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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: peAk on June 18, 2014, 03:17:17 PM

Title: Super Drive 70's, anyone build it?
Post by: peAk on June 18, 2014, 03:17:17 PM
I have had the PCB that I got from GPCB for months now and I am trying to decide what all builds I want to work on next.

Anyone build this yet? If so, thoughts?

Title: Re: Super Drive 70's, anyone build it?
Post by: GermanCdn on June 18, 2014, 03:50:16 PM
I've got one built but not boxed.  No specific reason as to not boxing it, just not high on the priority list.

As far as the individual circuits

Hot Chilicon - my favourtie fuzz by far, build it to juansolo's specs for transistors, sounds killer

Stage 3 - Meh, rather have a SHO

Aeon Drive - stock, no, do your favourite TS layout, lifes all good.

Combined - not the ideal stacking arrangement IMHO.  I've built a couple of Sholicons (Chilicon + SHO) with an order switcher, like it better than the Stage 3 with the Chilicon as previously mentioned.

TLDR - it's probably a nice Swiss Army Knife pedal if you were only building one, but if you've built a bunch, it doesn't grab you so much.
Title: Re: Super Drive 70's, anyone build it?
Post by: peAk on June 18, 2014, 04:46:55 PM
Thanks Curtis, the info helps

I have a Hot Chilicon pcb and maybe I will build this first instead
Title: Re: Super Drive 70's, anyone build it?
Post by: GermanCdn on June 18, 2014, 05:12:29 PM
Good call, you won't regret it.

Like I said, sounds really good (and I'm not a fuzz lover per se) with juan's transistor selection.

I've also built it with MPSA18s across the board, sounds good as well.

Socket and enjoy.
Title: Re: Super Drive 70's, anyone build it?
Post by: peAk on June 18, 2014, 07:18:57 PM
Quote from: GermanCdn on June 18, 2014, 05:12:29 PM


Like I said, sounds really good (and I'm not a fuzz lover per se) with juan's transistor selection.


do you know what Juans transistor selections were? His site is down
Title: Re: Super Drive 70's, anyone build it?
Post by: GermanCdn on June 18, 2014, 08:57:26 PM
Q1/Q2: 2n3904
Q3: 2n2222
Q4: 2n5088

Title: Re: Super Drive 70's, anyone build it?
Post by: peAk on June 18, 2014, 09:23:43 PM
Quote from: GermanCdn on June 18, 2014, 08:57:26 PM
Q1/Q2: 2n3904
Q3: 2n2222
Q4: 2n5088

Awesome, thanks again Curtis