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HAHAH!!

Are you sure it was a dream? 

Its not a normal sounding distortion, ill give it that.

Absolutely love the krankasaurus / drunken dragon combination.  Heavy as hell!

Hi all,

The krankasaurus is about...number 20 on the build list so far for me.  Some pedals are of 'so-so' use.  This ones going to get a work out Bass cut mod adds a bit of extra versatility to the effect and if you have the space i recommend it.

Thanks madbean.



Paul

Ok, last post.  Promise.

My friend used a BOR for a recording he did recently.  I showed him the sound clip.  He seems to think, taking into account we both have completely different gear, that my BOR sounds pretty much the same.  So this whole thing is in my head 

Anyway, if anyones after voltages, or a sound clip to check their own builds, this thread might come in handy.

Thanks for everyones help.  I'm off now to fix something else thats not broken.

Paul

Ok, double checked R22, its definitely 82 Ohms.  The voltage its providing is 9.01v.

I recorded this quick soundclip.  The first section is with a lovepedal infront of the bor (drive on full).  2nd section is just the box of rock (drive on full).  Last section is the just the box of rock again (drive on half).

Sorry for my atroicious playing.  Heads not in it tonight.

http://www.chromesphere.com/x/pedal/BOR_mixdown.mp3

Paul

Ok...must definitely be something wrong. My definition of tonnes of gain, would be a dr boogey (tonally, completely different however) or something people usually classify as 'hi-gain'. Which i was sort of expecting out of the BOR...But i tend to just leave it on full drive, cause otherwise it sounds a bit weak..

Id say my BOR is probably more like a tubescreamer or lovepedal in the gain department.  Infact it sounds closest (tonally) to a lovepedal eternity, with a tad more gain...

Cant work out for the life of me, where all the gains gone?  Might still do a sound clip.  Make sure im on the same page as far as our definitions of what alot of gain is.

I still cant help but think that im sacrificing volume for gain somehow.  I dont think i have ever had this thing above 1 o'clock....usually i have it on 1/2 o'clock.  Ridiculously loud.

And of course, boosting the input signal with another pedal, turns the BOR into a whole new beast..Id say on par with a DR Boogey.  Heaps of it. And probabably what my BOR SHOULD sound like...

Thanks for your help Madbean!  A comparison voltage reading would be great!  I'm still on the fence as to whether this things working properly or not...just KINDA doesnt sound right...maybe....lol

Hi Madbean,  Thanks for the response!

I visually checked R22 and its either white red black gold (92 ohms), or grey red black gold (82 ohms).  I did this quickly last night, although im leaning towards grey (82 ohms) I will double check tonight to make sure.

Paul.

Hi Jacob,

Thanks for the suggestions, i will triple check my components!

I have done a quick measurement of Q1-Q3.  I have done these measurements based on Zero and Max setting of the Drive pot.  Here is what i found:

Volume 1/4 Tone 1/4

Drive Zero:

Q1
D 7.06
G 3.4
S 1.68

Q2
D 4.16
G 2.08
S 0.15

Q3
D 4.4
G 2.2
S 0.26

Drive on Full

Q1
D 3.88
G 1.93
S 0

Q2
D 4.16
G 2
S 0.15

Q3
D 4.4
G 2.2
S 0.25

Not sure if they are correct or not?  Im going to dig around and see if i can find any info on those voltages.  Any advice would be great.

Also, ill see if i can get the photos of the board, but its going to be tricky getting to the underneath of it, as its wired up in the box.  I'll see if i can though.

Thanks for your help again!
Paul

Hi all,

Having a bit of an issue with my krankasaurus. The effect sounds right, the tonal quality is pretty much right.  But the drive on full, doesnt sound anywhere near as heavy / distorted as what i've heard on other clips.  What lead me to believe that it wasn't my ears playing tricks on me, was last night i was playing around with some of my clones, i plugged my lovepedal into the front of the krankasaurus.  Turned the level up on the lovepedal to halfway (which is pretty loud) and had no clipping on the lovepedal, just boosting the volume, and the krankasaurus really came alive!  I was impressed with how heavy this thing sounded. "Thats more like it!"  

I realise increasing the level of an input siganl can have an effect on some distortion / od pedals, but the difference is night and day...and also its just the sound of the krankasaurus.  There is next to no sustain and bugger all drive even with the drive up full. Oh yeah, and i should mention, the volume on this thing is ridiculous...Cant really have it over 1. Have i sacrificed drive for level somehow or is this normal behaviour?

Checked over my components. No errors, only sub i used was the 5.1k res's, i used 5.6k.  

Will provide voltages when i get home from work, and a sound clip too might be useful to show you what i mean.

Thanks for reading and any help you can provide thus far.
CS

+1 for dinky drive artwork request 

Hi All, thanks for the info.

Shortly after i asked the question, i worked out the answer.  Didnt occur to me to put the resistor on the switch though...was going to have it connectored to the LED.  Switch version sounds neater.

Edit: That diagram is very useful!  I've been looking for a 2 FX's in 1 Box "easy to follow" diagram like that for a while now.  Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for your help!!
CS

Hi guys,

Im sure there is a simple answer to this question. I want to incorporate the 2 seperate leds for boost and distortion for the krankasaurus so i can visually see which is on and off. 

On the build PDF for the krank, it specifically says, LED wiring is left off, which doesnt help me...(Im not familar with dual 3pdt wiring and have no idea how to do this)

Can anyone assist?

You help is appreciated!

CS