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Title: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: aeroemi on September 03, 2014, 07:25:20 AM
Hi guys, this is my Sparkle... A very dynamic overdrive I designed... The drive section is a pretty standard design: IC followed by a couple of clipping diodes between stages. It has a baxandall tonestack in it so I could dial with the bass and treble content...

Carefully chosen buffer stages on input and output, make the tone really warm and touch sensitive...

It is also my first pedal with glittered powdercoating paint and silk screen...

I'll post gut shots asap...

Cheers...(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/03/na2ejy6e)

Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: teknoman2 on September 03, 2014, 07:59:59 AM
Nice job mate,
very pro finish.  ;)
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: Thomas_H on September 03, 2014, 08:12:11 AM
Thats really cool man!
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: micromegas on September 03, 2014, 08:32:09 AM
Nice! Silkscreened or waterdecaled?
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: kothoma on September 03, 2014, 08:58:39 AM
Wow, this looks great!
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: aeroemi on September 03, 2014, 09:17:19 AM
Quote from: micromegas on September 03, 2014, 08:32:09 AM
Nice! Silkscreened or waterdecaled?
Thank you, it's Silkscreened...
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: aeroemi on September 03, 2014, 09:18:41 AM
Quote from: kothoma on September 03, 2014, 08:58:39 AM
Wow, this looks great!

Thank you! I think I'll add a toogle switch to control the mids... so that it could be even more twekable...
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: Cortexturizer on September 03, 2014, 11:44:54 AM
looking great!
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: micromegas on September 03, 2014, 12:10:34 PM
Quote from: aeroemi on September 03, 2014, 09:17:19 AM
Quote from: micromegas on September 03, 2014, 08:32:09 AM
Nice! Silkscreened or waterdecaled?
Thank you, it's Silkscreened...

Ok, now I read it on the report... sorry  :-[  I only processed "glittered powdercoating" the first time...
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: bcalla on September 03, 2014, 01:21:50 PM
That's about as clean as they get.  Very nice.
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: chuckbuick on September 03, 2014, 01:31:51 PM
Looks pro, man.  Nice work.
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: aeroemi on September 03, 2014, 01:41:08 PM
Thank you guys...
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: Leevibe on September 03, 2014, 07:47:06 PM
Very nicely done!
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: TGP39 on September 03, 2014, 07:48:07 PM
Hot damn that looks uber professional! Great job.
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: ggarms on September 03, 2014, 08:03:41 PM
Yeah, This is super clean. I really like the design.
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: lars on September 04, 2014, 06:00:58 AM
Boutique-quality finish and look, plus it's a circuit you designed. It doesn't get any better than that.
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: aeroemi on September 04, 2014, 08:03:29 AM
Quote from: lars on September 04, 2014, 06:00:58 AM
Boutique-quality finish and look, plus it's a circuit you designed. It doesn't get any better than that.

Yeah! This is the key factor I choose... I've never wanted to go out with a clone of something already existing...

8)

... and it is much more satisfying... IMO...
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: selfdestroyer on September 04, 2014, 08:36:13 AM
Awesome build like others have said. I love the simplicity of the graphics. Looks great.

Cody
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: stevie1556 on September 04, 2014, 08:36:39 AM
That looks a really pro finish! Would love to hear how it sounds!
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: aeroemi on September 04, 2014, 09:02:04 AM
Quote from: stevie1556 on September 04, 2014, 08:36:39 AM
That looks a really pro finish! Would love to hear how it sounds!

It sound awesome to me... can I add an audio sample to this thread?
(I'm a total newbie on how to use the forum's settings...  :-\ )
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: selfdestroyer on September 04, 2014, 09:13:38 AM
Quote from: aeroemi on September 04, 2014, 09:02:04 AM
Quote from: stevie1556 on September 04, 2014, 08:36:39 AM
That looks a really pro finish! Would love to hear how it sounds!

It sound awesome to me... can I add an audio sample to this thread?
(I'm a total newbie on how to use the forum's settings...  :-\ )

You sure can, You can upload it to something like soundcloud and add it here.

Cody
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: aeroemi on September 04, 2014, 11:17:47 AM
Quote from: selfdestroyer on September 04, 2014, 09:13:38 AM
Quote from: aeroemi on September 04, 2014, 09:02:04 AM
Quote from: stevie1556 on September 04, 2014, 08:36:39 AM
That looks a really pro finish! Would love to hear how it sounds!

It sound awesome to me... can I add an audio sample to this thread?
(I'm a total newbie on how to use the forum's settings...  :-\ )

You sure can, You can upload it to something like soundcloud and add it here.

Cody

Perfect!! I'll do it asap!  8) 8)
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: Cloverleaf on September 06, 2014, 08:39:08 AM
Looks fantastic! I'm curious as to how it sounds.
Any chance we get to take a look at the guts of the effect? :)
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: GrindCustoms on September 06, 2014, 11:34:05 PM
Very nice, love the simple aesthetics, makes it very clean. ;)

But yeah... Gut shot or you know... ...it's a behringer re-house. ;)
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: aeroemi on September 08, 2014, 05:59:06 PM
Quote from: GrindCustoms on September 06, 2014, 11:34:05 PM
Very nice, love the simple aesthetics, makes it very clean. ;)

But yeah... Gut shot or you know... ...it's a behringer re-house. ;)
8) 8) ehehe you're right... well here it is...
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: Leevibe on September 08, 2014, 07:44:56 PM
Beautiful and tidy inside as it is outside. Nice work.
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: culturejam on September 08, 2014, 08:19:50 PM
Very slick!
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: aeroemi on September 08, 2014, 09:23:18 PM
Quote from: culturejam on September 08, 2014, 08:19:50 PM
Very slick!

:-[ I have to admit that it is not so beautiful on the inside... I'm still working on the internal spaces... It is not easy at all to make all the spaces filled in the proper way...

I'm on the learning path...  ::)
Title: Re: Sparkle -Dynamic Overdrive
Post by: raulduke on September 09, 2014, 08:34:04 AM
Looks fine to me; very neat.

I really like the graphics/layout too. It's a pretty pedal!