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Hello,

I've built the Rangemaster pedal from a PCB I bought here at MB.  I wanted to mod it to switch between normal operation and just boost with no input filter caps.  Attached is my proposed diagram, can any of you "veteran" builders comment if this will work as I intend it too?

Thanks,

Doug

Hello,

I just completed my first pedal project ever, the rangemaster.  How much gain should be on tap from this pedal?  The knob I installed on the boost pot is numbered 1-10 and unity gain seems to be around 7, that doesn't leave much room for boost.  Is this typical of this pedal?  I remember reading a post on "The Gear Page" (TGP) from someone selling a Beano boost because there was too much gain on tap for bedroom use, that's what I was expecting from this pedal.

If my pedal should have more boost than it does, where should I start in the troubleshooting process, what could be the likely culprits of low gain?

Thanks,

Doug

Hello,

I'm currently building the rangemaster, (first build) and want to wire in a LED.  The instruction sheet doesn't show that variation so I looked around on the board and and saw the posting from Brian about the way he wires the 3PDT switch so that the input signal is grounded when in bypass mode.  I was wondering what the advantages of that wiring method are vs. the standard wiring on sites such as GEOFX, FuzzCentral etc?  How does the grounded input wiring effect the operation of the pedal vs the ungrounded input?  (BTW, the rangemaster is a positive ground pedal)

Thanks,

Doug

Brand new to the forum, a friend told me about "the bean", glad he did!  I've been jonesin' for a Ge treble boost but didn't really want to shell out $180 to $350 when the parts count is less than 10   ? Not only that, I'm a tinkerer and have done some Monte Allums mods to production pedals.  My question is this, the MB rangemaster clone has treble and mid boost but I've noticed other pedals have bass, mid, treble, or the small bear clone (am I allowed to mention that here? ) has a 6 position rotary switch.  How hard would it be to mod the MB RM circuit to have at least bass, mid, and treble, or even more?  How would you know what cap values to use?

Thanks,

Doug