Not the usual

[jkokura]

Hey guys, I try hard to only post my 'madbean' pedals here and this qualifies I think. There's a Ross Comp from Tonepad in there, a very early version of the Silverfox that got posted over at DIY Stompboxes a few Christmas seasons ago, and a brand new Slambox. I was trying to perf a Mosfet booster, but my perfing sucks so...

It's actually a fairly complex pedal. It's the second in a series of four planned 1590DD pedals. The first was the modulation station, featuring a flange, phase and trem set. This one is designed to be first in the signal chain. First up we have a buffered splitter right off the input. It sends the signal two ways, one to a Tuner output that could also be used as a 'dry out' if need be, and also to the first effect, the comp. From the comp we go to the Booster, a simple SHO circuit. From that switch we go through a pair of switching jacks which provide an effects loop. The nice thing about those jacks, even though they're expensive, is that they switch internally, meaning you don't need to plug a patch cable in and out to use the pedal. Last we go to the Barber LTD silver clone overdrive. It's a good creamy low gain drive. I wasn't sure if I'd like it, but I do.



And the Guts.



Part of me would love to be able to somehow redo this because I messed up on the drilling. The holes aren't lined up right, and the labeling for the knob functions are off too. It's for me, and if I ever sell it I'll have to deduct money for that but... ah well.

Next up is the Echo/Delay Station. I plan on having an 800ms+ digital delay with tap tempo and a 600-800ms Analog Delay in it. I'd really, really, REALLY like to see if I can sync the tap tempo to work with both types of delay, but I may only get tap tempo with the PT2399 delay. We'll see what the Blockhead turns out to be I guess...

Jacob

[irmcdermott]

that looks so good man! great looking build! i love seeing these pedals with a bunch of circuits all in one box.

[chromesphere]

Nice build jacob.  Do you silk screen?  Looks great!

I really need to build more multi fx's in one box pedals.  cause it takes up less room / cheaper / less parts.

cs

[mjcyates]

Looks great! I did something similar for a friend of mine. He called it the Overdrive Station. It has a  Bluesbreaker, TS808, and Rat all in one enclosure.

[eniacmike]

that is seriously impressive work! I wouldn't have noticed the drilling/labels being off if you hadn't said anything.. actually I am not really sure if I can tell.

I have tried too "crazy" projects one was a fuzz face with a pre and post effects loop, the other was a stereo skreddy mayo. I never got the stereo skreddy working.. the fuzz looper was cool but I hated doing it. Those complex projects really rack my brain you get all respect for even attempting to do this. really cool!

p.s. the new slambox board looks AWESOME!

[gtr2]

Exceptional job!  That's a lot of wiring to keep as neat as you did

[Haberdasher]

Wow, that's awesome.  If I had built that I can't imagine how sloppy the wiring would be. 

Sub an orange squeezer for the Ross and that's the beginning of my chain as well.  I enjoy it.

fwiw, I can't even tell the drilling is off from the pics.  Looks like very nice work to me.

[gtr2]

I was thinking of putting an orange squeezer in with an Aristocrat?  I'm not sure how that will work out as I haven't heard the Aristocrat yet.

[illcom]

That is nice , I see that the starwars font is you trademark
clean build as always
I really should build a multi-FX box , but i'm having trouble getting a big box like that in Canada

[jkokura]

First, thanks guys for the complements! I do this with love, and it's nice to be recognized for doing a great job. This one isn't great by my standards, but it's usable and I appreciate the complements nonetheless.

Nice build jacob.  Do you silk screen?

No CS, I don't silk screen. It's deceptive, but it's clear vinyl decal. I get them printed at a local sign shop. I can give you more details if you'd like.

Exceptional job!  That's a lot of wiring to keep as neat as you did

Wow, that's awesome.  If I had built that I can't imagine how sloppy the wiring would be. 

Sub an orange squeezer for the Ross and that's the beginning of my chain as well.  I enjoy it.

fwiw, I can't even tell the drilling is off from the pics.  Looks like very nice work to me.

Thanks guys. I work hard on keeping my wiring neat and tidy. Debugging actually made this one WAY worse than it started...

I built the OS Hab, and I like the Ross better. The OS colours more than I like personally. However, a countrified buddy of mine likes the OS way better cause it's (his words...) 'spankier'.

I was thinking of putting an orange squeezer in with an Aristocrat?  I'm not sure how that will work out as I haven't heard the Aristocrat yet.

The Aristocrat is a great, easy build. You could easily put it in a 1590DD with the OS in front or behind, it would be a cool build I'm sure. I built the Aristocrat into a 1790NS personally, and I really like it. I think I like it better on it's own though.

That is nice , I see that the starwars font is you trademark
clean build as always
I really should build a multi-FX box , but i'm having trouble getting a big box like that in Canada

I'm in Canada...

I get all my boxes through PPP or Smallbear. I've seen Mammoth, but the savings don't seem to be so large as to steal my business yet. I like PPP, and their service has been EXCEPTIONAL for me. I don't like Mammoth's fine print actually.

Yes, the StarWars font has been extensively used. It's my default, but a lot more of my recent stuff has been branching away from it. I used the font in my logo, so it nicely fits to use it as a default.

Thanks again guys! I love to build...

Jacob

[gtr2]

Just finished my aristocrat in a 1790, but need the labeling done before I post pics  .

I opted not to place an orange squeezer in it as I wanted to keep it simple.

josh

[stecykmi]

That is nice , I see that the starwars font is you trademark
clean build as always
I really should build a multi-FX box , but i'm having trouble getting a big box like that in Canada

kinda funny, hammond builds a lot of their boxes in canada.

[jkokura]

Yeah - local places in both Calgary and Victoria that I've been to always have tonnes of different hammond boxes.

[HM]

Jacob is great that you've done, congratulations!

you can post an image with the diagram of the 3dpt??
like, connect the switch with one another?

thanks!

[jkokura]

Hi Herman, thanks very much for the compliment! I really appreciate it.

About the wiring - I can draw you a picture, but I think you can figure it out if you try!

Think of it this way - instead of connecting the output of switch #1 to the output jack, connect it to the input of switch #2. It's really quite simple.

Jacob