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Projects => Build Reports => Topic started by: Guitarmageddon on December 15, 2012, 01:31:08 AM

Title: A Few
Post by: Guitarmageddon on December 15, 2012, 01:31:08 AM
Nautilus.
Love this thing. Tri-color led for the hi/band/low modes. Couldn't wait to play it, heaps of fun.

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/Naughty-1.jpg)

Guts are a mess, partly because I put it together as fast as possible, and partly because I then spent three days trouble shooting the various errors caused by rushing the build .  ::)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_9859.jpg)

The final issue was the 390ohm resistors in my 390K drawer. Once I found those I knew what the problem had been with...

My second Kingslayer.
I can't say enough good things about this circuit. My first one was immediately apropriated by a friend, so I built this one. Drove me nuts for a couple of days, then sat on my desk for weeks taunting me until I had my revelation with the Nautilus.

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/KingslayerII.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/guts-3.jpg)

Finally, an Optical Comp and B-Blender combo. (non-bean)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_9894.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_9891.jpg)
Title: Re: A Few
Post by: Haberdasher on December 15, 2012, 01:42:04 AM
good work, i like your etchings.  i guess one could say you're an etcher of escher.
Title: Re: A Few
Post by: jkokura on December 15, 2012, 01:53:50 AM
That Nautilus stands out as my favourite, but they all look great.

Jacob
Title: Re: A Few
Post by: snz728 on December 15, 2012, 02:20:08 AM
cool enclosure knob choices, look too good to stomp on
Title: Re: A Few
Post by: midwayfair on December 15, 2012, 02:34:33 AM
Dat Nautilus!

Would you indulge my curiosity about the compressor? Is it the BYOC optical comp (only optical I can think of with a chip and multiple transistors but not too many parts)?
Title: Re: A Few
Post by: jkokura on December 15, 2012, 02:54:08 AM
I'd bet it's the demeter.

Jacob
Title: Re: A Few
Post by: Guitarmageddon on December 15, 2012, 03:20:14 AM
Thanks guys!

Quote from: midwayfair on December 15, 2012, 02:34:33 AM
Dat Nautilus!

Would you indulge my curiosity about the compressor? Is it the BYOC optical comp (only optical I can think of with a chip and multiple transistors but not too many parts)?

It's the DOD 280. (tonepad layout.)  It is practically identical to the BYOC opto comp.
I like the opto ones. The colorsound supa sustainer is another cool (and more extreme) one.
My next compessor will be the Bear Hug though!
Title: Re: A Few
Post by: Haberdasher on December 15, 2012, 03:54:07 AM
i built that tonepad 280 with nsl32, I liked it.  sounds especially wicked with a lot of distortion.
Title: Re: A Few
Post by: Hangingmonkey on December 15, 2012, 08:03:03 PM
Nice builds. What color led is on the nautillus under the switch?
Title: Re: A Few
Post by: nzCdog on December 15, 2012, 11:38:29 PM
Very nice!  That nautilus looks awesome :o