Finished this up last night. Had been sitting on my bench partially populated for a long time. After testing, I reduced the input cap. I do not play my Telecaster often. I play my guitars with P90s a lot more. Well, my Tele likes this pedal. So I might play it more often.
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/stevewire/RedLlama1.jpg?t=1376608318)
I switched out the CD4049UBE for a Fairchild CD4049UBCN. I felt there was a little more clarity in the high end. It did take a moment to switch them, so I wouldn't place any bets on that perception.
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/stevewire/RedLlamaPCB2.jpg)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/stevewire/RedLlamaGuts1.jpg?t=1376608338)
Something about this is so classy! I love the white knobs on that color of red. Well executed and clean guts too!
I thought it was covered with red dyed leather at first!
That looks really nice!
That's clean. I like.
Any reason for the 9mm pots? You had space for 24mm for goodness sake.
Jacob
^yeah, my first thought of the gut shot was "where's the rest of it?" Ha!
I really dig the textured finish. And really, who doesn't like a red pedal??? Looks great.
Hey Jacob,
Yes, some 24mm pots would have been cool. The 9mm were what I had on hand, just like those jacks. I built this circuit out of curiosity. It may never make it as a regular on my pedal board. Certainly could make an interesting character tone on a recording.
It sounds great. I don't want to give anyone the wrong impression.
wolfingsworth,
The knobs are cream, but only very slightly. The photography does not help. I can really only tell when it is next to white. I was hoping for a more buttery cream.
Thanks everyone for the positive comments. Much appreciated.
This is a really cool build! I'm diggin' the enclosure a lot, and not to mention the cool caps you have in there (Mica's and WIMA's, not?). Two questions: Where did you get that nicely textured enclosure, and do you think this is a loud pedal? I built one myself some time ago, and liked the sound, but it was too loud to be of any practical use with the rest of my setup. If there's a solution for that problem, it would be on my board to stay! Oh, and the knobs are very classy as well....
Paul
Hey Paul,
Thank you. I usually purchase my enclosures from Pedal Parts Plus. They have the best finishes that I can find. I am always looking for some other sources. And yes the red caps are WIMA MKP2s.
Yes, it is loud. I haven't had time to try it out in a band situation. I could see it not being very complimentary to the other pedals in getting a balance between different tones. It sounds good with my Telecaster, but I don't use that much and kind of picture the use of this pedal working better in a recording situation. Besides dropping the input cap down to 47n I haven't tried any other mods. I'd like to get just a hair more treble. I think it is in there, but the low end overwhelms it. I've been considering changing the resistor coming from the 9v down to 100R for more headroom; although, that could make it louder.