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A Blue Serendipity

Started by whitebread47, May 26, 2012, 10:33:27 PM

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whitebread47

Got this etched board in a trade (Haberdasher etched).  Overall, this was an easy build and a fun one.  I got to squeeze into a 1590B, which makes me happy.  The enclosure is from Mammoth, pre-drilled and painted.  The only sub I made was the IC, which is a JRC4558 in mine, sounds great.  Oh, and I didn't have any 3n3's, so I subbed a 3n9 for C4.  I ran into a little trouble testing it last night, but it only turned out to be a bad joint and a simple grounding issue.

Though I've owned a lot of boutique brand OD pedals, I've never desired or played a Zendrive.  Maybe the demos just weren't great, I don't know.  Anyways, I plugged this circuit in before boxing it and...BAM!  This thing sounds amazing, spanky w/ single note clarity and sustain for days.  I love it.  The knobs are very interactive, and a good many tones can be summoned from this beast.

This is my 6th build thus far, and I think it's the most sturdy and well put together yet as well.  Anyhow, here's some pedal porn.





Blake

"I don't think people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive." - Joseph Campbell

nzCdog

Nice colour... you could fit a battery in there too if you needed. Cool to hear its sounds good

whitebread47

Quote from: nzCdog on May 27, 2012, 12:36:20 AM
Nice colour... you could fit a battery in there too if you needed. Cool to hear its sounds good

Oddly enough, this enclosure was intended for a LaVache w/ brown (reeses cup, hehe) amp-style knobs.  I just so happened to finish the Serendipity first and was dying to box it up.  Turned out well, in my opinion. 

I kinda like that I had no expectations for this pedal.  When I turned it on and my amp came alive I got a pleasant surprise.  ;D
Blake

"I don't think people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive." - Joseph Campbell

slimtriggers

Serendipity is my favorite drive.  Such a versatile pedal.  Way more tones available than just the "dumble in a box"  sound IMHO. 8)