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by Ben N
19 Mar 2024, 17:26
Forum: DIY Projects
Topic: Fred Briggs - Silver Orchid Boost/Overdrive
Replies: 9
Views: 2765

Re: Fred Briggs - Silver Orchid Boost/Overdrive

I doubt old Fred will answer you, although I wish he would. He hasn't been heard from around here in 10 years or so. I hope he is well, although I believe he was having health challenges before that. But his contributions here are legend.
by Ben N
21 Jan 2024, 13:34
Forum: Modern Stompbox Effects (1975 - ...)
Topic: Voodoo Labs - Tremolo [schematic]
Replies: 17
Views: 8926

Re: Voodoo Labs - Tremolo [schematic]

Thanks for the schematic. Let see if I got everything. That H11F3 is about the bypass switching? Can we ignore it in case of true bypass version? Then I see, in the old version picture, two knobs I guess, that has a PULSE / SWELL... switch or something? It IS true bypass, as far as I can see, albei...
by Ben N
18 Jan 2024, 09:58
Forum: DIY Projects
Topic: I can't find information about this blues driver anywhere
Replies: 5
Views: 835

Re: I can't find information about this blues driver anywhere

Sure looks like a homebrew to me. I doubt anyone will have anything to tell you until you start to pull it apart and at least show the circuit board (front & back), or, better, draw a schematic.
by Ben N
17 Jan 2024, 21:06
Forum: Amplifiers
Topic: Noisy solid state preamp's (ROG, etc)
Replies: 7
Views: 910

Re: Noisy solid state preamp's (ROG, etc)

Just as a point of reference, have you tried battery power?
by Ben N
14 Jan 2024, 11:45
Forum: Modern Stompbox Effects (1975 - ...)
Topic: Snarling Dogs - Black dog [schematic]
Replies: 6
Views: 6042

Re: Snarling Dogs - Black dog [schematic]

I had and sold a Tweed-E-Dog a while back, and while I generally liked the way it sounded, (a) it was hissy (I know, CMOS just is), and (b) it was very touchy about bass frequencies and would saturate ugly unless you could roll some off at the input. Oh, and the enclosure, while cool, is insanely la...
by Ben N
14 Jan 2024, 11:34
Forum: Pedal Debugging & Troubleshooting Support
Topic: EHX Vintage issues
Replies: 68
Views: 14023

Re: EHX Vintage issues

txjeff wrote: 07 Jan 2024, 23:37 Never in 45 years did I ever have a footswitch fail.
You have led a charmed life, my friend!
by Ben N
11 Jan 2024, 23:52
Forum: Pedal Debugging & Troubleshooting Support
Topic: Looking for advice: Wiring the grounds on an isolated DC/DC converter [SOLVED]
Replies: 11
Views: 13716

Re: Looking for advice: Wiring the grounds on an isolated DC/DC converter [SOLVED]

I just took into account that both earths have a different symbol and called one analog and the other digital. They are definitely "different" because they have a different symbol. If not, I don't understand why they are labeled that way. Perhaps the author meant to imply that the other s...
by Ben N
10 Jan 2024, 21:23
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: Origin Effects Cali76?
Replies: 14
Views: 6197

Re: Origin Effects Cali76?

Pardon my opinion, that is the most expensive way to make a crappy tone. I do admit that mono dimensional tones can fit well in the mix I'm actually more into the Lowell George thing than the Black Dog thing, although I freely confess that fancy-shmancy FET studio compression is probably overkill (...
by Ben N
09 Jan 2024, 19:55
Forum: Pedal Debugging & Troubleshooting Support
Topic: Looking for advice: Wiring the grounds on an isolated DC/DC converter [SOLVED]
Replies: 11
Views: 13716

Re: Looking for advice: Wiring the grounds on an isolated DC/DC converter [SOLVED]

Ultimately, that's the answer, I guess: try it and see what happens. I explain the fact that the GND symbol at the TRACO input and output is different by the fact that it is a ground of a different character: analog and digital ground (this symbol - triangle - also indicates a signal ground). Digita...
by Ben N
09 Jan 2024, 08:35
Forum: Pedal Debugging & Troubleshooting Support
Topic: Looking for advice: Wiring the grounds on an isolated DC/DC converter [SOLVED]
Replies: 11
Views: 13716

Re: Looking for advice: Wiring the grounds on an isolated DC/DC converter [SOLVED]

Looking at those two schematics, I asked myself, why doesn't the Traco schem show any ground connection? And then I noticed that Kevin took care in the Aion schem to use different symbols for signal and earth/chassis ground, and now it all makes sense if they are kept separate. The "common"...
by Ben N
21 Dec 2023, 14:12
Forum: Pimp-My-Cheap-Pedal
Topic: How to add Dry knob to a Big Muff?
Replies: 5
Views: 2268

Re: How to add Dry knob to a Big Muff?

Assuming everything else stays more or less the same, you have an unused opamp (U2B). Why not use it as a virtual ground mixer?
by Ben N
21 Sep 2023, 08:44
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: LEMON Amps - Hammer Fuzz [traced]
Replies: 2
Views: 1230

Re: LEMON Amps - Hammer Fuzz [traced]

Looks like a Bazz Fuss with a BMP input stage (and a cool range control inbetween) - I did something similar years ago to cure the fizzy decay of the BF, worked great. I look forward to trying this. Got a sound sample?
by Ben N
31 Aug 2023, 13:09
Forum: DIY Projects
Topic: Baja B K Butler Tube Driver [documentation]
Replies: 317
Views: 130140

Re: Baja B K Butler Tube Driver [documentation]

Somebody should put one of these on an enclosure.
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by Ben N
27 Aug 2023, 10:18
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: Origin Effects Cali76?
Replies: 14
Views: 6197

Re: Origin Effects Cali76?

Hey, Bugg, if & when you issue an 1176 pcb, would consider a dual 1176 + preamp, a la the new UA pedal format, in order to capture the magic in this vid?
by Ben N
23 Aug 2023, 11:17
Forum: Modern Stompbox Effects (1975 - ...)
Topic: Line6 M9 Gutshots
Replies: 13
Views: 10441

Re: Line6 M9 Gutshots

Yes, but it's painfully to do any kind of maintenance. Cheers, Vanderson This is a real argument in favor of old school construction, IMHO. An SMD board that goes bad is far less likely to be repaired, and therefore more likely to just get chucked into a landfill. Not that I see any way around it.
by Ben N
08 Aug 2023, 09:31
Forum: DIY Projects
Topic: Chewborg Envelope Filter [documentation]
Replies: 24
Views: 3919

Re: Chewborg Envelope Filter [documentation]

Dayyum, Dylan, if you aren't designing music circuits professionally, something is not right with the world.
by Ben N
04 Jul 2023, 12:45
Forum: Davidoff Library
Topic: A.J. Bassett, Electronic Didjeridoo, Practical Electronics, November 1964 🇬🇧
Replies: 3
Views: 1217

Re: A.J. Bassett, Electronic Didjeridoo, Practical Electronics, November 1964

As cspar says, T1 & T2 are phase splitters for the two inputs to the ring mod; T3 is a weird way to turn mains supply into a 50/60 hz carrier signal. I think most of us here would prefer to build the oscillator for this purpose.
by Ben N
04 Jun 2023, 21:01
Forum: Parts & Tools Sourcing & Trading
Topic: Transistor Sockets?
Replies: 10
Views: 1801

Re: Transistor Sockets?

Agree with Lani. Just drop a little solder in the socket to lock the part in. Work hot & fast to minimize melting, but if the plastic melts a little, so what? This is a lot easier than desoldering the socket.