Boss DS-1 ''Synth Drive'' - Mod

Boss DS-1, everyone's first guitar distortion (or behringer, if you were a broke kid). Until this day the DS-1 is one of my favourite distortion pedals, when they are modded. Myself I own a Keeley modded, but a friend of mine, Can Ur, wanted a solid distortion with some settings where you can get some unfriendly sound out of it.
So we went with the JHS Synth Drive DS-1 mod. First, the DS-1 will sound much better, less shrill and tighter; second, you can get strange noises with the toggle switches under the footswitch.
switch 1: it sounds like a dying battery fuzz
switch 2: oscillation
switch 3: switch 3 is kinda hard to explain, the best way I can explain it ''fuzz octave up tremolo synthy'' sound
All these sounds are obtained from circuit bending

EHX Micro POG switch replacement - Repair

This POG from Marijn Westerlaken needed a switch replacement. Sounds easy, but it turned out to be a tough job.
EHX uses special 3pdt PCB and wires them with a white ribbon cable. If you need to replace the switch, you need to desolder the ribbon from the mainboard, which can be a real bother.
After all the desoldering is done, it’s as simple as that.

Green Russian Big Muff - Clone

Made a Green Russian Big Muff with a blend function for Joost Bausch. This pedal is made especially for bass guitar; it has a blend and a midcontrol (even tough that’s also handy for guitar). This is one of the best Big Muffs for bass guitar; it has lots of gain, has a bass boost and the bass guitar doesn't fall out of the (band) mix, especially with a blend and midcontrol
With the blend you can bring back your clean signal in the sound and with the midcontrol you can get a boosted or a scooped mid (and of course the ''original'' mid).

DBA Supersonic Fuzzgun - Clone

I wanted to make a Silicon Fuzz Factory, did some research, and I chose the DBA Supersonic Fuzzgun.
When it was done, I didn't know if I liked it or disliked it. This fuzz is in every aspect different than any other fuzz that I owned or build. It is really harsh, shrill and it hasn't any sustain. But I can get those Mudhoney sounds out of it, so I'm satisfied.
Originally the pedal has a toggle switch for activating the oscillation, I chose a footswitch and an extra led.

Ibanez AD9 switch problems - Repair

This original AD9 had some switching problems, but all  I had to do was some cleaning and it was good to go. Jeez, what a great analogue delay.

Resonant Field Effects Acceleron Fuzz - Clone

I had a moment of realization, I only have fuzz pedals that are gainmonsters, so I wanted a ''normal'' fuzz pedal. I first thought about a germanium Fuzz Face, but because I still haven't found (what I'm looking for) a good germanium transistor dealer, I went for a silicon fuzz.
Those silicon Fuzz Faces are kinda boring, so I found a Acceleron Fuzz from Field Effects. If you look at the schematics, it uses some transistors that aren't very common (expect for one MPSA18). It sounded great on YouTube, and the schematic looked interesting, so I built it.
Now it’s one of my favourite fuzz pedals that I own, it's a real dynamic fuzz, it doesn't get mushy like a Big Muff, and it goes from brave to real harsh.
The switch in the centre is for contour, I never really understood contour on amplifiers, but on this pedal it's kinda like compression, I think.
The enclosure is a failed etch from the Seamoon Funkmachine (eventhough that one wasn't a success either), so I've used this enclosure for my own pedals.

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.