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Pork Loin mod
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deepestend
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I could never tell if the pork and pickle was right for me. I like the pork loin more as a clean boost/fullness pedal and then to also have a muff after... seemed too either/or with the pork and pickle.
So, I remember when I used 470pf it definitely opened up the pedal A LOT but I still felt like I still wanted a hair more of high end to go through. Well, the Pork & Pickle uses a 220pf cap and I felt like that was too much. It lost the creaminess of the original. So, I'm gonna try something in between. I looked today and saw that I don't have any 330s but I do have 390s. So, I'll try it out and see. The good thing is that I've gained some crazy good soldering skills from making my own pedals the past 2 years so I have no problem with changing caps.
Agreed^ I just fitted it with a 500pf, and the difference is notable but not quite enough (keep in mind I'm using it for guitar). My setup let's me blend in clean signal alongside and that works great in the meantime.
I used a 390pf and feel like I hit the sweet spot. I'm very very happy with it.
Yep, it's from a time when "Way Huge" seemed only to refer to the size of the giant enclosure...not the contents. A good example of this is when Way huge released a Red Llama in the ubiquitous sized casing...the internal circuit schematic could have fitted on on postage stamp with SMD components easily. It's one of the simplest circuits ever built...way small should have been the mantra on that pedal.I always liked the Pork Loin but couldn't deal with the sheer girth of the pedal itself. So, I've now got a Pork & Pickle on the way!
Kinda odd...the Pork & Pickle is TWO pedals, and it's HALF the size
I used to have a large box swollen pickle and really liked it. However...a large box and several useful dials buried internally kind of made it a bit tedious. I keep meaning to build A fuzzdog clone in a 1590BB enclosure and all 7 dials on the front face. However, since my SA Aftershock and SA Ultrawave, I've got most of those tones covered with digital patches. But it would be nice to have one in my reference box of "unused pedals of delight".
It's on my To-Do list, that Fuzzzy Dawg. Finishing up a Semi-uni-vibe thinger right now, though.
I built a Pork Loin Clone using a PCB from pedalpcb called the "Lamb Chop." The nice thing is that all the controls were on the top. However, I just love the format of the original too much. I ended up selling it for $70 so I made a little money on it but definitely not worth the time I put into it.
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Great-looking build! Inside and out.
You definitely should've sold it for Boutique Pricing. Whoever bought it got a steal.
Man I had both...the Pork an Pickle SUCKS!
I so regret selling my modfed Porkloin...if anyone has one to sell DM PM me !!
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I'm going to put my modded porkloin up soon (john K and 18V mods done by me). Had a good run with it but it's off my board for now.
I have a Pork Loin at home that I got used, so I don't know the manufacturing date. To me it seems plenty bright, but I'm curious to know for sure. If I posted a picture of the circuit board, would you be able to tell me if it's the new version?
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I'm hearing conflicting info on whether the Pork Loin can run at 18V without modification. Many people report running it that way for years wtihout issue, and one person said they contacted the company directly and were told that 18V was fine. Has anybody ever heard of a Pork Loin failing due to running at 18V?
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the Pork loin has a 100uf 16V main filter cap so i wouldn't recommend it. it might work for a while but i think that it would eventually cook it.
Just an update for those interested. I got a power supply with 9, 14 and 18 volt outputs and tried the PL with all 3. I feel comfortable running it at 18 volts, at least briefly, since some on TB have done so for years without any issues. I found that for slight to moderate distortion settings on the PL, 14 volts is enough to bring the clipping down such that it blends in a musical and nondetrimental way with the overall sound. I also found that with my passive Fender P running the PL completely clean at 18 volts, there was still some clipping on lower notes when playing aggressively (would this be fixed with the voltage mod?) Since I have no desire to run the pedal completely clean anyways, I think i'm going to go forward running it with 14 volts. I also am happy with the brightness of the non modded version. This is all good news, since I have no soldering equipment or skill.
14V option, weird PSU. It is more likely that is 12V. Anyway 14V is much nicer to a component rated for max 16V. Note that those caps are not meant to be strung with the max voltage rating, cant remember what is the max recomended percentage, 80%?
The clipping is always present, something on the clean line is saturated and does the quite a bit of signal compression and that clipping you found. A reason I let my roam free.
The clipping is always present, something on the clean line is saturated and does the quite a bit of signal compression and that clipping you found. A reason I let my roam free.
You are right, it was actually 12V on my power supply. Funny enough, that power supply bit the dust and I'm about to buy one with a 15V option. I figured that would be perfect with a nonmodded Pork Loin with 16 volt caps. But in your post you are saying that caps shouldn't be run at greater than 80 percent their capacity? So the 16 volt max is really more like a 12 volt max then?
Also as a PL update, as much as I love the unmodded PL to use on my own, it really shines in the band. I'm running it into the front of my GK MB112ii, and it sounds so good even the drummer is commenting. Currently running it at 9 volts because my old power supply bit the dust. But in a band context, that clipping issue isn't so noticeable to me. Soon to be running it at 12 to 15 volts though.
