Bubba Fet - Work in progress

[jubal81]

I love development threads and thought this would be a good project for one.

Fet overdrives are my favorite, so I wanted a solution for packing a lot of them together. And since these are amp emulations, I decided to go with an amp theme - tweed and faceplates.

The switching system is still on the breadboard. The basic idea is one bypass switch (relay), One switch to cycle among the five ODs (4017 decade counter with some 4066 switches), and a boost to push 'em (probably SHO).

Right now the 4017 is being a pain, mostly because I've been trying to use a debounced Arduino output for the signal and matching the voltages and grounds is a huge PIA. I just ordered a 74HTC14 schmitt trigger to do the debouncing in hardware and run everything at 9 volts. I found that unless I was going to go whole hog with the uC thing (which is still beyond me) an attiny wouldn't save any space anyway because of the necessary regulator/cap to go with it.

The OD circuits are already stuffed, so here's what's left to do:
1) order the 3"x2.75" aluminum plates, then drill and etch
2) drill the enclosure and cover with tweed
3) Cut out holes in tweed and maybe spray some lacquer
4) Sand inside wooden side panels to accommodate for thickness of tweed
5) Finalize the switching scheme and wire it up on Rat SHack protoboard
6) actually put the thing together

Oh yeah - I still need to order the knobs. Forgot to do that. 24 of 'em!

[alanp]

Hate to tell you this, but you've got a typo on Boost.

Otherwise, great stuff! It's nice to hear about people developing and experimenting

[jubal81]

Hate to tell you this, but you've got a typo on Boost.

Otherwise, great stuff! It's nice to hear about people developing and experimenting

Nah, I always use Boosh for boost.

[alanp]

... I don't watch enough TV. Hell, I don't own a TV.

[pickdropper]

The Mighty Boosh!

I agree with you about FET drives. This is a cool project.

[Tremster]

You know someone would say it, so why not me: what about Ampeg, Orange, Boogie ...

Nah, very cool project!

[hammerheadmusicman]

Seriously a Mighty Boosh themed pedal would be awesome! If you don't I will!!

This looks like it's gonna be a sweet pedal!

[pickdropper]

Seriously a Mighty Boosh themed pedal would be awesome! If you don't I will!!

This looks like it's gonna be a sweet pedal!

Sadly, I don't think the Mighty Boosh is well known outside of the UK.  I only know of it because Netflix told me I'd like it (certainly because of my fondness for the IT Crowd).

[jimilee]

Seriously a Mighty Boosh themed pedal would be awesome! If you don't I will!!

This looks like it's gonna be a sweet pedal!

Sadly, I don't think the Mighty Boosh is well known outside of the UK.  I only know of it because Netflix told me I'd like it (certainly because of my fondness for the IT Crowd).

it used to come on cartoon network in the states for a while.

[pickdropper]

Seriously a Mighty Boosh themed pedal would be awesome! If you don't I will!!

This looks like it's gonna be a sweet pedal!

Sadly, I don't think the Mighty Boosh is well known outside of the UK.  I only know of it because Netflix told me I'd like it (certainly because of my fondness for the IT Crowd).

it used to come on cartoon network in the states for a while.

Ah, I didn't know that.  That's cool.

[midwayfair]

That's gonna be a BIG pedal .... 

[hammerheadmusicman]

Seriously a Mighty Boosh themed pedal would be awesome! If you don't I will!!

This looks like it's gonna be a sweet pedal!

Sadly, I don't think the Mighty Boosh is well known outside of the UK.  I only know of it because Netflix told me I'd like it (certainly because of my fondness for the IT Crowd).

Seriously, you guys are pumping out the design ideas today, an IT Crowd themed pedal is now also on my list.

"Nice Glasses,

Not as nice as your Mama's glasses!"

[midwayfair]

Seriously a Mighty Boosh themed pedal would be awesome! If you don't I will!!

This looks like it's gonna be a sweet pedal!

Sadly, I don't think the Mighty Boosh is well known outside of the UK.  I only know of it because Netflix told me I'd like it (certainly because of my fondness for the IT Crowd).

Seriously, you guys are pumping out the design ideas today, an IT Crowd themed pedal is now also on my list.

"Nice Glasses,

Not as nice as your Mama's glasses!"

DO IT! DO IT!

You can label the bypass switch "I'm disabled."

[pickdropper]

Seriously a Mighty Boosh themed pedal would be awesome! If you don't I will!!

This looks like it's gonna be a sweet pedal!

Sadly, I don't think the Mighty Boosh is well known outside of the UK.  I only know of it because Netflix told me I'd like it (certainly because of my fondness for the IT Crowd).

Seriously, you guys are pumping out the design ideas today, an IT Crowd themed pedal is now also on my list.

"Nice Glasses,

Not as nice as your Mama's glasses!"

DO IT! DO IT!

You can label the bypass switch "I'm disabled."

FTW.  Hahaha

[pickdropper]

If I ever do a Bluetooth based pedal, I'll put it in a black box labeled "The Internet."  Assuming, of course, that I could get the blessing of the Elders of the Internet.

"It's wireless."