Stormcloud Distortion - Madbean Rainy Day

[chromesphere]

Yo dudes.
Finished off this one a few days ago. I have recorded a video build report and sound demo of this one, so you can hear it and see it (guts in the build report).
Hope you like it!
Paul

[nzCdog]

F.... lipping hot!  What a great sounding distortion... link to project???
Nice build man

[chromesphere]

lol cheers man Once you EQ it right it sounds pretty ballsy.

Project file is in the extra projects section of this forum:
http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=2880.0

I used the tl071 sub as recommended, worked first go!
Paul

[Diamond]

Damn! From the topic at FSB I expected this to sound way more like a super bright high gain metal distortion, but the truth is that it sounds really absolutely great in this video! A whole lot better than I expected. Great job!

[chromesphere]

Thanks Diamond.  Im not too keen on the top end in the Rainy Day.  I mentioned in the build report that i turn the treble on the pedal down to about 3 (9 o'clock) and the treble up on my amp.  Sounds pretty good that way.

[bigrigg]

Good demo and build report.  Much appreciated. Thanks

[chromesphere]

Thanks for the nice comment bigrigg ,glad you liked it!  It's a pretty easy build, not much to it, if high-gain is your sort of distortion, give it a shot!
Paul

[slimtriggers]

That was nice demo/build report.  Sounds great!  Sorry if I missed it, but what guitar/amp were you using?  The clean sound was nice , too

[chromesphere]

Hey Slim,
I didnt mention it in the video but the guitar is a gibson SG, late 90's and a bat cat hot cat 30r 2004 (bought it from keysandguitar member on this forum). Really nice amp, clean channel does warm and fender 'chimey' really well.
Paul

[keysandguitars]

Sounds great. It's my go to distortion for heavier stuff. I agree with the tone knob. I keep mine lower than 3, otherwise it's just too bright for my taste. Nice video, it's cool to see it all in motion, the sound and the guts/build.

Play a nice fat chord on the Bad Cat for me  Damn, I miss that amp.

[Haberdasher]

Cool vid.

I built one a while back and wasn't thrilled.  IIRC it seemed like there should have been more distortion.  Maybe I had the tone up too high or maybe a wrong resistor somewhere.  I might dig it out and see what's up.

[cjkbug]

wow what a great sounding distortion!!! super fat and crunchy!

[chromesphere]

Thanks guys,
Keys, your amp tells me it misses you too Dont worry mate, its in good hands!

Yeah i find it 'thickens' up when you crank up the gain.  I'll have to try a boost infront of it and slam that puppy.
Paul

[bigmufffuzzwizz]

Sounds really good! Not what I was expecting at all when I first saw that project. Thanks for sharing.

[BRGPollen]

Hey Cromsphere,
        Is there a BOM anywhere in the thread.  I can't seem to find it.  I snagged the Layout & Schematic, but no BOM.  Any help would be appreciated.

B

edit ........ I see it now ooops.