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I found a couple schematics for the Ibanez ue400 "insta patch" switching circuit.  I kinda follow what is happening but I am not very familiar with rotary switch wiring.  Can someone help translate what is going on?

Also I'm pretty sure a 25 pin connector is what is needed for the foot switch?  I could get away with fewer if only power and ground were needed for each but in order to make them true bypasd I do also need signal in and out right?

So back in the day when I was younger and cooler than I am now and was gigging alot I had an old Ibanez UE400 multi effect. I liked that it was rack mountable and was quick to setup and tear down every gig. It only had 4 effects but as a bass player that was 3 too many most of the time.

I want to build something similar with more personalized effects installed but can't wrap my head around how to wire up the foot switch. What type of plug should I used for this and what wires would need to be going to and from the switches? Power/in/out and ground? I'm shooting for maybe 5 effects mostly modulating types and might try chaining them to rotary switches to swap their order somehow the same way this unit lets you. Still in the day dreaming phase but any help or ideas are very welcome. Thanks

Hi guys!  I'm back!  Some of you might remember me but it has been over 6 years since my last pedal build.  Last y'all heard I had a baby on the way and well... Between that, his mom going insane (litterally the state got involved), getting medically retired from the Navy, a divorce, a couple moves and full custody of my son later I finally have time to get back into doing some soldering lol. 

Anyhoo... This is my first build since all that went down.  I needed a small practice amp and thought what the heck why not build a ruby.  So I dug out all my old pedal supplies and soldered up that board real quick then had the idea to run the runoffgroove tonemender pedal circuit into it.  So did that and then decided for S&Gs to gut my byoc spring reverb pedal and toss it's board into the mix with a bypass switch.  So I present to you the .5w Ruby Deluxe Reverb!  This is such a cool amp!!  It sounds and reaponds very..VERY similar to a fender deluxe tube amp.  I never expected to actually like the result lol.. I was just hoping for satisfactory functionality.  So not a pedal but basically pedal circuits.  Enjoy and happy to be back soldering again.  Off to build up a bass version now  :mrgreen:








And a quick demo.  Excuse the sh*t playing on an out of tune guitar.  I just wanted to get an example of what this sounds like out there.  It is very responsive like a tube amp which is really cool.  Starts with vol at noon and gain at 0 and gets turned up from there along with the reverb tossed in and some tone movements.

Just finished up a GuitarPCB Pump'd up Fuzz Face  :mrgreen:  This would be the first pedal that I have built start to finish in one day.  It has Ti 2N404A's and carbon comps.  I didn't have a 20K trim so I made one out of a 50K trim and a 39K resistor (really proud of myself for figuring that one out   ).  I'm not really a fuzz guy but I have a soft spot for the Fuzz Face so I had to build one for my chain.

Without further ado..

Very cool!  I have this on my "to do" list.. perhaps it is time to get started on it!  Love the graphic!

Thanks fendman 

I'm not quite as old as that case in the pic .  I saved that from the trash at work when we were updating our tool boxes.

Just finished up a Landgraff Dynamic Overhype aka a TS808 with clipping options.  I subbed BC549's for the trannies and use an OPA2134 for the IC.  For the clipping options I used 1N914's for the Asymmetric and 2 green 3mm LEDs (didn't have any reds on hand).  I have to say I like the green LED's.

This has a very full, creamy yet slightly raw OD sound which is exactly what I was hoping for!

I kinda flubbed on the switch position (should have lowered it just slightly) but I am getting better with laying out my decals

Here's my gigging board. Signal from guitar goes to Kingslayer, Timmy clone, Cosmopolitan, Ernie Ball VPjr. modded with one of Aziltz's buffer boards into a Current Lover, into aT.C. Hall of fame reverb, then to a Strymon Timeline....
Thanks to Madbean and the whole d.I.y. community........

Is that your gigging amp too? 

Thanks guys    I had a lot of fun with these... now off to finish up about 15 other projects 

<-- Eric.  Hi *waves...

Clamp on the wire, rotate the tool around the wire a bit, and then slide the insulation off.

Yep that is how I operate them except the wire just slips through laughing at me while keeping it's insulation intact    Perhaps I got a bad pair...

I use a Ideal T-Stripper similar to this one:

I must be retarded or something but... I can never get those darn things to strip anything!  I have a pair of the exact one you linked and all I use them for it tightening nuts with.....

Cool lookin' brothers! What is that enclosure? Gold sparkle, I could get my wife interested in those.... You have some lucky friends!

Paul

Thanks man 

They are Vintage Orange Sparkle Translucent pre-painted from Mammoth. 

Those Squiers look like great players.  I do not say that often.  must be the owner

Thanks and yep they all play great.  The cherryburst is my #1 though.  Here is how it started out...



And the link to the complete build if interested http://www.squier-talk.com/forum/squier-stratocasters/8735-cherryburst-build.html

Bassman - no you don't. Maybe a tele, but you don't have to have a Paul.

I have thought about a Tele and will probably eventually have one but I have been Gassing for a LP style git for over a year now and it won't go away lol.  Been eyeing the ones at Rondo for a while but also have thought of a kit.

Wow   Glad I could be of some help!  It looks great