Rehousing Danelectro Help

bagtagsell · March 23, 2010, 12:02:00 AM

I'm rehousing a Danelectro CTO-1.

Right now I have a LED that comes on when engaged and goes off when disengaged. But no effect. I understand where the tip goes to the switch. But do the sleeves all just go to the ground? And the ground wire hooks to the power jack? So I have three wires on one lug of the power jack (two from the jacks and one from the board)? And one wire from the positive of the board to another lug on the power jack?

Also does it seem like the right shield connects to the board, but the other shield is open?

Dan N · March 23, 2010, 05:27:00 AM

Nice diagram. I don't know this circuit. Is the input jack going to a place you mark "Out" just a drawing error, or are you sending your guitar signal into the output?

nbabmf · March 23, 2010, 07:09:37 AM

You have the output and input from the board switched left to right, and the LED is switched top to bottom.

bagtagsell · March 23, 2010, 09:32:06 AM

The diagram is from super velcro boys website.

I'm not sure what you mean by switched.

Dan N · March 23, 2010, 02:41:57 PM

Quote from: bagtagsell on March 23, 2010, 09:32:06 AM

I'm not sure what you mean by switched.

The guy who made the pdf made a boo-boo. He misnamed the jacks. The jack you are plugging your guitar into is really the jack that should go to your amp. The jack you have connected to your amp should really be connected to your guitar. Hence, switched.

Not saying you couldn't have screwed something else up too... Try flipping your cables and see what happens.

bagtagsell · March 30, 2010, 03:04:59 AM

Still having problems. I got a new switch. Re wired it, but when I engaged the effect, nothing happens. Ideas? I think it has to do with the ground. I'm running the sleeve form the I/O and the Ground to the same lug on DC jack.

sesmls · August 09, 2010, 01:40:53 PM

I'm wondering if you ever solved your wiring problem, as I have the same issue -- LED lights up, but no sound. I am not at all sure where to wire/if to wire the middle connection from the In and Out plugs on the board...they are shown as "Shield" in the super velcroboy diagram, but I can't figure out where they're supposed to go.

bagtagsell · August 09, 2010, 01:47:39 PM

Yes, I figured it out. I'll have to open the box to remember what happened.

Philippe · August 09, 2010, 02:18:50 PM

Just curious...are any of those $15.00 Danelectro FABs any good? The price certainly can't be beat, especially if they sound decent & are relatively noise free. Never tried/owned one.

Top Top · August 10, 2010, 12:43:57 AM

Quote from: Philippe on August 09, 2010, 02:18:50 PM
Just curious...are any of those $15.00 Danelectro FABs any good? The price certainly can't be beat, especially if they sound decent & are relatively noise free. Never tried/owned one.

I have the FAB echo, which I did the delay speed and feedback mods to. It has a pretty filtered sound on the repeats.

I would say for $15 it was definitely worth it. Could do some other fun stuff with it too, like add an LFO/vactrol combo, or put four in a box (pretty wild delay for just $60) and make it into something really wild.

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