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Title: Space Ritual
Post by: juansolo on October 09, 2013, 03:25:19 PM
Space Ritual - A psychedelic, space rock, trip-in-a-box

I suppose I should start with what's in there. The first effect is an UltraStoner fuzz on Pickdropper's MiniMuffin PCB, that goes into a Madbean Zero Point Dual Delay, followed by a Madbean StageFright (Maestro phaser) and finally into a 1776 Effects Rub-a-Dub reverb.

All of these effects stand alone or will work with any or all of the others in order to create some great psychedelic soundscapes. It's almost like they were made for each other.

I reckon this might be the best effect I've ever built...

(http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/ritual-o.jpg)

(http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/ritual-i.jpg)
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: gingataff on October 09, 2013, 03:44:52 PM
Awesome.
I'm wondering why you put the phaser after the delay, to modulate the repeats or some other reason?
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: kothoma on October 09, 2013, 04:00:29 PM
Wow. Impressive build.

I too wonder about the order. Is this the secret of great psychedelic soundscapes? Any sound samples on the way?
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: alanp on October 09, 2013, 04:03:17 PM
Awesome. 2SC-whatever transistors on the Ultrastoner? Normal caps on the phaser? Been thinking about what to put in a multibox myself lately.
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: juansolo on October 09, 2013, 04:12:46 PM
In answer to the questions.

I've got all these effects separately in one form or another and tried everything in just about every order until this was settled on as being the best sounding way around. Everything needed to be there and in the order they're in to get the effect. The phaser sounding better after the delay flummoxed us a little too!

Yep, they're 2SC1327s. We have a few and they're bloody brilliant for muffs. Though they need a leg twist (shown here (http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/ministoner1-i2.jpg)) and they're different gains to those that we used on the minis. They were S (low gain) and U (high gain) rated ones. The ones we can get now are all T (mid gain). So we meter them all and have them in different batches for where they go.

The Stagefright is a completely standard build.

Yep, gonna try and get a demo of this one sorted so I can enter it into Oct's comp ;)

I was quite pleased to be able to board mount all the pots except the mids and reverb. Likewise all the builds are low-profile to allow for the fittage.

(http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/ritual-i2.jpg)
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: Bret608 on October 09, 2013, 07:01:44 PM
Total thumbs up on this combination, dude. I've always put phase after delay, by the way. Back in the 90s, I ran my green Russian into an old Boss DSD-2 delay and then into a vintage Bad Stone. I firmly believe modulation goes after delay for true psych sounds!  ;)
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: lincolnic on October 09, 2013, 07:10:09 PM
Beautiful.
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: Ettore_M on October 09, 2013, 07:37:29 PM
Absolutely stunning! Love it.. Top job!  ;)

Hector
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: Vallhagen on October 09, 2013, 07:55:55 PM
Blöödy brilliant:)
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: bcalla on October 09, 2013, 08:12:48 PM
Hell, who needs a pedal board if you've got one of these???  Fantastic!!!
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: gtr2 on October 09, 2013, 08:59:37 PM
There should be a pedal death match between this and pickdropper's andromeda.
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: Mich P on October 09, 2013, 09:19:19 PM
Class
Mich P.
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: pickdropper on October 09, 2013, 09:55:55 PM
This looks fantastic.  The wiring on the inside is brilliant.
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: hoodoo on October 09, 2013, 11:41:27 PM
Epic build, can't wait for the sound sample too, all the best, Matt.
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: jimilee on October 09, 2013, 11:49:29 PM
Wow,that's really fantastic. I always run modulation after delay as well.
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: Diamond on October 10, 2013, 11:46:11 AM
It's nice to see that not everyone uses the 'standard' pedal order that gets recommended by all the wise men over the interweb. I myself like my delays before dirt and people who only see my board tell me it should be the other way around, but hey, I just prefer the way it sounds.

That seems like a great combination of effects, btw. Quite versatile for guitar, plus it should work for bass as well. Which type/size enclosure is it?
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: juansolo on October 10, 2013, 11:50:36 AM
It's a 1590DD (a 1590D is quite a bit deeper).
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: Cortexturizer on October 10, 2013, 12:14:23 PM
Dude, fantastic build. Jaw dropping interior and exterior, what else there to be said...bitchin' stuff!
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: Govmnt_Lacky on October 10, 2013, 12:48:46 PM
Fantastic looking build.....

Could I possibly make one tiny suggestion?

Get rid of those god awful tabbed washers on the toggle switches  :P
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: micromegas on October 10, 2013, 01:23:58 PM
Quote from: juansolo on October 09, 2013, 04:12:46 PM

Yep, gonna try and get a demo of this one sorted so I can enter it into Oct's comp ;)

(http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/ritual-i2.jpg)

+1. I really want to hear this!
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: das234 on October 10, 2013, 02:19:37 PM
It's just not fair!  Can't wait to hear it.
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: juansolo on October 10, 2013, 03:28:44 PM
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on October 10, 2013, 12:48:46 PM
Fantastic looking build.....

Could I possibly make one tiny suggestion?

Get rid of those god awful tabbed washers on the toggle switches  :P

Point me at a source of non-tabbed ones and I shall :)
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: pickdropper on October 10, 2013, 03:37:09 PM

Quote from: juansolo on October 10, 2013, 03:28:44 PM
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on October 10, 2013, 12:48:46 PM
Fantastic looking build.....

Could I possibly make one tiny suggestion?

Get rid of those god awful tabbed washers on the toggle switches  :P

Point me at a source of non-tabbed ones and I shall :)

Pedal Parts Plus sells some.  I get mine from there.

Small Bear might, but I haven't checked.
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: alanp on October 10, 2013, 03:39:34 PM
I've started to just flick the tabbed washer, so it's switch-nut-chassis-lockingwasher-nut-toggle
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: juansolo on October 11, 2013, 07:02:43 PM
Demo of the Space Ritual effects pedal. Be gentle, we're far better at building them than playing them. It's a demo of what it does rather than what we can do with it ;)



Run it at 720p for better audio.
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: ch1naski on October 12, 2013, 02:34:09 AM
That's so rad. I think I could probably get lost for days playing through that.

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Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: kothoma on October 12, 2013, 05:41:14 AM
Thanks for this demo video, really great sounds in there, very inspiring!
Title: Re: Space Ritual
Post by: Stomptown on October 12, 2013, 06:13:14 AM
As already stated this is just mind blowing John! WoW!  8) I am always impressed by your wiring and this one is no exception; extremely clean for having a non-mounted PCB in there...