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Title: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: Antoy on January 28, 2016, 12:20:00 PM
Few days ago finished two Lectric FX builds. The most acid chorus/vibrato - The Clone Theory (Celeste chorus) and one of the most advanced flangers in the analog world - A/DA Flanger (Flintlock Flanger). Everything started to work just after the boxing without any problems. Tuning ADA Flanger was a challenge, because I don`t own a frequency-meter. So I went with a pedal and a power brick to the shop of electronic components and other stuff and mocked the shop assistant for about 1,5 hours, using (trying?) a showcase professional expencive multimeter. ::)  Now pedal flanges completely as original device! Thanks Keefe for amazing PCBs - that was a great experience!
(https://pp.userapi.com/c629223/v629223790/43efd/Xfsfhd3Rrjo.jpg)(https://pp.userapi.com/c629223/v629223790/43ef4/aXA1-klA3gU.jpg)
(https://pp.userapi.com/c629223/v629223790/43f0f/3MUINwsr6NA.jpg)(https://pp.userapi.com/c629223/v629223790/43f06/42OfG-3LeDU.jpg)
Sorry for by bad english! Greetings from snowy Moscow!
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: brejna on January 28, 2016, 12:43:31 PM
Those are awesome builds! Really like them! :)
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: juansolo on January 28, 2016, 01:06:01 PM
 8)
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: chuckbuick on January 28, 2016, 02:09:05 PM
Nice builds, man.
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: bcalla on January 28, 2016, 02:16:04 PM
Great work!
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: Cortexturizer on January 28, 2016, 02:21:48 PM
GREAT work, really like em, fantastic stuff, now I wanna build that clone theory.
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: Guybrush on January 28, 2016, 03:20:11 PM
Great work all round!

Please can I ask how noisey, if at all, you find the clone theory. I love my Celeste build but I'm about to start doing some debugging as it has quite a loud hiss and I get some ticking bleeding through when bypassed.

Keep up the good work!
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: Antoy on January 28, 2016, 03:37:11 PM
Quote from: Guybrush on January 28, 2016, 03:20:11 PM
Please can I ask how noisey, if at all, you find the clone theory. I love my Celeste build but I'm about to start doing some debugging as it has quite a loud hiss and I get some ticking bleeding through when bypassed.
Hello! Thank you for the praise! No ticking noticed at all! That`s a circuit of a vintage effect and no wonder that it has some subtle hiss. But for me that noise is almost imperceptible. Read the build documentation carefully - probably it could help you with the ticking problem! Good luck! It`s an extraordinary chorus!  ;)
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: SmoothAction on January 28, 2016, 04:46:43 PM
It's just so... so tasteful. Kinda brings a tear to my eye.

Beautiful graphics.
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: Jebus on January 28, 2016, 04:53:40 PM
Really nice work! :)
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: Martan on January 28, 2016, 05:15:07 PM
Beauties! I need to get building on that A/DA
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: monkeyssj1 on January 28, 2016, 06:13:13 PM
They both look great, but that clone theory hits the pro mark.
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: nzCdog on January 28, 2016, 08:52:03 PM
Wow.  Congrats, 2 epic builds... well done! 8)
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: gordo on January 28, 2016, 11:46:38 PM
Beautiful builds inside and out.  I love the clone theory nod to the original.  I agree that both these do supreme justice to the original pedals with available parts.  The A/DA was way beyond my budget back in it's original days but sounded a bit more exotic than the MXR flanger and the EHX Clone was late to the game towards the tail end of the chorus era.  I think it got passed over originally and is a really great example of chorus for people that don't really like chorus.  Lectric FX did a sweet nod to both of them.
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: Antoy on January 29, 2016, 12:25:56 PM
Thank you, guys! By the way, I changed the sticker yesterday. Now it looks more classic. And yeah! I think chorus MUST be BLUE!
(https://pp.userapi.com/c629223/v629223790/44501/zFgm781gyU4.jpg)
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: Jebus on January 29, 2016, 03:13:02 PM
You are not using anything over your sticker? :o
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: Haberdasher on January 29, 2016, 04:22:25 PM
great looking pedals!
I like the 2nd clone theory sticker better too. :)
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: raulduke on February 03, 2016, 05:26:58 PM
These look great dude.
Title: Re: Two Lectric FX Pedals (EHX The Clone Theory & A/DA Flanger)
Post by: bigmufffuzzwizz on December 06, 2016, 04:31:53 PM
Great work..clean in and out.
I'd love to know how you did the decals around the knobs..my illustrator skills are still somewhat basic!