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Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 13 Sep 2011, 04:41
by J0K3RX
Sorry for the crap picks... my cam sux! :evil: I will post all of the values, layout, wiring as soon as I am done... :lol:

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



Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 13 Sep 2011, 08:29
by stonefreed
Sounds pretty good !!

Could you post the layout and schematic as well ?

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 13 Sep 2011, 09:00
by J0K3RX
Somebody else can do the schematics if they want? :wink: 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

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 13 Sep 2011, 11:40
by madbean
Your 20pF is actually 220n.

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 13 Sep 2011, 14:00
by culturejam
The diodes don't appear to be connected to anything other than ground. :scratch:

Also, I think the volume pot is numbered backward?

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 13 Sep 2011, 15:36
by J0K3RX
madbean wrote:Your 20pF is actually 220n.
Thanks madbean for the correction on the cap..! I get confused :slap:
culturejam wrote:The diodes don't appear to be connected to anything other than ground. :scratch:

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?

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 13 Sep 2011, 17:18
by DimebuGG
Guvnor/Crunchbox/Severe...

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 04:39
by J0K3RX
Ok, don't laugh at my layout... :oops: 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 :lol: 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...

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 05:04
by theblackman
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).

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts  [traced]

Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 06:47
by modman
J0K3RX wrote:Ok, don't laugh at my layout... :oops: 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.

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 09:34
by bajaman
impressive work - keep going :thumbsup
cheers
bajaman

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 10:08
by DrNomis
J0K3RX wrote:Ok, don't laugh at my layout... :oops: 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 :lol: 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..... :thumbsup

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 17:01
by max77
Diode is 1N34.
not 10pF but 100 pF :D

Re: Quicksand Distortion Pedal - Guts

Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 17:28
by roseblood11
is this a copy of the original layout? copyright problems? ...