First build ever - Simple bass boost

[Spiffmeister]

I've been reading up on soldering wires and LED's all day, saw some good explanatory pictures as well, and they basically explained what you've just explained as well :-) Which is good, that means I got a good source!

The sleeving's done. First I didn't know what it was for, then saw it could only fit on the LED, then thought it was pretty self-explanatory for avoiding shorts, with the bare leads and all :-)

I think I'm gonna snap off slab on the pot.

I think I've got everything I need now.

Thanks again for all the information! I'm very grateful to be able to rely on all this experience!!

[Spiffmeister]

IT IS DONE!

I made some mistakes I know about, and probably a lot I don't know about. My solder joints with the wires are horrible (and I hate doing them), I have several miles of excess wire, I have no idea how I've connected the wires on the 3DPT switch or why, and I've done a lot of guessing and free-styling.

However: IT WORKS! And no one was hurt or electrocuted in the process

I've tested it on my crappy 15W Ibanez amp, in case I blew up something, and the knob needs to be turned up all the way, so probably I have some power loss due to crappy solder joints. But maybe the 15W amp just can't deal with the low end, so I'll test it on my Markbass 250W amp and my Ampeg 4x10 cab, that should do it

I've also learned a lot, from you guys but also from my own mistakes. This is a fun hobby! :-)

Thanks a bunch guys! As a thank you, you're allowed to laugh at my crappy wiring and soldering

[Spiffmeister]

Oh wow! I can NOT turn this thing harder than 2 o clock or the house falls apart This pedal is fantastic for an instant dub-sound. I can get some brilliant reggae sounds with my setup, but Dub is a bit harder to dial in. So I can dub-ify my sound instantly with this pedal I'm extatic!

[deadastronaut]

whoohooo...cool, glad you got it going..

tips: build it out of the box first..

populate your pcb..

then populate your box, jacks/switch/dc/led..

and then you can just drop in your circuit with pot/s..and connect 9v/in /out/ ground...then you can see exactly how long your wires need to be..


most of the time i use a bit of card as a jig/template to plan out how long wires need to be...running wires around the edge of the box is better/neater too...

anyway..welcome to this very addictive hobby.

whats next then?..

[bluebunny]

whats next then?..

Here, this should help:

[Spiffmeister]

whats next then?..

Here, this should help:

Awesome

Well, i've been looking for a good compression pedal for a long while, more specifically the MXR M87, because it has Attack and Release controls and shows when the compressor is activated. I'm currently looking out for one, so a compressor build might not be necessary. And I've already got an octaver (EBS Octabass), phaser (EBS DPhaser), some dirt (EBS Multidrive and an MXR Blowtorch), and a loop-switcher for 3 loops and a chorus (Boss CEB3). Oh and my Source Audio programmable EQ that's always on.

I'm thinking of a good delay, and might throw out the Boss soon, since it's a tone sucker (hence the loop-switcher) when off, and the controls are rather limited. maybe a pedal that can do reverb ànd chorus would be great.
Also another dirt pedal is always welcome :-) But it needs a blend knob.

Any ideas for a second build for bass guitar?

[bluebunny]

Any ideas for a second build for bass guitar?

Small Clone chorus.  OK, perhaps third or fourth build.  But it's the best chorus I have.  Been "searching" for 30 years and spent sh!tloads of money on commercial choruses, then built the best one for (relatively) next-to-nothing.

[Spiffmeister]

Hm, i'll look into it. What are the specs and controls? Why woulod you consider it a later build, what makes it challenging?

[bluebunny]

Just in terms of size.  It's a bit more involved than your first build.



But what the heck - go mad!  Check out tonepad if you want a ready-made board (it's where I got mine).  Note that you'll need to score a genuine MN3007 for this one; may or may not be hard to find.  Plenty of duds out there, so buy from a reputable dealer (e.g. Smallbear in the US, or Dr Tweek in the UK).

[Spiffmeister]

Cool!

The original pedal is rather cheap, almost half the price of my CEB-3. It has less knobs/options though. I'm gonna check for more reviews and sound-clips. I'll check if the MN3007 is easy to find here in Belgium.

But it's a good idea for a build!

[Gus]

do a search for "EH hogs foot schematic"

[Spiffmeister]

Well actually I've been thinking of the Wooly Mammoth, seems like a rather easy circuit, but with a lot of knobs. What do you guys think? Doable? Any sources?

Oh, and I've got a problem with my Molie! When it is preceeded by my EQ pedal ON, it works fine, if not, it has very very low volume, and I need to turn it up to the max. When the EQ pedal is ON, it's got loads of volume already at 2 o clock... That's pretty weird... now, my EQ pedal is always on, but still... What could I have done wrong?

[duck_arse]

(that molie is a hogs foot.)

sounds like you need to debug your wiring. mulitmeter on ohms or continuity, probe from input jack to switch, from switch to board, from board to vol control, from vol control to switch, from switch to out jack. also check for ground from both jacks and pot to board. the fault is there somewhere, you just got to dig it out.