Howdy folks
Back in the pandemic a friend asked me if its possible to make the most pedalboard friendly version of the Lovetone Doppelganger.
I challenged myself and came up with this build. I sacrificed the pedal controls, but honestly, could have added them I reckon.
Its a 1590BB tall. Not shown are some long solid core standoffs used for the pot mounting :)
Was an absolute swine to put together, the pcb is semi-floating of course as its almost exactly the same dimensions as the enclosure cavity.
Still, it works great, retains all the footswitching modes and sounds a beast.
(https://i.ibb.co/Jkq5QPJ/1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tCz8X5r)
(https://i.ibb.co/p4vZMxy/2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/c2ctZ1L)
(https://i.ibb.co/hYfqQXQ/3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vXYtysy)
(https://i.ibb.co/Ns4V7Jy/4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/t4dm3vJ)
With the proof of concept done, a slightly modified pair were produced for aforementioned friend, and pal of his.
These sacrifice the phase/vibe switch in favour of a toggle, and ditch wholesale the true/spectral bypass. The effect is essentiall hardwired on, so the LEDs are always pulsing in time with the LFO(s), and the red LED that normally shows ph/vb mode is now the bypass LED.
One of them was requested custom artwork with clear knobs, the other dude wanted crazy coloured knobs. Happy to oblige!
(https://i.ibb.co/Hn6kpFF/5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wMVxr00)
Wow, nicely executed.
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Too cool. You don't get the impact of how much is jammed in there till they're sitting side by side.
Reminds of the time I shrunk a Clone Theory for a friend of mine. Some pedals are just too big and bulky to be fully useful. Yours are practical and beautiful. Excellent work!
I've been saving an extra-flowery portion of my vocabulary for builds of this caliber:
Gorgeous work!
Excellent again and what a tight fit! Love the size comparison shot with original!
Top work from the biggest Lovetone fan out there!
Niiiice.