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Scarab Deluxe and Lunar Module Deluxe. The extra controls are really worth it IMO, and the super tight 9mm pots were used out if curiosity. Really doubt i'll ever go after 1590A builds!







Both sound great and are highly recommended. No rare parts or other B.S, just good fuzzy fun.

That's a pleasingly mad looking pedal. Love the LED placement and the old school 3D colour scheme!

Yes and yes.  The PLL splits the ac power though the two regulators which are adjusted via the two trimmers, you should be looking for +11V and - 11V there or there abouts depending on the iCs you are using.  Have a look through the thread over on DIY for a clearer idea of how to set it up.

Thank you that's great. I couldn't find anything specific to wiring the power input, and just have a real mental block when it comes to the fact that it doesn't matter which way round you wire the tip and sleeve of the power. I guess it's because i've never used AC for anything before.

Boards have arrived, waiting for parts

Does this run on 12vac like the original? I have a 500ma 12vac adaptor from ebay and have been wondering about wiring ac power. Do i just take one terminal to the +12vac wire on the board and treat the other as i normally would ground? Any input greatly appreciated.

A combination of personal circumstance and a few warm-up builds delayed progress but i've picked this back up.

soldersqueeze,  I only found out about the PLL this week and have been gathering info...
I'm tempted too...

Thanks for the link, here are a few pics to encourage you to join me in this madness



All the wires



I rigged it up so i could wire up one side of the board then flip it over. The layout is really good for this as most of the pot wires are one side and the rotary switch wires the other.



Flipped the board and wired switches before transfering to the box. There are a few wires from the pots which need to be joined with wires from the "rotary switch" side of the board to be soldered up and tucked away, but it means i can flip over the board if i need to trouble shoot the wiring or solder side of the vero. Think it's going well so far.

Built up an IC Muff as i've always been curious. Sounds really great, the tone control is just absurd- a million pillows all the way to nightmare static. Built out of magical mojo parts for no real reason. Its the tagboardeffects layout.
It might not look spectacular compared to a lot of the stuff on here, but i'm really happy how neat this looks. From now on this is the standard i'd really like to hit with my builds.

Looks great in the tupperware!
Interested to know if the vero sounds like the original? Tempted to build this, seems like a fun one.

I'd certainly say build it if your interested, it's going to give you the full noise swash experience. It's all bleeps and bloops, squelches and rips.
There is no "magic" or special "tone" to an original unit. They are what they are. I only want to a/b it because it's so hard to tell if something like this is built correctly. I normally settle on "if all the knobs do something, it's working fine".
It really is the stupidest pedal i've ever used

*quick edit*
I feel it worth noting that one thing it has in common with an original unit is noise bleeding into the bypassed signal at a lot of settings. This is true for every swash i've played. I know that can be a deal breaker for a lot of folks. No idea if it's fixable

Oh god these things are ridiculous. Built a mini swash on a 4MS board before, and i have an old school big box original. Think this one works as it should though i haven't a/b'd it yet. I do remember the big box and mini swash being fairly different though... i think these things do as they please...





The cracked and superglued top goes some way to explain why real tupperware costs so much i suppose.

Very cool, but I can't imagine those containers cost much less than a regular enclosure.

What does the extra switch do?

If they were genuine Tupperware they'd actually cost a lot more than regular enclosures, you're right. These crappy ones are two for pound so much more economically viable!
The extra switch is the on-off switch. Even a "soft touch" stomp switch seemed unwise

I wonder if the lack of shielding leads to more glitchiness.

Neat looking vero though.  Is that silk screened on top?

I doubt the lack of shielding helps matters, so it may well improve when boxed.
The vero just comes with the white print on it, it's the biggest stuff i could find on ebay (something like 35x96 holes! Still not big enough for the sagan delay layout on tagboardeffects though so i need to find bigger...)

Well, this is a lot of fun-




Pretty sure everything is working as it should, doesn't seem as well behaved or refined as the demo online but that may just be the vero over a pcb. Certainly works better than it did for the time spent trouble shooting before realising i was missing a cut on the board (sigh).
Like it so much i think i'll buy a pcb and give it a go with that. This one is perfect for my tupperware noise setup though.

Clean settings are buzz free, but that's through a battery amp with nothing else in the chain. I'm sure in a less forgiving circumstances it would make a difference. I'm going to keep building in Tupperware for a while so I'll see how bad it gets when i have a table full of them!

In preparation for my PLL build/ wire-o-thon, i thought i'd warm up with just a 6-knob build 
The Echbender is a great toy and a recomended build to anyone. Just a lovely echo/ dist/ noise box. Simple build other than the tight layout leaving little space for electrolytics.




Not going to win any beauty awards yet, but she's easily rehoused!
(Built from the tagboardeffects layout, i love that site so, so much)

Ambitious! Go for it!

I'd check out the thread on DIYSB by digit2. it's in the members section.
Even though the pics aren't there anymore, you can check out the section in the gallery ... it's got all the docs for his vero build.

Thanks for the heads-up, looks like i have some reading to do!

I'm working on a pcb with Dino (digi2t) at the moment, i'll keep you posted.

Colour me interested- would deffo pick one up when available!

Hey eveyone, this is my first post since 2013, meaning i've been out of the pedal game for 4ish years  I've realised i really miss it and want to start putting in the time again!
Feeling an urge to prove something to myself, i'm going to attempt  a PLLone, as i've always wanted to try one out. I know it might be wiser to start with a fuzzface or something, but so far it's going OK-


What I'm wondering is if anyone here has done this, and if they have any photos or advice. The great Photobucket nightmare has hindered my research somewhat 

Anywhoo, it's nice to be back and I hope to be here often. Now I'm off to drool at the build reports section some more! Best wishes to you all