Re: The D.I.Y. thread.

StevenO · Post by **StevenO** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:09 pm

i love sharin foo wrote: Wow!

That looks super professional Jay, both inside and out!

Nice work!!

justin

Agreed!

spiffy chap · Post by **spiffy chap** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:55 pm

Jay wrote: Here's a new pedal I custom built for a friend named Rudy that I call the Rüdy. It's a tweaked OD250 (LED clippers, tone control, and a few other value tweaks) and a AMZ MOSFET clean boost in one box.

:-\

jealous.....

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 1:21 am

Very nice. I really dislike cliff jacks, but the rest of the build is gorgeous.

Post by **Jay** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:58 am

Thanks guys! I like cliff jacks in builds like this because they look great (IMO) and I know I can make them fit perfectly over the pots without anything touching.

Superfuzz · Post by **Superfuzz** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:38 am

WOW! very nice build, are these standard 16mm alpha pots? or they have extralong lugs?

jop · Post by **jop** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:19 am

Great builds everyone.

Does anyone know if the BYOC tremolo is too hard for a first 'build'? Because it would be my first kit, I'd get the confidence booster with it for free so I could practice a little, but I still don't want to throw away €60 if I ruin it. I have no problem soldering new switches and stuff into guitars, but I certainly wouldn't say I'm a really neat solderer, more like a sloppy one, but I'm working on it

. Or would it be a good idea to start off with the 250+, I heard that's the simplest kit but at the same time I want something I'll actually use and I'm quite satisfied with my dirt boxes. I'm gassing badly for a tremolo pedal so it'll be likely that I'm going to use it.

Post by **Jay** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:22 am

Standard 16mm with the short solder lugs from Small Bear... http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=692

I had to wire up the 5k for the boost side with a solder lug pot because I inadvertently drew up the schematic with it working backwards.

stevejamsecono · Post by **stevejamsecono** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:21 pm

Wonderful stuff, simply wonderful, I'm jealous

My friend (who has an electronics engineering degree) and myself (who burns himself changing pickguard screws) are looking to get into a first project, and at the moment I'm thinking a RAT clone (because I don't have one.. and want one). Do you know if anyone offers a kit of the stock RAT? I'm aware of the BYOC with the mods, but I was looking more for the original so I could just learn on something a bit simpler. Ideally I'd like to have it fit in the MXR style enclosure, nice and small

Anyone aware of such a kit?

-Steve

Post by **Jay** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:45 pm

I've never seen a RAT kit that will fit in a 1590B. General Guitar Gadgets has a standard kit that fits in a BB (4"x3" approx.). If you want smaller you'd have to lay it out and etch yourself probably.

Slow-Pop · Post by **Slow-Pop** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:50 pm

stevejamsecono wrote: Wonderful stuff, simply wonderful, I'm jealous

My friend (who has an electronics engineering degree) and myself (who burns himself changing pickguard screws) are looking to get into a first project, and at the moment I'm thinking a RAT clone (because I don't have one.. and want one). Do you know if anyone offers a kit of the stock RAT? I'm aware of the BYOC with the mods, but I was looking more for the original so I could just learn on something a bit simpler. Ideally I'd like to have it fit in the MXR style enclosure, nice and small

Anyone aware of such a kit?

-Steve

I just got my BYOC Rat in the mail yesterday, doesn't look too complicated. I'll get back to you on that though...

Superfuzz · Post by **Superfuzz** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:04 am

Jay wrote: Standard 16mm with the short solder lugs from Small Bear... http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=692

I had to wire up the 5k for the boost side with a solder lug pot because I inadvertently drew up the schematic with it working backwards. :(

too bad none in Europe sells these pots..

What software do you use? Eagle?

DWBH · Post by **DWBH** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:19 am

Superfuzz, look what I've found: http://www.musikding.de/index.php/cat/c ... mount.html

Superfuzz · Post by **Superfuzz** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:36 am

DWBH wrote: Superfuzz, look what I've found: http://www.musikding.de/index.php/cat/c ... mount.html

BINGO!
Now I've to choose how to draw my pcbs on eagle..I could mount them by those pots, by the 3pdt switch or maybe using both (if they are equally tall)

Post by **Jay** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:24 am

Unfortunately they are not equally tall.

I do use Eagle to do the layouts since I'm pretty sure its the only thing that will work on the mac. If you haven't already download the parts library from gaussmarkov.net for sure. It makes finding everything a lot easier. I also use a couple parts from this sparkfun library from time to time...

Superfuzz · Post by **Superfuzz** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:35 am

Jay wrote: Unfortunately they are not equally tall.

:-\

Anyway, yes I do have the gussmarkov library..what's in the other one?