Smash Drive Sound sample?

[Valoosj]

I just found this layout today, seems like a cool distortion. But are there soundsamples available?

[aron]

Here's my old sample - wow, almost 6 years old....

http://diystompboxes.com/pedals/sounds/smashdrive.mp3

[Auke Haarsma]

cool clip!

[Valoosj]

It sound very good indeed. I think I just have to build it.

[5thumbs]

It is a cool distortion, one of my new favorites.  To oversimplify the sound, it basically sounds like a overdrive pedal (TS or SD-1) cascading into a mid-gain distortion pedal like the DS-1.  Nice singing sustain, tight bass and good note articulation.  I like the complex harmonics as well.  It's not as fizzy/fuzzy as some of the nü-metal pedals around (MT-2, etc), but that's a good thing.

I recently rebuilt a friend's left-for-dead SM7 Smash Box and have come to like it quite a bit.  (For those curious, some jackhole plugged it into an AC adapter and blew all the semiconductors and the polarized caps.  I rebuilt it as an educational exercise.)

Luckily Aron came through with a sound clip, because I'd be reluctant to record a sound clip for you because the noise suppressor section ("Void Control") isn't yet working 100% on my rehab.  The replacement FETS in the output section are occasionally distorting a little on loud, bass-heavy notes.  I'm going to try some new FETs to try and fix this issue, so I'll get it straight soon enough.

Other than the fun of building an effect yourself, why would you build an SM7 rather than buy one?  I'm going to order a second, new SM7 and they're between $40 and $50 US.  Way cheaper than building one, but I understand that isn't always the reason we build vs. buy. 

[aron]

Brett, I think we are talking about different smash drives. The one I posted is a one chip LM386 pedal.

[5thumbs]

*blush*  Oops, thanks Aron.  I'll hush up and get back to working on memorizing the new Mouser catalog.

I do like the Ibanez SM7 Smash Box though, but it sounds like a completely different beast from the Smash Drive y'all are talking about.  Sorry for the mix-up.

-Brett

[ConanB]

I just finished soldering up a vero version of this pedal and bought a box to put it in. Was hoping to maybe get it all done this week, can't wait to give it a play!

[Valoosj]

Aron, it is this one right?
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/v/Daves-Layouts/Smash_Drive.gif.html

[tommy.genes]

Here's a build report - with clip - on a Smash Drive I did with a Swollen Pickle (modded BMP) tone control:

Smashed Pickle

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[96ecss]

Aron, it is this one right?
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/v/Daves-Layouts/Smash_Drive.gif.html

Yes that's the one, Killer Version B. That's my layout. If you build it, please let me know how you like it. Very easy build and sounds good too.

Dave

[Valoosj]

Will do. I just have to see if I can get my hands on the parts in the local electronics store. I just orderen a bunch of stuff from Germany, so I don't feel like doing that again for just a few parts.