First Ever Pedal Build - "The Waaambulance" Me-6 Wah

Started by WTFHOTDOGS, May 26, 2014, 08:20:03 PM

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WTFHOTDOGS

So I've been reading up on DIYstompboxes for a while now and i decided that I'd post the project I finished last term for Studio Maintenance as part of my audio engineering degree.
The project itself is based off of the simple R.G. Keen Wah Circuit that's available all over the internet. The enclosure is a mammoth 4s-wah enclosure and i implemented one of their 500MH Me-6 inductors. comments or suggestions are totally welcome as this is my first pedal build and I'd like to hear what any of you think about the outcome :)

http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Schematics-etc/photo_008.JPG.html
first shot with the wah turned on before i got my labels
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Schematics-etc/photo+1.JPG.html
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Schematics-etc/photo+2.JPG.html
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Schematics-etc/photo+3.JPG.html
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Schematics-etc/photo+4.JPG.html
The graphics are all original and done in illustrator. If anybody's curious, I just took it to kinko's and got them printed and laminated :P

and now the guts
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Schematics-etc/photo+5.JPG.html
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Schematics-etc/photo+3_1_.JPG.html
I decided to braid the wires leading to the 100k Pot because I haven't seen this before on any other build and for the most part I think it's a little neater/sexier.
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Schematics-etc/photo+2_1_.JPG.html
lastly i tried to get a decent shot of the solder job; I spent a couple weeks planning out, scrapping and redrawing the layout until i finally got the most compact scheme possible.
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Schematics-etc/photo+4_1_.JPG.html

Mark Hammer



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duck_arse

it looks like a bought one. did you get marked down for the standing resistors?
" I will say no more "

WTFHOTDOGS

Glad you think so. No, infact we were incouraged to use standing resistors if it allowed for a compact build.