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Title: Nashville Skyline
Post by: Droogie on May 12, 2014, 03:48:19 PM
I wanted to make a multi-pedal to play some country stuff through and went through a lot of different options as to how to best capture that sound. Originally thought of using a treble boost in the first spot, but that was before I built a Kingslayer. Needless to say, that fulfilled my needs for clean/treble boost in spades! I followed that with compressor, TS, trem, delay and verb.

First up is Pickdropper's MiniTaur—sound fantastic (especially after putting the correct IC's where they're supposed to go  ::)). Next is Plesur's Compulator board—good sounding comp and the right size. The rest are all Pickdropper boards: Mini Screamer with all options, Delirium Tremolo, Mini Blue Delay (SMD) and Hall Spawn (SMD) which is wired "always on".

Since I built most of the circuits before deciding what to use in this project, the board mounted pots result in less than optimal configuration. Since it's just for me, I don't mind too much. I'll change all the knobs to the smaller Davies style when I place my next parts order. The one thing I really wish I'd done differently is move the DC jack to the opposite side—it's a bit awkward with the In jack as I use mostly L plugs on my cables.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img835/5254/y52a.jpg)
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: thesameage on May 12, 2014, 04:08:11 PM
Nice. Holy crap is that a tight build!
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: pickdropper on May 12, 2014, 04:26:48 PM
Awesome!

How is it stepping on the footswitches?  I might have issues with my giant feet on that.
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: gjcamann on May 12, 2014, 04:31:28 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on May 12, 2014, 04:26:48 PM
Awesome!

How is it stepping on the footswitches?  I might have issues with my giant feet on that.

You're supposed to wear pointy cowboy boots when you play this. It's country afterall.
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: Droogie on May 12, 2014, 04:41:59 PM
Quote from: gjcamann on May 12, 2014, 04:31:28 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on May 12, 2014, 04:26:48 PM
Awesome!

How is it stepping on the footswitches?  I might have issues with my giant feet on that.

You're supposed to wear pointy cowboy boots when you play this. It's country afterall.

Zappos here I come!
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: rullywowr on May 12, 2014, 05:35:46 PM
Quote from: gjcamann on May 12, 2014, 04:31:28 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on May 12, 2014, 04:26:48 PM
Awesome!

How is it stepping on the footswitches?  I might have issues with my giant feet on that.

You're supposed to wear pointy cowboy boots when you play this. It's country afterall.

+1!

Wow, that is a lot of circuits to cram in one box.  Well played!
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: jubal81 on May 12, 2014, 05:55:54 PM
No substitute for having the right tool for the job and just like you want it. I know wiring this was a bear. Great job!
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: m-Kresol on May 12, 2014, 06:06:29 PM
This looks really tight, but clean. I kinda like the input on the side and the output on the back. Not something you see every day.
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: Droogie on May 12, 2014, 06:50:53 PM
Thanks for the kind words, guys!
Quote from: m-Kresol on May 12, 2014, 06:06:29 PM
This looks really tight, but clean. I kinda like the input on the side and the output on the back. Not something you see every day.
It was really the only way I knew to make it all fit. I actually still have to grind out the section of the box lip where the output jack is since it's so close to the top. It turns out to be a very convenient configuration for a multi—I may do it on future builds—but not out of sheer necessity!
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: lincolnic on May 13, 2014, 03:45:25 AM
Looks like there's room for at least one Peep in there, too. Awesome work.
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: davent on May 13, 2014, 04:27:19 AM
I like that less then optimal, chaotic/random arrangement of the pots and the larger knobs as opposed to the small Davies... anyways...

Great, great  job, you put a ton of time and sweat into that!
dave
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: Leevibe on May 13, 2014, 04:43:28 AM
Wow Andrew! When I read the description and saw the first pic I was expecting spaghetti for guts. You did a very admirable job of organizing the interior! I'm way impressed. Nice job.
Title: Re: Nashville Skyline
Post by: alanp on May 13, 2014, 05:43:09 AM
Intensely busy! Pretty cool :)