cloth-wired boost pedal I built... :)

[Twisteramps]

Check it out, the redboost! heheh...





Here are some of the funky features:

cloth wiring
socketed the 2 transformers (selected for tone)
hifi film capacitors
fulltone-style 3DPT switch for true bypass
Blue Keeley style LED
(psst, you can get these at Radio Shack)
And stunning perfboard construction

This one is being sent off to Fritz along with his power amp so he can check it out and tell me what he thinks. It's basically a clean boost from hell that does NOT affect the tone.

Pete

[IommiChild]

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Nifty! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[zeegler]

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That is nice. Where did you get the box?

[jgcable]

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Pete, I could use one of those clean boosts. I have been spending much time lately on modding Dunlop Wahs experimenting with different value caps for the vocal mod. My latest creation is converting a Dunlop GCB100 bass wah to a guitar wah. I messed around with some resistor and cap changes and this particular one actually "talks". It is so vocal you would swear it is a talk box.
I think I am gonna start buying the GCB100's and the GCB95's and try all kinds of stuff. Let me know about the clean boost. I just bought a Soldano Astroverb and it might be a nice boost to have for it.

[Ninja Guitar]

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What do you mean by cloth wiring? Did you make these wires yourself?

Cool looking little pedal.

[zeegler]

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Originally posted by Ninja Guitar:
What do you mean by cloth wiring? Did you make these wires yourself?

Cool looking little pedal.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">He means that the wires are insulated with braided cloth rather than the more modern/common vinyl insulation.

[yabba]

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Originally posted by Infernal Death:
Hey Pete, nice pedal.
I just guess that you made a typo yes ? It should read transistors not transformers right ? If it's really transformers then congratulations on using a transformer so small you can't even see it [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Flo

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">heh, I was wondering about that too [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

that's nice clean work there, Pete! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[JerryP]

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Looks pretty sweet Pete! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Jerry

[Twisteramps]

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Originally posted by Infernal Death:
Hey Pete, nice pedal.
I just guess that you made a typo yes ? It should read transistors not transformers right ? If it's really transformers then congratulations on using a transformer so small you can't even see it [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Flo

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yup, typo, I was hella tired. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Good eye. Glad RacerX didn't see that.

Pete

[Twisteramps]

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You have mail, dude. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Pete

Originally posted by jgcable:
Pete, I could use one of those clean boosts. I have been spending much time lately on modding Dunlop Wahs experimenting with different value caps for the vocal mod. My latest creation is converting a Dunlop GCB100 bass wah to a guitar wah. I messed around with some resistor and cap changes and this particular one actually "talks". It is so vocal you would swear it is a talk box.
I think I am gonna start buying the GCB100's and the GCB95's and try all kinds of stuff. Let me know about the clean boost. I just bought a Soldano Astroverb and it might be a nice boost to have for it.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

[jgcable]

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Pete, if you ever need knobs or pots or jacks, let me know. I am a full line Alco, Switchcraft, Neutrik and Clarostat distributor.

[Infernal Death]

Re: cloth-wired boost pedal I built...

Hey Pete, nice pedal.
I just guess that you made a typo yes ? It should read transistors not transformers right ? If it's really transformers then congratulations on using a transformer so small you can't even see it [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Flo

[RacerX]

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[img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Transformers! Robots in disguise! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[zeegler]

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More than meets the eye!!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Infernal Death]

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Originally posted by RacerX:
[img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Transformers! Robots in disguise! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well not really, transformers do really make sense in eletronics, just not in this pedal when transistors were meant.
There are power transformers which transform voltages, say from 110V to 18V or something like that and there are signal transformers.
Popular transformers for guitar amps are hammond transformers and look like this:


Flo