Dramatic Hammer Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 A certain naughty thing doesn't contain any diodes. And if they are the clipping diodes, why aren't they LEDs? I thought maybe he was making other naughty things... If they are clipping diodes, there's no such thing as backwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 n00b question what's this whole clipping diode vs. LED thing?...do both do the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I thought maybe he was making other naughty things... If they are clipping diodes, there's no such thing as backwards I thought there was, or do these circuits work in AC? n00b question what's this whole clipping diode vs. LED thing?...do both do the same thing? The common 'Keeley' mod (Seeing eye et al) is to replace the clipping diodes with LEDs. I could do a few clips of my DS1 if you want to hear the difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatic Hammer Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I thought there was, or do these circuits work in AC? The common 'Keeley' mod (Seeing eye et al) is to replace the clipping diodes with LEDs. I could do a few clips of my DS1 if you want to hear the difference Audio = AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Audio = AC I only did Physics A-Level ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toff Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Remote Control = RC fucking n00bs... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I really hope you're not talking about clipping diodes! Are you still building naughty stuff or can you post details? No i wasn't talking about diode clipping, although a mod to what i was building uses a simple diode clipping addition to vary the brightness afaik. I wasn't building a FF clone btw. A certain naughty thing doesn't contain any diodes. And if they are the clipping diodes, why aren't they LEDs? Yeah it doesn't, but it has some pretty interesting stuff in it. I like the transistor bias bits; something which i've seen in some newer fuzz pedals. I don't know a whole lot about diode clipping, but i know it crops up in a lot of mods, particularly with tone stacks afaik. I'd love to learn more about it tbh. Unfortunately, due to exam results, i've to repeat a project over the summer. I've already started on it, and it's going well. However, this means no new builds for a little bit. The good news is, with the last build being pretty successful, I think i've found something guitar building wise, that i'm good at . The next build... well i'm not too sure what to do. The Diefet was a preference, but it runs of 12V instead of 9, and using something like a charge pump or transformer would really kill the battery life, so i think that'll be a project down the line a bit. HOWEVER, there are a few things i've been looking at. this one's out in front; the Valvecaster. This one is pretty cool. It's an overdrive/distortion that runs off a 9V battery (average current draw afaik), and the "engine" for the OD is a starved plate.... FROM AN 12AU7 VALVE!!! Yes, there's the argument that it doesn't get the high voltage to really get going, but, the result is astonishingly good. It sounds really full, albeit quite bright. That being said, I like it... WIDEO'D: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cMqYlhSQ8c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 The common 'Keeley' mod (Seeing eye et al) is to replace the clipping diodes with LEDs. I could do a few clips of my DS1 if you want to hear the difference Ahh I had a Keeley DS-1 a while back. The difference was noticeable for sure - I preferred the LEDs over the diodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musemonkey1 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I hope this is unworthy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I hope this is unworthy enough. That things a Bansheeeeee rival! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllySK Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 OMG a normal and a twizly kaosh pad in the same guitar EDIT: Where's the Whammy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 about the valvecaster, it looks very easy to build, and since you pulled off the fuzz factory build im sure you can do it http://www.beavisaudio.com/Projects/ValveCaster/MatsuminValveCasterWiring.gif you think you will build it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I hope this is unworthy enough. ridiculous I feel sorry for that guitar (or what's left of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 about the valvecaster, it looks very easy to build, and since you pulled off the fuzz factory build im sure you can do it http://www.beavisaudio.com/Projects/ValveCaster/MatsuminValveCasterWiring.gif you think you will build it? who said i built a FF? as far as the valvecaster goes, i think i'll be building it on stripboard instead of on the valve (or a valve socket) itself. There's less room to fuck things up. I'm going to buy a 12AU7, a 12AX7 and something crazy like a 12AY7 and try out the three to see how much gain i actually want. I've heard the 12AX7 is way too much, and the 12AY7 could be fun. I'm looking for one of the really really low gain 12A*7's at the moment, so that i could use it more so as a tone booster than an OD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 i was on a pedal building forum and someone with the name trad3mark built a fuzz factory, and they had the same sig as you, so i figured hey, its the same person. and its been mentioned in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 i was on a pedal building forum and someone with the name trad3mark built a fuzz factory, and they had the same sig as you, so i figured hey, its the same person. and its been mentioned in this thread. freestompboxes.org? cause they apparently built three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 freestompboxes.org? cause they apparently built three yarp, and haha, 'they' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 maybe two of them didn't work and he's debuging a third Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plexiplud Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 maybe two of them didn't work and he's debuging a third oh shit, Zach is gonna home in on you like a really hungry fat man to a burger that is right in front of him and he is also currently moving at 300+ mph... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepybear Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I hope this is unworthy enough. the amount of pointless shit in that = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybobbles Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 enough with the abuse ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 hmmm.... an interesting point on the diefet for anyone interested. i was a bit reluctant to build it cos i don't have a 12V power supply handy, however, it looks like it CAN be built with a 9V, but, there's less headroom on the distortion. The distortion would kick in earlier on the gain pot like. So at the moment, i'm weighing up these two options: 1. Could this be balanced out a bit more with a log pot for gain? 2. Is earlier distortion on the diefet a bad thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 couldn't you run it at 18v off 2 9vs? i imagine if i'd was underpowered it wouldn't be very responsive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 yeah, but 2 9v batteries in a pedal box seems a bit much. I think i might build it on breadboard and see how it turns out with 9v. or, build a valvecaster first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Surely your using PSUs to power your pedal projects? In which case 18 should be no pwroblem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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