monkey69962000 Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 hey i want to enhance my soldering skill. I want to know a really easy project for my guitar that involves soldering. now i want something that will actually do something and not just be one big metal glob any project ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 You could replace your pots and switches (with really good ones)... call it an upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey69962000 Posted July 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 like with pc boards, like a pedal or overdrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Beginner's Page - Effectronics or look for a simple project at GGG or Tonepad - they both offer boards for most of their projects, so you won't have to make your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 How come the boss schematics are so much more complicated than the schematics of other great distortion effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Most of it is the footswitch circuit - for instance, in the SD-1, the footswitch includes two transistors, two JFETs, four diodes and a dozen or so resistors and caps. The SD-1 also has a transistor buffer on both the input and the output, which accounts for more extra circuitry. Take a look at the schematic SD-1 Schematic (courtesy of Fuzz Central) The actual distortion circuit in the above is between the junction of R3/C2 and the wiper (middle lug) of the 10K "level" pot - everything else, except the power supply splitter (R18, R19, C11 and C17), is not necessary, but makes the circuit perform reliably and makes it switchable without an expensive DPDT switch. If you take just this portion of the circuit and wire it to a DPDT switch for bypass, you'll have a complete distortion unit, similar to the opamp version of EH's Muff Fuzz. Add the transistor buffers back in, and you've got something very similar to the Tube Screamer: Tube Screamer - Ibanez TS808 (courtesy of Fuzz Central) Read RG's article on it for more info; Technology of the Tube Screamer For extra credit, find, compare and contrast the schematics of the MXR Distortion +, DOD Overdrive 250, Dan Armstrong Blue Clipper and the DOD YJM308 Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Distortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey69962000 Posted July 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 what will i win. I can name one right now. Their names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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