a DOD280 I believe, built on Jason's (Jubal81) 280KG Gorilla board, this optical comp is a belter.

Put it this way, the reason most of my comps went in the purge was because this came along.





This was a kit that Colin (Blue) has had tucked away for years and never got around to building. When it was eventually tracked down it was sent my way. It's a GGG Guv'nor clone with loads of newbie unfriendly offboard wiring. Still, it's done and it does what it says on the tin. I think GGG's own Gonader is a hell of a lot easier to build though.

Box was pre-drilled so she's ended up with a bit of a 3rd eye thing going on...




Right, that's it, I'm off. Catcha in 3.

[wgc]

13 views and no comments.  It's mad I think, "messy" wiring and all.

These look great as always, love the graphics.

[juansolo]

All my other stuff looks neat because I cheat. Give me a 'standard' build and it all goes to hell.

[flanagan0718]

These look fantastic, messy wiring my a$$. The standoffs for the board are nice too.


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[jubal81]

Great looking stuff! Glad you dig the comp.
It's amazing how quickly we've gotten spoiled by board mounted pots and switches. I'm going to have to go find a demo of that puppy.

[wgc]

It's amazing how quickly we've gotten spoiled by board mounted pots and switches.

That was actually my point, though I think Juan is the only one who got the joke. Cursed to have such a dry sense of humor.

I would be overjoyed if my wiring looked that good! 

Looking forward to the demo.  Jon's bear hug has made me much more interested in comps.

[juansolo]

There's an errant grey wire on the right that belongs with the other two by the switch. It was built before I decalled it and taken out and put back in again...

It's making my OCD itch, but I've already boxed it up to send it back to him so I can't correct it and take another photo.

[TGP39]

Juan it looks fantastic. I'll be damned if I can get just three pots in a row to look straight. I just might buy me a laser and somehow rig it to my drill press to help my tired eyes follow a straight path.

[lars]

You always have such great artwork on your builds! Really digging that compressor graphic; do I see a hidden LED in there?

[selfdestroyer]

I really love the artwork of the Guv'nor. Off-board pot wiring sucks but you handled it with ease. Looks great.

Cody

[alanp]

Bloody nice stuff there, Juan

It's amazing how quickly we've gotten spoiled by board mounted pots and switches.

That was actually my point, though I think Juan is the only one who got the joke. Cursed to have such a dry sense of humor.

I don't mind being spoiled. It saves a lot of time, and also looks neater. It means the pots only need one set of solder joints that can go cold, rather than a set of solder joints at the pot and another set at the board (along with a nice breakable wire.) The single set of solder joints are also easily visible, compared to wires.

That said, I have a Tau Pipe 5U phaser on the way, and I'm not looking forward to the wiring on THAT puppy!

[DPTX]

Love the graphics.  You are a real inspiration.

[LaceSensor]

i listened to demo of the reissue DOD 280 and found I didnt appreciate how the attack and squash sounded
seemed very "un-transparent"

Is this one the same?

Killer builds in any case - plus, cheekily, its nice to see some fallibilty in your wiring for once!

[juansolo]

If I'd done it with the green solid core as a one shot build, it'd have been much neater. But it was the nature of the kit.

I reckon the 280 is really 'transparent'. Really needed the correct vactrol to play ball though.

[muddyfox]

I'm a sucker for 0ohms, great touch on the stomp!