GK rails in a pedal?

[Matthew_84]

well, a few members have talked me into building one for them, so I suppose that I could build one for you too.

I'm planning on building one of these fairly soon. I could do builds for others as I'll have extra boards.

Hey guys, I'd really love it if one of you could please make me one of the these and I'll pay for your time, material, and shipping to Canada. Please let me know your thoughts.

I am going to get into building my own circuits and pedals and such, but this may be a bit of a tough one to tackle for my first job.

Thanks!

Matt.

 

[Feral Feline]

Matt, there's gotta be some local builders to you, or at least within Ontario or Quebec. Look under a few igloos and see what comes up from under the icecap. Maybe the guy(s) at Southampton would be willing, or the guy that's the authorised distributor for BYOC (Axe&YouShallReceive), or Wounded Paw.
http://rousetech.weebly.com/index.html
I bet the guy at KO Amps would do it for you, he's in North Bay... [email protected]
Lurk at DIYStompboxes website and see who comes out of the Northern Lights cyberethers and seems reliable and worthy of your business...

NB —Usual Disclaimer: No affiliation with any builders inside of or outside of this post!


If I ever fulfill my dream of building pedals and manage this one for myself, I'll call mine the "Holy Graillian Cougar".

 

[Matthew_84]

Sounds good. I'll look around. Thanks.

 

[blindrabbit]

Sounds good. I'll look around. Thanks.

If you have any success with finding a Canadian builder, let me know, I'd be interested in hearing more. Thanks!

 

[DirtyDuke]

I'll ask Hamish at Southampton, he may be I interested in building a few.

 

[blindrabbit]

I'll ask Hamish at Southampton, he may be I interested in building a few.

Let me know what he says, I may be interested in a bundled deal with one of his ODs.

 

[TinyE]

Would anyone be interested in a batch run of pcbs? There's quite a few online places that make them. I even found one place that will assemble for you. I can check on pricing if there's enough interest. They will do a run of 5, but I suspect it will be cheaper if more are made.

 

[bigsnack]

I'd be interested in getting a quote!

 

[Feral Feline]

I'm interested in getting a group-purchase order from Southampton going! Might help convince Hamish to solder some up for us Eager Beavers.

 

[sprag]

If the price is right i'm interested. I suppose a pcb to Australia wouldn't cost much in the post

 

[jloftin1]

Id be interested in a pcb as well.

 

[TinyE]

I just need to sit down with it and get dimensions. The pcbs are really cheap it seems. I'll post an estimate for 5 and then one for 10 tomorrow.

 

[thumbman]

I may be interested in a PCB too.

 

[aetheriac]

I'd be interested in one too.

 

[wolfkeller]

I'm down with the sickness!

 

[BassikLee]

I'd be interested, too

 

[JoeVictim]

I've needed a GK 800 based pre for awhile...

 

[Lebowsky]

I've needed a GK 800 based pre for awhile...

this is not a preamp though, just a pedal.

 

[TinyE]

I just need to sit down with it and get dimensions. The pcbs are really cheap it seems. I'll post an estimate for 5 and then one for 10 tomorrow.

Just an update. I've been trying to find a way to get the file into gerber format, without much luck. Stay tuned

 

[Dominic D]

thanks for the heads up. I have no idea how that happened but it's fixed now.
for anyone that's going to build it themselves, please use this corrected layout:

Found another error in the layout. The 12K resistor in the upper right area (R13 in the schematic) is missing the trace that connects it to the 27pF cap (C4).

Unless I missed something, I believe the cap mark as 1u near the input should be 100n.

Where is the 1u cap you're suppose to use if you don't use the boost suppose to go? Where the jumper by the Boost Sw2 is?

EDIT:

One last thing. The 1k resistor in the bottom right area (R3) doesn't seem to be connected right. It shouldn't be connected to "Output 3". It's connected to the wrong side of the 1k resistor at the top right (R7).