cheddatom Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 ha..ha..ha another whammy jo.. oh wait it actually is true what you said :O You fucking noob no it's not! He was telling you how to use a wah to change the pitch of the feedback that comes out of a FF. I guess you can do the same thing with a volume pedal. I WAS joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xut Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 You fucking noob no it's not! He was telling you how to use a wah to change the pitch of the feedback that comes out of a FF. I guess you can do the same thing with a volume pedal. I WAS joking. I knew that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I came close to buying an Ibanez RG a few years ago, I watched loads of vids online and read all the reviews and it was all promising up until I played one. It was an absolute piece of junk, I'm not sure what the top of the line ones are like but I've played a couple of the mid range ones and they have been the same. I had one for a while with a licensed floyd rose, it had a £60-£70 set up on it before I bought it, was a lovely playing guitar once I got used to the horrible neck profile. Didn't think much of the stock pickups though, and much prefer more shapely neck profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 The gripes I had with them was the pickups and the neck, although I am still interested in a JS100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatic Hammer Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I bought a barrel jack from maplins at the weekend. Isn't KnT lively and fun without the banter thread!? It's a barrel of laughs, you might say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 i finally got around to messing around with my ds-1 to do that oscillation thing for larfs and i got it to work. its rather silly. i guess if you have a ds-1 you might as well do it, it doesnt affect anything if you put a switch in it to cut the wire. so theres no reason not to do it if you want to get some crazy sounds. i like playing with it on and when the signal dies the oscillation comes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 It's a barrel of laughs, you might say Zing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Anyone know how to make a footswitch for an amp? I need a one button footswitch to change channels and I doubt it's difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 It depends on the amp, but basically buy a footswitch and solder it onto a jack lead, and you have an amp channel switcher. I've done it several times. EDIT: this substitues for standard marshall ones for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Anyone know how to make a footswitch for an amp? I need a one button footswitch to change channels and I doubt it's difficult. Do you know how to wire a DPDT switch?...(also I think there are other switches with three contacts or whatever, which should be easier). there are three wires generally. ground, and the two which switch channels. You'll need the right cable for that - 1/4" jack i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Thought so, this is what I guessed it would need to be like so it looks like im spot on. Edit: Just knocked this up and it worked perfectly, saved myself a few quid there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 not having any luck with my VC. I got the fuzz face going, but it's VERY gated, so i'm going in to get some new resistors and caps, and a nice multimeter. Also, i was half thinking of adding another dial to the VC. There's a lot of confusion as to whether the 12AU7/ECC81's give enough gain. Yes, this can be an issue for those who feel you can never have too much gain (PHILL!). So how about adding a 4th dial. "Preboost". It would be a simple 1-dial booster BEFORE the VC circuit. Probably something uber simple like a Rangemaster or a Crackle not okay (it's a FET based emulator of a SHO without Crackle.). It would provide the boost needed to really gain the fuck out of the place. Ideas/opinions on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 yes, I would imagine most valve drive pedals have a boost before the valve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 i might go for a rangemaster. they're seriously easy to build, and i'm fairly sure i've some sillykon equivilants to an oc44... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Is Freestompboxes down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 you getting just a blue page too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 you getting just a blue page too? Yeah with a 404 error, I've notified the webmaster like it says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 oh, tom, btw, i was in maplin today. They've some SERIOUS perfboard. Not copper rings, but silver squares. As soon as i get this valvecaster done, the Diefet's going on that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Wow nice, I thought they only stocked the basic stuff. Any joy with the VC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 just took Voltage Refs. Frequency Central is going to compare them to his 12V version. good times. Thinking about putting a Rangemaster circuit before it so it can have all of the gain. bought parts for a rangemaster like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 THIS! http://i40.tinypic.com/166llyt.jpg Finally got this thing to work. Had to resort to building it on breadboard. Basically, for those who might build it, some things i've learnt: 1. It needs 12V. Yes, it will run on 9v, but it gives basically 0 gain and you only get signal coming through when vol is at max, so just use a 12V. 2. It's a lot more subtle than expected. The overdrive you get from it is only small, so i'd reccommend a 6111 or above really. 3. Get a DMM. Checking the Voltage Refs on the pins is the easiest way to debug this one. Now that it's done, i've also came across other people making Twincasters (2 VC's in one) to give more gain. I'm looking into just adding in a booster before the VC circuit. Because the VC runs on 12V, the way i was going to do it was put in a second circuit that runs on a 9v battery with super low current draw. This way, you're basically getting 2 boosts/od's in one box. It'll be done in such a way that you could either have just the VC on, the VC and Boost on, or just the boost. There'll be a DC jack for the 12V, but because i dont have and Voltage Reg IC's, you'll need the battery for the boost. If you don't have a battery, the VC will still work off the plug, and if it's not plugged in, but there's a battery, you'll still be able to use the boost. Totally true bypass, 2 switches, 4 dials. DESPERATELY need opinion on this one. And finally, proof that it glows: http://i41.tinypic.com/wuhv7c.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Well done for getting it working! For the booster can you not use the 12v supply but use a resistor to bring the voltage down to 9v? I hate having to use battery's but until I get a decent PSU I'm stuck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 you can use a voltage regulator to get a 9v rail. so you have 9v and 12v, but you need an IC that i don't have. AFAIK.... edit: ok, so it looks like a rangemaster will run on 12V. So, it'll be the "Valvecaster Deluxe Twin Boost: 12AU7" It'll have no batteries, JUST a 12V DC jack. But it'll have some serious tone action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I still think just using a resistor to bring the voltage down to 9v should work though, heard anything from freestompboxes? They have been down for nearly 3 day's now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 i'm just gonna run the boost of the 12v no word from FSB. I've just been on diy since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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