I'm quite proud.

[basskidd]

In between multiple glasses of rum I've managed to build myself a brand spankin new reverb pedal, as well as replace the faulty electronics in one of my basses. All of this with the soldering iron I got in the mail today.

Just thought I'd share.

[NYCbassist]

Very Cool Stuff! Any details or Pictures?

[basskidd]

Originally Posted by NYCbassist

Very Cool Stuff! Any details or Pictures?

Pictures, possibly (maybe when I sober up...). Details, yeah sure. haha
It's a BYOC Reverb II model, and I just replaced the electronics in my Carvin Icon 6 String (courtesy of the wonderful warranty). I've had a little bit of soldering experience, but almost none with circuit boards which makes this really cool for me... gonna use both of em at my gig tomorrow night!

[NYCbassist]

Originally Posted by basskidd

Pictures, possibly (maybe when I sober up...). Details, yeah sure. haha
It's a BYOC Reverb II model, and I just replaced the electronics in my Carvin Icon 6 String (courtesy of the wonderful warranty). I've had a little bit of soldering experience, but almost none with circuit boards which makes this really cool for me... gonna use both of em at my gig tomorrow night!

Cool! As the old saying goes "Break a leg" at tomorrows Gig.

[basskidd]

^^^Thanks!

By popular request, pictures....

[basskidd]

Really excited about the reverb pedal, I have big plans for it.

[MarkMgibson]

You have some skills - very nice. What's the reverb unit sound like?

[Jammin Johneboy]

Right on man !

I have built a few simple circuits from schematics and it is cool and exciting to see your creation of parts come alive for the first time . Almost like you have created a living thing ! Its a cool feeling . I have built a number of car engines in my days including a couple of racing engines and it is the same kind of feeling seeing them come alive for the first time .

Here is a discussion on soldering that you might find interesting :
Help. Does proper soldering make a difference ?

There's a standing joke in the electronic hobbyist world that first you build the circuit , then you figure out why it doesn't work . LOL

Yours worked right off the bat , you have every right to feel proud . Congratulations on your success !

[Pacman]

Moved to Effects.

[basskidd]

Originally Posted by MarkMgibson

You have some skills - very nice. What's the reverb unit sound like?

Thanks! It sounds pretty cool - a little bit digital (not as natural as the verb tank on a guitar amp, but that's to be expected) and noisy when I turn the reverb all the way up, but when I do that as well as turn the dwell all the way up it gets stuck in this really cool 'infinite delay' esque feedback loop. I've not see a verb pedal do that before, so I may have wired something oddly but it honestly sounds kinda cool (and only happens when both knobs are cranked all the way). I'll see if I can record a quick demo with it later

[basskidd]

Originally Posted by Jammin Johneboy

Right on man !

I have built a few simple circuits from scematics and it is cool and exciting to see your creation of parts come alive for the first time . Almost like you have created a living thing ! Its a cool feeling . I have built a number of car engines in my days including a couple of racing engines and it is the same kind of feeling seeing them come alive for the first time .

Here is a discussion on soldering that you might find interesting :
Help. Does proper soldering make a difference ?

There's a standing joke in the electronic hobbist world that first you build the circuit , then you figure out why it doesn't work . LOL

Yours worked right off the bat , you have every right to feel proud . Congratulations on your success !

Thanks man! It's a really cool feeling indeed!
Awesome thread, thanks for the share

[MarkMgibson]

Originally Posted by basskidd

Thanks! It sounds pretty cool - a little bit digital (not as natural as the verb tank on a guitar amp, but that's to be expected) and noisy when I turn the reverb all the way up, but when I do that as well as turn the dwell all the way up it gets stuck in this really cool 'infinite delay' esque feedback loop. I've not see a verb pedal do that before, so I may have wired something oddly but it honestly sounds kinda cool (and only happens when both knobs are cranked all the way). I'll see if I can record a quick demo with it later

I'm hopeless when it comes to electronics, but I always wished I could do that sort of thing. A demo would be cool - perhaps you've accidentally invented a great new effect. It's happened a lot of times before with effects pedals - someone just lucking out throwing their own design together.

[Timmah]

Cool pedal. I'm looking forward the the feedback loop demo haha

[icecycle66]

WooHoo! DIY for the win.