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do you think a 500k volume pot would add some more volume to the circuit? thanks for the help by the way.

correct good sir.... using a powder coated enclosure, grounded the sleeve on the output and wahla pedal came to life.... was pissing me off triple checked everything, good. got out the probe signal all the way to the output, said screw it gonna ground that output jack boom there it was.

been a while since i built a pedal and was really anticipating this pedal... mehhh. bass works good could use more on the treble knob, gains good, could use more volume for boosting... subbed a 1M for gain pot, may try a 500k for volume. Does sound good just not WOW, but may be cause im using it into a an amp at low volume its 10;30 at night here.

Great layout from bean and great board from haberdasher (think thats right).

thanks guys, sands

thanks, am about to do that and pull out the audio probe

really

Hello all, just finished building this pedal, voltages look good on the IC using a NE5532, powers up, but all it does is hum loudly either engaged or bypassed. Checked orientation of what I think is the last dc blocking cap and its oriented right. Components checked out alright and all caps are oriented correctly. used 2sc1815 (gr) . battery is right at 9 v. Switch and jacks are wired correctly, its late will have a go with audio probe soon. Any ideas?

thanks sands

Not familiar with this board but from what im gathering its double sided??? May be a problem then... I have solved this before by clipping the traces off and using small bits of component leads to wire back where the traces would have attached, much like running bent leads for the traces on perfboard. Isnt all that pretty but if done correctly works fine.

Now that I think about it seems that a linear volume pot would put most of the activity at the end of the travel of the pot.........

The side with traces that connect the components is the side you need to worry about as long as the component stays in place, if you lift a trace you can always just bend the leg of the cap or resistor and connect it where it needs to go like on perf. Hope this helps....

Im about to build an ac booster and am going to sub a 1m pot for drive but while looking at the glitterati pdf i noticed it has a 100k linear taper for volume. I also saw a post in the forums where a guy was having problems with unity volume on the quasar build. IF I use a linear pot wouldnt that put unity volume around noon vs the log pot around 3 oclock?

How would the linear pot be perceived vs the log? Lke the above or different?

thanks sands

I got it now.... going to build the quasar ac version........ tube screamer with bass and treble from what i understand.... If i put a 1m pot for the drive will it give it a little more gain or will it oscillate.

thanks sands

Yeah, watched a few clips of it seems like an GGG tuned screamer from what I can remember about those iI built with just a little something different about it.

Dont know if the Klon clone will accomplish what Im looking for. keep in mind not only will I be boosting a jca22h but in the future either a lightning or 5e3 type amp.

I have had oc44 and 71 rangemasters and really enjoyed them with a strat but not so much with a paul.... Kingslayer huh...just how close is it to the klon, Trying to get an idea of what it sounds like....

To be honest I was leaning towards the glitterati last night. will have to check out the KS.
Can anyone give a comparison as too the green bean compared to a keeley 808 baked? I know a ts is a ts, well never mind....


went to your site JK, whats the steamkettle based on or similar to.

Would a simple boost actually tighten up the sound of an amp? I know some bass frequencies have to be cut to deliver a tighter tone.

Ive built 3 or 4 from ggg boards keeley mods but cant really remember wha they sound like mainly because they were for other people. How does the green bean mods compare to the ggg keeley mods. I know it would be more versatile with all the switching and i would sub a 1m pot for gain, 500ka for level and a 5kb for tone.

I still am interested how the glitterati stand up against the green bean for boosting. Which has more db of boost on tap?

Hello all, I need some help in a choosing an od. I'll mainly be boosting (more gain and tightening the amp up) a jet city jca22h and either a 5e3 or 18 watt TMB clone (plan to build one). I had a neutrino burst and liked it but sold it like an idiot, so now i need another od. Ive narrowed it down to the glitterati, green bean, or another neutrino burst.

While I liked the neutrino for boosting (except for the loss of bass) I didnt care for it as a stand alone. Which I did use it as from time to time.

How much does the green bean sound like the neutrino burst or the GGG TS with keeley 808 mods?

Is the Glitterati similar to a TS just more control?

I want some mids added but not so much that it sucks the life out of the sound i already have.

What would be the best solution for what Im trying to do? I mainly play rhythm, everything from metal to zz top just got paid type riffs.

I can really only afford at the moment to build one.

thanks sands