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#31
Build Reports / Re: Dan Boost
April 18, 2021, 03:15:54 PM
Quote from: jjjimi84 on April 17, 2021, 05:37:00 PM
Long story boring, about 5 years ago I bought a large bag of BC108 transistors and forgot about them in a toolbox and then moved. About 2 years ago I found them and started trying to figure out fun ways to utilize them and decided I wanted to build my dream boost pedal. My pedal board is really small and usually consists of a drive and a delay and that is what I noodle with, so I wanted the boost to be able to not change the character of the amp and to be able to clean up when I roll back the volume.

I grabbed the breadboard and schematics of a ton of boosts and start futzing around. I came up with a boost that lived on the bread board (and still does) that was played all of the time. The first one I built on vero and sent it to my brother who loves it but I hated all of the wires everywhere. The next one I wanted to try point to point, to try and use up parts from my amp builds. At this point I bought a bunch of stuff from stompboxparts and the GE version was made, this is the one Chris has and my SI version is here.

It is essentially a tweaked DAM Red Rooster IIRC, I have the schematic written somewhere if anybody wants it.

Love the texture and the graphic. Inside is so good it should be in a transparent case. Nice job.
#32
Quote from: gordo on April 15, 2021, 11:29:15 PM
There's just something very comforting about the damn things.

Agree. Not sure how they have that affect, but they do.
#33
Build Reports / Re: #VFEFRIDAY KLEIN BOTTLE!!!!!
April 16, 2021, 07:13:15 PM
Holy knobs...you're a madman
#34
Quote from: EBK on April 15, 2021, 12:27:49 PM
My family is going in "vacation" this weekend (starting this afternoon, actually).  My wife is the only one of us that is vaccinated.  My anxiety level is super high, and I'm dreading the idea of being in a hotel.  To me, it is like touring the collapsed Chernobyl reactor.  :(

If it makes you feel any better, my group has been traveling all over the state of WV since this thing started. Staying in hotels up down interstate 77. License plates from all over the county at these locations. No one in our group has gotten Covid. We also ate out at least 2 times per day at these locations.
#35
Quote from: PapaKev on April 07, 2021, 10:18:50 PM
Quote from: PapaKev on April 05, 2021, 03:41:33 PM
Scheduled for the 1 shot version Wednesday. May still back out.

And... I got the shot. Arm hurt for about 5 min. No pain now, no dif in anything that I can tell. Will let you know about anything that might come up. Nice to know I don't have to get a 2nd shot, that's for sure.

After 1 week, no side effects...yet. I knew as soon as I got the shot something would happen to make me question my decision. Never fails.
#36
Build Reports / Re: Tag team builds
April 15, 2021, 12:22:29 AM
It's glorious. Really nice.
#37
Open Discussion / Re: Whetstone kits
April 13, 2021, 10:55:23 PM
Quote from: thesmokingman on April 13, 2021, 08:22:35 PM
what? the wires don't strip on demand for you? you can't solder it all by just giving it a hard look?

If you concentrate hard enough, these are the results you can achieve. Only side affect is a splitting headache.
#38
Build Reports / Re: Phazex for your phaser needs
April 13, 2021, 10:48:08 PM
Wow. That's beautiful. Nice
#39
Quote from: gordo on April 12, 2021, 06:38:21 PM
Antique Electronic  Supply is carrying synth, pedal, and Eurorack stuff these days.

https://tubesandmore.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c81c1d84922761d44dfd7762&id=eb9cd09411&e=755375cf6c

I like this site more, and more...
#41
This is great news! I'd say you were on the right track if you like the pedalpcb layout.
#42
Open Discussion / Re: Everytime I order from Tayda
April 11, 2021, 12:45:27 AM
Quote from: jimilee on April 10, 2021, 11:01:09 PM
Quote from: PapaKev on April 10, 2021, 05:06:23 PM
Welp...Tayda just made me a big fat liar. 4 days from ordering to receiving. It's a Christmas miracle!
Whaaat??? You pay extra for shipping?

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I had to look lol... but no. I am flabbergasted this came so quick. 
#43
Open Discussion / Re: Everytime I order from Tayda
April 10, 2021, 05:06:23 PM
Welp...Tayda just made me a big fat liar. 4 days from ordering to receiving. It's a Christmas miracle!
#44
Bought these on Ebay. Not sure why. Mostly thought it would be cool to get some stuff from Italy.  :D

Anyone have ideas on what boards to use these on? Granted they're fuzz transistors, so not many options. Thought maybe some of you experts may have had some experience with them and definitely would know more than I about where they would work the best. If at all.

8 X PN2369A transistor Mistral LOW HFE for fuzz pedals BJT NPN 15V 0.2A TO-92
1 X UREI 1176 Rev D transistor set 2N3391A 2N3707 2N5088 2N3053 Fairchild Hairball (Came with the strangest heatsink I've ever seen)
8 X BC369 Philips PNP transistor Audio general purpose 25V 625mW
2 X BC225 transistor SGS 30mA 100V 625mW NPN TO-106 for fuzz pedal
4 X BC169C National low noise transistor for Fuzz Colorsound
2 X BC118 transistor SGS 200mA 45V NPN TO-106 200MHZ for fuzz pedal
4 X BC183A BC183B texas Instruments NOS transistor for Fuzz Face

Thanks!
#45
Build Reports / Re: New Pedal board based on Eoo3
April 09, 2021, 09:56:31 PM
If you're happy with it, I'm happy. Great job.