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Title: Effectslayouts.com Heartbreaker Overdrive
Post by: jjjimi84 on June 03, 2021, 06:50:22 PM
I have been editing my balls off and noticed this little gem in the background. I can't seem to find where it went on the website but this thing gave me hell. thesameage had a post about desoldering blues and this thing put me down for about 3 days!

I foolishly did not get long pin pots and soldered in the board the wrong way. It was a demon of a bad idea on my part. So here it is warts and all, jumpers to get it to work and just a fly in the ointment.

It does sound really great though and I love the copper airbrush front with little monkey.

(https://i.imgur.com/qt0lw05l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ItWU47pl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Dh7GBqal.jpg)
Title: Re: Effectslayouts.com Heartbreaker Overdrive
Post by: Thewintersoldier on June 03, 2021, 06:58:38 PM
We've all been there. Good save!
Title: Effectslayouts.com Heartbreaker Overdrive
Post by: jimilee on June 03, 2021, 08:15:08 PM
That looks spectacular. I can't say I haven't done that myself. What is it exactly?

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Title: Re: Effectslayouts.com Heartbreaker Overdrive
Post by: jjjimi84 on June 03, 2021, 08:44:04 PM
Quote from: jimilee on June 03, 2021, 08:15:08 PM
That looks spectacular. I can't say I haven't done that myself. What is it exactly?

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It is a half red llama half tube screamer ish sort of thing. I wish it was still available because it does sound really good.
Title: Re: Effectslayouts.com Heartbreaker Overdrive
Post by: jimilee on June 03, 2021, 09:41:39 PM
Quote from: jjjimi84 on June 03, 2021, 08:44:04 PM
Quote from: jimilee on June 03, 2021, 08:15:08 PM
That looks spectacular. I can't say I haven't done that myself. What is it exactly?

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It is a half red llama half tube screamer ish sort of thing. I wish it was still available because it does sound really good.
He has a similar board on there, it's his take on the JHS double barrel. Half morning glory half tube screamer.


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Title: Re: Effectslayouts.com Heartbreaker Overdrive
Post by: TeleCrunch on June 04, 2021, 02:06:56 PM
Nice color combo and custom artwork.
I have the build doc and I did the same damn thing - had to remove and replace all the pots. I've been trying to figure out how to add a switch to reverse the order of the effects to send the Screamer block into the Llama instead of the existing order as an option.
Title: Re: Effectslayouts.com Heartbreaker Overdrive
Post by: Feral Feline on June 04, 2021, 11:21:42 PM
Your pain is my gain, thank you for posting.

I've got the board, DULY NOTED re POTS etc.
Didn't realise the board's discontinued, and didn't realise long-legged pots are required. 
I think the footswitches will suffice in holding the board in place, I can just use lugged pots with cap-lead clippings or offboard wiring...

For anyone interested in this thing, it's basically a Way Huge Camel Toe, but the 808 side is a ROG UBE-Screamer minus the buffer and clean signal (not enough inverters left over after using some up for the Llama).

So if you build a Llama and an Ube-screamer separately then chuck'm in the same box, you've got it AND you'd have the clean blend (great for bass, still good for guitar).