Thor Build Report

[auden100]

So I finished my second pedal a few weeks ago. The Thor from run off groove.

http://www.runoffgroove.com/thor.html

Made a few mods:
- Removed the switch from the bass tone control, and replaced the 100k resistor with a 100kB pot.
- Used a center-off switch for the treble control, and added a 500k resistor on one toggle for a medium amount of treble.
- Added a pair of clipping diodes just before the volume. I thought low-end sounded pretty mumbly stock, and found that added the diodes cleaned up the articulation as well as added just a touch more crunch. I think I used Ge 1n34A's.

The pedal sounds great. As many have said, it's not a super high gain pedal. But it sounds pretty damn good at any gain level, and also if pushed with a little overdrive at the input.

I'm really curious what could be achieved with a full tone stack. It's been said, and it seems true this pedal has a lot of low-end. Not a bad thing, but having the option would be nice. I originally tried a 100k pot to control the treble, instead of the stock switch, but found that value was much too low. I ended up using a 500k resistor for medium treble setting, so I'm guessing a 1M pot would work to give the full range. Another quirk of this pedal is that the way the treble control is implemented renders it ineffective as the gain increases. I see this as another good reason to try out a full tone stack later in the circuit.

I may yet make a dr. boogey to see what all the fuss is about, but until then I'm glad to have Thor in my arsenal.

Sorry for not having any gut-shots. The camera is borrowed, and I forgot to take them.

[Maik]

Wow, looks like a tube amp 
What kind of LED is that? Cause that´s what I need...

[auden100]

Thanks, Maik.

It's a 5mm super bright orange LED. Nothing special. Bought from pedal part plus. I just used my dremel to sand the whole surface in order to make the light emit at all angles.

[bt2513]

How did you cut the slots in the enclosure?

[Govmnt_Lacky]

How did you cut the slots in the enclosure?

My guess is with the very same dremel 

[Maik]

You can do it with a small drill and a jigsaw, like this
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9937/gehusegesgtgebohrtklein.jpg
you have to use sawblades for metal and sand it after sawing, cause the cuts will be ca 1mm thin.

[auden100]

Yep, the same dremel. Just used the cutting discs and then a flat needle file to even them out and adjust the length. Have to be careful, though, because the dremel had a tendency to spin out and make unwanted marks on the surface. So I had to make sure I kept firm control.

[Barcode80]

Just a suggestion for those who want to use the dremel for slots like this, there is a handy drill press accessory for dremel, which can bring the cutting wheel down in a prefect 90 degree angle. Helps with the spinning out issue.