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Projects => Build Reports => Topic started by: Guitarmageddon on December 19, 2012, 12:17:53 PM

Title: Warhead and Wah
Post by: Guitarmageddon on December 19, 2012, 12:17:53 PM
Warhead.

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_0011.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_0013.jpg)

and a Weener Wah.
Has adjustable Q, a switchable buffer and a 'dirty' boost

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_9899.jpg)

This one goes to James Cruickshank (Cruel Sea, Tex Perkins)
He gave me the shell and is stoked with it!

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_0002.jpg)
Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: fish22 on December 19, 2012, 06:46:35 PM
The warhead is HOT!
Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: fendman on December 19, 2012, 07:47:17 PM
Is that one of your own etched PCB's for the warhead ??  Nice build!! The wah looks class...love it :)

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Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: Guitarmageddon on December 19, 2012, 08:20:47 PM
Thanks gents!
Yes, I etch my own...you should see the rust in my laundry sink!
Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: nzCdog on December 19, 2012, 09:56:42 PM
Nice! 8)
Love the colour co-ordination, very tidy guts with purple wiring ftw!
Did you paint that warhead pcb or use some freaky fossil substance to make it???
Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: Guitarmageddon on December 19, 2012, 10:03:06 PM
 ;D Just good-ole rattle can paint. The red one has a blocked nozzle so it's a splatter machine.
Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: stecykmi on December 20, 2012, 02:46:44 AM
nice builds, any particular reason for the unconventional jack arrangement on the warhead?
Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: Guitarmageddon on December 20, 2012, 03:00:21 AM
Thanks, two reasons; a) the pedal will sit at the lower left of my board and b) there aren't many options to fit that board into a 1590BB. :P
Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: Willybomb on December 20, 2012, 04:11:46 AM
QuoteThis one goes to James Cruickshank (Cruel Sea, Tex Perkins)
He gave me the shell and is stoked with it!
That won't mean much to the non-aussies here, so I'll pipe up!  James Cruickshank?  Cool, good job!
Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: Stomptown on December 20, 2012, 05:00:21 AM
wow! Great builds man. That warhead looks like a fun build...
Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: raulduke on December 20, 2012, 11:09:31 AM
Really great builds dude!

Love the colour of the Warhead.
Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: DutchMF on December 20, 2012, 11:48:41 AM
Cool stuff for sure! I noticed there is no lamp/LDR cover on the Warhead, did you remove it for the picture? The placement of those LDR's is a work of art by the way.....

Paul
Title: Re: Warhead and Wah
Post by: Guitarmageddon on December 20, 2012, 12:04:29 PM
Thanks for the kind words ;D
I polished a little circle on the inside of the enclosure lid directly above the light bulb, at the moment I'm playing it without a sheild at all.
I used the lid of a Stelvin Closure wine bottle cap as a light sheild while I dialed it in. It fits perfectly and is quite shiny on the inside. I must admit though, I'm not sure how much of a sonic difference it actually makes to have a light sheild. I suspect the angle, values and proximity of the ldrs is more likely to have an effect... I'm going to do further experimenting. :-\