First SMD results: Riot with twist and DBD RIOT SOUND CLIP ADDED

[Rootz]

Sounds good

Somewhere there's a big write up and a video I did posted here, with misc comments posted here and there.

Chuckbuick's got some nice tips he wrote up too.

Thanks wgc! Still, I think I can do better. The EVM12L and NT1a combo sounds a bit out of place, a bit honky I think. Being in an open back cab pronounces this even more. Need to get to the studio and play through a 4x12 with greenbacks...

I will look into your post and tips. Can definitely use more knowledge in making proper recordings.

By the way, I had some time left this week, so came up with a new smd layout. This time a Fulltone '70. Of course in SMD and more than small enough for 1590a. The two boards can be connected with angled connectors. I'm not entirely sure about the correctness of the schematic, in specific  D1. In some schematics it is in parallel to R4, in some it is drawn like I did. Does it make much difference?

[Rootz]

And the attachments 

[wgc]

Sounds good

Somewhere there's a big write up and a video I did posted here, with misc comments posted here and there.

Chuckbuick's got some nice tips he wrote up too.

Thanks wgc! Still, I think I can do better. The EVM12L and NT1a combo sounds a bit out of place, a bit honky I think. Being in an open back cab pronounces this even more. Need to get to the studio and play through a 4x12 with greenbacks...

I will look into your post and tips. Can definitely use more knowledge in making proper recordings.

Not recording tips, smd soldering/rework- same with Chuckbuick

nice layout

[Rootz]

Time for a face palm emoticon for me...

[wgc]

no worries, enjoying the discussion!

[Martan]

Really great work! Almost tempting enough to try SMD. I've got to ask: A real Trainwreck combo? From Fisher himself?

[m-Kresol]

Cool layout. If you need a good SMD substitute for a 1N5817 zener diode for reverse voltage protection, I've recently used the SS12 diode, got them from RS components.

[Rootz]

Cool layout. If you need a good SMD substitute for a 1N5817 zener diode for reverse voltage protection, I've recently used the SS12 diode, got them from RS components.

Thanks! I just measured a new Vishay 2S-G diode: Vf=540mV. Those are what I'm using. Got them from Conrad. The datasheet suggests that VF should be 1.15V though! Package is SMB, a bit big to my liking.

The SS-12 through SS-14 have a Vf of 500mV according to the datasheets of Vishay. Do they actually measure lower to? If so, I'll make a switch to them when possible. Smaller SMA package too.

[m-Kresol]

Just measured 0.180V for Vf. Sounds perfect to me.

[Rootz]

Really great work! Almost tempting enough to try SMD. I've got to ask: A real Trainwreck combo? From Fisher himself?

Thanks! Almost tempting enough? I repeat what I said before: working with SMD is simpler than trough hole. No more drilling, as small as you'd like, easy to place and remove components. I can desolder soic8 chips without hot air station. just practice on an old SMPS and try it. It's actually great fun to work with SMD. And did I already say it is cheap??

The Rocket combo is not a real Fisher. It's a clone with 2 EL84's in the power section, reverb and switchable bright caps, gain boost and treble cap in the tone stack. Does anything from pretty convincing top boost to Marshally sounds. Gigged with it more than once through a self designed (real reactive) attenuator and always get complimented on my sound. No pedal I have can touch that sound of a real cranked amp, yet.

As of lately I've been redesigning the attenuator I use. Still fully reactive load, but now followed by an (mono) effects loop with series/parallel switch , switchable dual master volume (solo boost!) and a 200W class D power amp. Due to work I still have to assemble everything. Anyway, this has got nothing to do with pedals and when the time comes I might as well open a new topic under the amps section.

[Rootz]

Just measured 0.180V for Vf. Sounds perfect to me.

Ok, switch made. I just ordered 100 

[Martan]

Really great work! Almost tempting enough to try SMD. I've got to ask: A real Trainwreck combo? From Fisher himself?

The Rocket combo is not a real Fisher. It's a clone with 2 EL84's in the power section, reverb and switchable bright caps, gain boost and treble cap in the tone stack. Does anything from pretty convincing top boost to Marshally sounds. Gigged with it more than once through a self designed (real reactive) attenuator and always get complimented on my sound. No pedal I have can touch that sound of a real cranked amp, yet.

I thought the recordings sound great. Nice job.