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Title: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: nzCdog on January 13, 2012, 04:19:45 AM
This has been a long time in the making, but boy oh boy... ;D ;D ;D

Overdrive Bliss!  Gotta do a demo or something, this thing sounds UNREAL!

Props to Juansolo and Marauder for this cool OD circuit, the 'Boobtube'. See the thread  here (http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=1899.msg31449#new)

(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx219/nzCdog/tubeoverdrive021.jpg)

Took a bit of research and time to design a single sided pcb for this one... this pedal is the prototype and so isn't using the final tweaked version of my pcb, it has a little more off board wiring than the final version that you can see here (http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=1899.msg31436#msg31436)
Tube is an RCA Cleartop pulled from an old Conn Organ
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx219/nzCdog/tubeoverdrive011.jpg)

Hard to see bu there's a little blue LED inside the tube socket... shows nicely in the dark

(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx219/nzCdog/tubeoverdrive016.jpg)
Handpainted by my darling wife in hazard stripes with some waterslide decals thrown on for good measure... my camera is lame, the thing is vibrant to behold in person.
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: sgmezei on January 13, 2012, 05:29:17 AM
Dude this is fantastic. I'm sure this looks epic under dim light. I must now get someone to etch me a board! I can't wait to hear a demo.

Great Job!
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: DuctTapeRiot on January 13, 2012, 05:41:54 AM
So awesome, can't wait.
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: lloyd17 on January 13, 2012, 05:45:36 AM
You guys are just never going to let me take a break from building stuff. One of these days I'll need to actually learn to play the guitar.
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: ckim715 on January 13, 2012, 06:18:22 AM
holy crap. MUST BUILD THIS.
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: nzCdog on January 13, 2012, 07:17:59 AM
Thanks guys! :)
Like I said, just had to record something!  It's just so dynamic and responsive, such a treat to play.
Here you go, high quality 9MB 2 minutes (http://www.mediafire.com/?lh9195stby1ygu8)

Pretty plain playing, so hopefully you can hear the sound and texture of the tube clipping deliciously.  There's a bit of flicking between neck and bridge pickups,

Clean guitar at 0-15s and 51-58s. 
Everything else is overdrive on...
Rangemaster stacking into bt80 at 1:25

Build this.
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: LaceSensor on January 13, 2012, 08:23:05 AM
Haven't listenened yet but that looks phenomenally well built. Congrats.
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: lloyd17 on January 13, 2012, 10:07:32 AM
Just listened to the demo and wow holy bloom on those chords. Pretty sure this is going into that special queue that takes precedence over the next build batch.
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: gtr2 on January 13, 2012, 11:27:25 AM
WOW!

Josh
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: Ettore_M on January 13, 2012, 02:21:35 PM
Corey, that's AWESOME! Nicely done! Now I want to make one, too.  ;D
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: jimmybjj on January 13, 2012, 02:31:12 PM
Very professional. Great work.
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: juansolo on January 13, 2012, 07:33:48 PM
Awesome. Good to see another out in the world  8)
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: nzCdog on January 13, 2012, 09:54:16 PM
Thanks guys...  :D

Quote from: juansolo on January 13, 2012, 07:33:48 PM
Awesome. Good to see another out in the world  8)
May there be many more!  Thanks JS!  :)
Title: Re: BT80!!! (Boob Tube @ 80V)
Post by: bigmufffuzzwizz on January 19, 2012, 04:47:56 PM
Very impressive!! About to listen to the MP3, I've always wanted to do one of these...