Looks good! The graphic on the blue one is really cool, decal?
Did you do the SMT work or order it pre installed?
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Did you do the SMT work or order it pre installed?
I used a no-film decal. A buddy from another forum created the artwork, though.
I got the FV-1 at the same time as the board so had it installed already. I've not done any SMT soldering. I feel confident I could do it if needed, but I would prefer to learn on some transistors rather than going right for an FV-1, especially with how hard they can be to come by right now.
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i just finished building a Coda Effects black hole sun pedal (Jfet sunn model T in a box):
Nice! How do you like it? And how does it compare to the Model FeT, if you tried that one too? Thanks.
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i had an EAE model fet and i think that i liked a slightly better than the CODA version, but the coda is no slouch. i designed my own version a few years ago using factory Sunn schematic and i actually like it better than both of them:
John, is that one of the OSH Park Andy Relay boards? Quite some time ago it came to my attention that they were no longer available and I'm wondering if they still are, now that I see you using one. Or do you just have a massive stock of them? 
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What are people using for their soft relay board needs? I have never actually built one.
Madbean's looks pretty good: https://www.madbeanpedals.com/projects/_folders/Bypass/pdf/Softie_2021.pdf
Madbean's looks pretty good: https://www.madbeanpedals.com/projects/_folders/Bypass/pdf/Softie_2021.pdf
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yep. they still make them. it's funny because i designed the etchable version, and later discovered that someone must've created an eagle file for it and had them made. the osh park ones do have two resistor value labeling errors though, but since i know what it is it was to make them usable.John, is that one of the OSH Park Andy Relay boards? Quite some time ago it came to my attention that they were no longer available and I'm wondering if they still are, now that I see you using one. Or do you just have a massive stock of them?
i just did a search on oshpark and can no longer find them there but since i've ordered them a bunch of times, i just go to my cart and click "re-order"
John, is that one of the OSH Park Andy Relay boards? Quite some time ago it came to my attention that they were no longer available and I'm wondering if they still are, now that I see you using one. Or do you just have a massive stock of them?
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just finished a madbean VFE mini-mu (a modified Mutron III). it was a pretty difficult build since it use 1/8W resistors and has very tightly spaced solder pads but it fired up and works perfect on the first try (YAY!). and BTW it sounds great.
here's a couple of pics of it:
here's a couple of pics of it:
I was about to make a Rothwell Love Squeeze a while back, but then I read quite a few stories about it distorting on bass. I came across this fix but never got around to build one:
Instead I built an Engineer's Thumb that I really love (replaced my Aguilar TLC, that again replaced an MXR M87), and I've also made a DOD280 for when I want an optical comp, and to experiment with home rolled LDRs. But please post some clips if you make a Rothwell Love Squeeze, or try the fixes in the link. It's an interesting circuit!
I've built it and it does this sputtering thing on the E and A open strings, higher frequencies don't really have that at normal volumes, I can also remedy it if I turn the bass output down to less than 20%. Comp setting has to go realll low to avoid this with the E string.
I'm going to have to fix this somehow
Love squeeze pedal: EADG, E E E E, vol pot maxed on both J pickups, max comp, max vol on pedal
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i built a love squeeze on veroboard years ago. it has zero issues and sounds great. with the exception of adding a bypassable clean blend, it has no modifications.
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i built a second VFE Mini, this time in black:
Yes, I remember
and I remember the labeling errors too, lol.I am floored that I did not know you could do this - thank you so much.
Here's a pic of the sputtering waveform
I fixed it, the changes are:
C4 1.5n > 68n
R1 1Meg > 500K
R10 10K > 20K trimmer set to 18K
Bringing the highpass down to 4Hz from 106Hz helped a ton.
It was having periodic artifacts every 4th wave. After the highpass edit, it went away but I was now getting some buckling on the peak every wave.
R10 to tweak the release time smooths that out.
I was also ready to increase C6 but it sounded good enough.
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jut finished a modified Ampeg Scrambler (the 1969 version) using original NOS 2N5306 transistors with a relayed true bypass. the originals only had two knobs -balance and texture, but had a low output issue so the modification consists of a switch to run it either 100% stock, or have a clean boost with a volume control.
Musikding Faux delay. Similar to a Deep Blue Delay with added Tone control for getting dark echoes. Painted a sparse coat of Parisian pink acrylic then topped with two coats of bubblegum pink glitter.
PCB Mania - Triple Wicked, Musikding kit.
This beast gives me TubeScreamer on steroids vibes with its aggressive distortion. I like the versatility of the EQ, mids contour and boost. Unfortunately, it's lacking in low end like a Screamer. Boxing this up was tricky. The toggle switch, jacks and footswitches were all a tight fit. Painted a single coat of silver glitter over high gloss black.
This beast gives me TubeScreamer on steroids vibes with its aggressive distortion. I like the versatility of the EQ, mids contour and boost. Unfortunately, it's lacking in low end like a Screamer. Boxing this up was tricky. The toggle switch, jacks and footswitches were all a tight fit. Painted a single coat of silver glitter over high gloss black.
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I have been using a Plumes, which is also lacking in low end. But, I have found that if I run it into a comp with a tone knob or a muff, it really works. All the low end comes back and the pedals down the line get that mid punch.
Here's my compressor/pre-amp combo pedal. Marmite parody logo.
I'm interested in transistor fuzzes next, tube OD pedal maybe and maybe a chorus/delay but god they're complicated.
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