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Title: Wrecktifier
Post by: Hogharry on January 01, 2015, 10:25:39 PM
Triple Wreck clone that I built as a Christmas present for my son. It's a great sounding distortion with very effective tone controls. The PCB allows you to build it with the stock boost, no boost or a separate boost of your choice. I started with the stock boost, which has a fixed gain and the pot sweeps from an OD style tone to a fuzz. Sounded horrible to me, so I swapped it out for the LPB attached to the pot, which works very nicely. There's a Road Rage tucked under the main board pumping the distortion side up to 18V.
(http://i.imgur.com/Y1eeVi6.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/POl3vgl.jpg)
Title: Re: Wrecktifier
Post by: alanp on January 01, 2015, 11:48:11 PM
 :o :o That looks like a bloody scary build (and this is me saying this!)

On ya :)
Title: Re: Wrecktifier
Post by: selfdestroyer on January 02, 2015, 01:17:07 AM
Kind of a weird PCB layout that PedalParts has done there but you did a great job implementing it. Love the art work also.

Cody
Title: Re: Wrecktifier
Post by: juansolo on January 02, 2015, 12:15:25 PM
Yep, that is hands down one of the weirdest layouts ever! Impressive!
Title: Re: Wrecktifier
Post by: bcalla on January 02, 2015, 12:56:13 PM
That is a strange layout, but a very cool build.  I love the graphics.
Title: Re: Wrecktifier
Post by: Hogharry on January 03, 2015, 10:15:29 AM
Quote from: alanp on January 01, 2015, 11:48:11 PM
:o :o That looks like a bloody scary build (and this is me saying this!)

On ya :)
High praise indeed! In fact everything worked first go. The tricky part came when I changed the boost because there's so much off-board wiring I managed to break a wire off. Then broke another fixing it...

Quote from: selfdestroyer on January 02, 2015, 01:17:07 AM
Kind of a weird PCB layout that PedalParts has done there but you did a great job implementing it. Love the art work also.

Cody
I think it's just the upside down footswitch mounting that makes it look weird. It's actually a well thought out layout with PCB mounted switches, LEDs and CLRs, all the boost options and 9V/18V inputs included.

The background image is cropped from a photo that I took a few months back. It's the river Medway estuary about 2 miles from here. Probably the nearest wreck to my house.