Can I improve the Danelectro "French Toast"?

[drummondrs]

How can I add a 3pdt switch with true bypass when I rehouse the circuit? Also are there any mods I can perform to make it sound like a Tyrobrache Octavia or generally better in any way? Many thanks

BTW Does it matter which leg I solder to the resistor in a LOOPER? Thanks

[Dan N]

There is a bundle of wires that go from the circuit board and plug into the switch/jacks board. The top wire (closest to the jacks) is the input. Down from that they go B+, ground, nothing, and output.

The only mod I might try sometime would be to switch the silicon diodes with germanium so it would be true to the Foxx Tone Machine.

Good luck!

[mrsage]

On a related note, did anyone see this?

http://www.foxxpedals.com/

[Rodgre]

WOW!!!!!

On a related note, did anyone see this?

http://www.foxxpedals.com/

[sir_modulus]

YESSS!!!! FOXX IS BACK!!!!

On another note...try some common tone machine mods...there's a bunch out there (Search the forum...)

Cheers,

Nish

[drummondrs]

Well, then. What germanium diode values would I use? Should I improve the pots also? If so which values? And can any provide me with a diagram of how I can add the True Bypass using the 3PDT. Thanks

[sir_modulus]

Aight....well first off, what type of switch is in there? like a boss style two pin on-off one? does it have like a buffer? (like a boss pedal...).

In terms of pots...I'd go with them small alpha pots....Fuzz Central has the mouser #'s for them....look under Tremelus lune parts list.

For wiring, post the type of switch that's in there, and I'l help you work out how to put a 3PDT in there.

For Diodes, mine has a nice set of Germanium 1N34A's. You can get these at your local Radioshack....


Cheers,

Nish

P.S. Fuzz central has a Tone machine proj too...check it out for possible mods  :wink:

[petemoore]

Well, then. What germanium diode values would I use? Should I improve the pots also? If so which values? And can any provide me with a diagram of how I can add the True Bypass using the 3PDT. Thanks

Don't the pots work?
 If you can fit a 3PDT in a dano mini, and figure out the wiring to bypass the electronic switching...kudos. Easiest way I've heard is leave it on, and run it in and through a bypass box. Otherwise use a separate bypass box, but by that time I'd probably choose to clone a FTM.

[sir_modulus]

I said pots, because I've played through and own a couple of danos( played many, own two...). The pots are not reliable, and in one of them, it was surface mount trimpots with shafts.... :shock:

For the bypass, Pete is right. You could also just leave it on (short the switch), and use the wires going to the input/output jacks as the i/o wires of the effect.

Cheers,

Nish

[drummondrs]

If I tried to make is TB it may just switch between that and dano bypass. Apparently the Germanium diodes won't fit on the French Toast circuit, is that true?