Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

J0K3RX · Post by **J0K3RX** » 13 Sep 2011, 04:41

Sorry for the crap picks... my cam sux!

I will post all of the values, layout, wiring as soon as I am done...

Don't let this little thing fool ya.. It's got killer tone and tons of gain!

stonefreed · Post by **stonefreed** » 13 Sep 2011, 08:29

Sounds pretty good !!

Could you post the layout and schematic as well ?

J0K3RX · Post by **J0K3RX** » 13 Sep 2011, 09:00

Somebody else can do the schematics if they want?

Here is the layout so far.. I will finish it tomorrow.

BOM
Pots
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Gain - B100K
Volume - A100K
Deep - B20K
Tone - C10K

Switches
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1 - SPST

Capacitors
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Electrolytic
100uf - 25v
100uf - 25v
2.2uf - 25v

Polyester Film
6.8n = 6n8 or 682
20pF = .22J100
100n = 104J63
47n = 47nJ63
47n = 47nJ63

Ceramic disk
10pF = 100
10pF = 100
47pF = 470

Diodes
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1N4007
1N60
1N60
1N60
1N60

Resistors
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R1 - 15k
R2 - 10k
R3 - 10k
R4 - 100ohm
R5 - 1k
R6 - 1M
R7 - 22k
R8 - 22k
R9 - 1k
R10 - 1M
R11 - 1k
R12 - 1M

madbean · Post by **madbean** » 13 Sep 2011, 11:40

Your 20pF is actually 220n.

culturejam · Post by **culturejam** » 13 Sep 2011, 14:00

The diodes don't appear to be connected to anything other than ground.

Also, I think the volume pot is numbered backward?

J0K3RX · Post by **J0K3RX** » 13 Sep 2011, 15:36

madbean wrote:Your 20pF is actually 220n.

Thanks madbean for the correction on the cap..! I get confused

culturejam wrote:The diodes don't appear to be connected to anything other than ground.

Also, I think the volume pot is numbered backward?

That is where that little toggle switch comes in... I still have to add in the switch, that's what you are seeing with the diodes..? I will check the vol pot.. Thanks culturejam!

This looks pretty open for some modding! We could add different clipping diodes/LED's for starters?

DimebuGG · Post by **DimebuGG** » 13 Sep 2011, 17:18

Guvnor/Crunchbox/Severe...

J0K3RX · Post by **J0K3RX** » 14 Sep 2011, 04:39

Ok, don't laugh at my layout...

I'm a noob so keep that in mind.. Anybody brave enough to give it a try? I can take sh!t apart and build stuff and I know how this stuff work but drawing it is not my specialty... Just trying to give back a little instead of just taking

Hope somebody gets it to work, I love this pedal! Sounds real damn good, the vids don't do it justice! I etched the board and I am gonna bild another one myself so I will let you all know how it goes...

theblackman · Post by **theblackman** » 14 Sep 2011, 05:04

from the vids i saw, it does sound pretty good, like a crunch box with more scoop. (there is a comparison vid with the crunchbox and it sounds very similar).

Post by **modman** » 14 Sep 2011, 06:47

J0K3RX wrote:Ok, don't laugh at my layout... I'm a noob so keep that in mind.. Anybody brave enough to give it a try?

Nobody is supposed to laugh until they can contribute to the thread, because you tackled this all on your own. Great work.

bajaman · Post by **bajaman** » 14 Sep 2011, 09:34

impressive work - keep going

cheers
bajaman

DrNomis · Post by **DrNomis** » 14 Sep 2011, 10:08

J0K3RX wrote:Ok, don't laugh at my layout... I'm a noob so keep that in mind.. Anybody brave enough to give it a try? I can take sh!t apart and build stuff and I know how this stuff work but drawing it is not my specialty... Just trying to give back a little instead of just taking Hope somebody gets it to work, I love this pedal! Sounds real damn good, the vids don't do it justice! I etched the board and I am gonna bild another one myself so I will let you all know how it goes...

For what it's worth you did a good job of it....cheers.....

max77 · Post by **max77** » 14 Sep 2011, 17:01

Diode is 1N34.
not 10pF but 100 pF

roseblood11 · Post by **roseblood11** » 14 Sep 2011, 17:28

is this a copy of the original layout? copyright problems? ...

Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts [traced]