Posts tonen met het label Drive. Alle posts tonen
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zaterdag 16 april 2016

A Drive Box - Clone

A pedal that I've build for myself of which I'm really proud. It is a Tube Screamer (TS9), DBA Interstellar Overdrive, MXR Micro Amp combo pedal.
With the left footswitch you can activate the TS9 or IOD, and on the right you can activate the Micro Amp.
With the toggle switch in the centre you can choice between the TS9 and IOD. With the toggle switch on the right (I've added this switch later when the pedal was already done, so its kinda in a weird position) you can choose when you want to activate the Micro Amp. You can choose that the Micro Amp will go on if the left footswitch is activated (switchable booster) or by itself.
The design is just some improvisation with nail polish and an embosser. First I've wanted to etch something really cool on it, but when I realised that the pedal is already full of pots and switches, I didn't do it.

Z.Vex Box Of Rock - Clone

A Z.Vex Box Of Rock clone I've built for myself. From the web shop where I order most of my components, had two kinds of BS170 mosfet transistors (the box of rock has 4 of those) for sale, the ''normal'' and the one that Z.vex use. I've bought 4 of each to test if there was any difference in sound, I couldn’t hear any difference, so I wasted 5 euro's (they were really expensive).
I had this pedal for 2 weeks on my board, but I don’t really like the sound of the pedal on single coils (all my guitars are single coils, except one Danelectro), so I sold the pedal for cheap to Domenico Mangione.

zaterdag 20 februari 2016

Hello Kitty from Hell - Clone

''Life is like a roller coaster, live it, be happy, enjoy live'', with these great magic words we will start this pedal.
I've made this pedal for Laura ''B.B.B.'' Pannekoek in exchange of an old IPhone. Luckily she didn't say what kind of artwork she wanted, so I’ve used my imagination and came up with ''this''.
This pedal is in style of Avril Lavigne, as you can see.
It's a drive-fuzz combo pedal. On the left side we've got a Devi Ever Sodameiser, a thick muff-like fuzz that works great with bass guitar. On the right side we’ve got a DBA Interstellar Overdrive. Most overdrive pedals made for bass are quite big (large schematic), but I needed a small one. I've searched and searched, but when I saw that the bassist of one of my favourite bands (A Place to bury strangers) used an Interstellar Overdrive, I chose that one.
At this point I'm not satisfied with my etching skills, so this will be my last time etching with caustic soda, from now on I will use ferric chloride.