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When I gigged as a bass player in Dallas, the Whammy was a mainstay on my board. Actually, it was my guitar player's but he let me use it even after I dropped it on a concrete floor 

Anyway, the Whammy detune on bass sounds amazing. I used it a lot. It was the original one, too - not the re-issue. Don't know if there is much difference.

Don't forget there will be an option to build it with the BL3208. And, it is possible to covert that to an MN3008 build at a later time (with some desoldering and  component replacement).

We are getting pretty close. Even my BBDs are hopping with excitement.

Have you tried removing D2 altogether?

Got this today. Here is my quick review.

Tracking: Excellent. No complaints here. There is a very small lag between effect and picked notes but that is to be expected. Not enough to be bothersome. Very akin to the lag you might hear through a headphone mix when recording in a studio when your rig is isolated.
Bypass: Seems fine. No big difference in bypass signal when plugged in. The switch is relay based - I can hear it click over when the switch is toggled.
Pitch Shifting: Seems very accurate. No real complaints here.
Polyphonics: Really good, but not "perfect". Chords are definitely polyphonic in all settings. But, there is a subtle difference in how it sounds compared to an actual detuned guitar. I think it has to do with how the strings interact and the "beats" you get on certain intervals with a physically detuned guitar. This is not really something you can replicate digitally, I think. Also, at bedroom levels you hear your true pitch from the strings vs. the shifted output so that can have some effect on this perception. Not an issue if the amp or your ears are isolated. Overall, very serviceable for a shifter.

Last thoughts: I really wish they had a dry mix knob on this. It would be so useful. I think you could probably hack it in the actual pedal since there is a setting for dry+octave down. But, running it in a loop with a dry volume control would probably accomplish the same thing (assuming the output and input are in phase).

Pretty happy with the purchase vs. price paid. The enclosure is very heavy duty -  a bit wider than the 1590B but almost a half inch lower in height. Really cool. I would love to have some enclosures like this.

I broke down and ordered this from Sweetwater. Expectations are high. I'll report back once I get it.

Side note - I wonder if you could use a loop to mix the detuned signal with your original for a pitch shifter.

Jeebus crackers. I cannot compute this.

Per the voltages Madbean posted on the Moodring build doc, I see that pin 1 of IC4 is 4.16V and pin 16 of the Pt2399 is down to 2.52V. Anybody care to help me understand why this drop happens? Are the resistors leading to the PT2399 acting as voltage dividers?

Pin16 of the PT2399 is the input, not power pin. It is fixed at the bias voltage of the PT2399, which is about 2.5v. Pin1 is the power which should be about 5v.
For pin1 of IC4 - 4.5 is expected, but DMM can act as a small voltage divider when you measure pins on an IC. It's not terribly concerning to measure a slightly small voltage there, AFAIK.

 

I think I have fixed the tuner with superglue. Hooray!

Your input voltage is very low. Please try 9v and report back the result.

Brian, I fixed it for you and added a spare for next time.



Cody

Stay golden, Cody. 

Nah, no headstock problems. Just the tuner. Not the end of the world, but still...it's been years since I've damaged a guitar. Meh.

Apparently, I did not seat the SG properly in its stand leading to this fiasco.