Pictures!

[Strategy]

Here's the Modified Q&D Compressor. I am certain I found the layout on this forum, but can't locate the thread now!

It's Jack Orman's "Q&D Compressor" based around the 2166 VCA chip, with Mark Hammer-suggested mods, a single page PDF project that is easy to build and sounds amazing. The wiring's a bit crazy because it was in another enclosure for a while, so the guts look less than perfect (as usual for me)

Easily sounds great run off the mixer like a rack effect if you are into recording and need something in a small enclosure. But also sounds amazing as a stompbox.

[jallenfuzz]

[Focalized]

Built this years ago but some how ended up in a box not working. I don't know, it works. Quite muddy with the gain up. Clipping switch and frequency knob , Reutz mod I think.

[darron]

holy shit that's awesome!

[deadastronaut]

^ cool, i have both those robots...i collect them.

the big robot smokes...

[midwayfair]

+1 internets to you, sir!

[pickdropper]

+1 internets to you, sir!

+2.  Awesome.

[Focalized]

A Little Angel Chorus which I really like. Paint is just three colors dabbed with a paper towel. Looks nice.

[deadastronaut]

nice tidy build man...

[ch1naski]

The professional-looking and creative art on this thread is truly inspiring and what I use to keep myself from just putting circuits in a box and leaving them bare.


That being said, my first attempt with waterslide decals.

Heavily modified Clari(not), on self etched madbean board, with added feedback control + switch, fuzz lift, and switchable foot control of modulation by way of external photo resistor.
I came up with none of these mods, they are others' ideas.
The vactrol is a different one then called for, and I'm not sure how different the sound is to using the right one. But it's pretty out there.

I found out after building it and doing the art that there is already another pedal with the same name.
Curses, foiled again!




And the dark ugly underbelly.

[Focalized]

Stock Rat.

[Ofek Deitch]

FUZZ FACE with BC109s



Guts:

[ch1naski]

Some clean looking machines there, fellas.

[John Lyons]

[joegagan]

sweet looking, john.
are you drilling your own marker holes in those davies knobs on the scarab? if so ,  impressive.

[John Lyons]

are you drilling your own marker holes in those davies knobs on the scarab?
Naturally. 
It's actually quite simple.
Use the drill press depth stop, a fence on the drill's table and you can bang 'em out.
Add a little off white paint and voila!

[deadastronaut]

^ cool, love those chunky 3pdt  nuts too...nice.

[haveyouseenhim]

^ cool, love those chunky 3pdt  nuts too...nice.

Rob loves chunky nuts...heh

[davent]

Shouldn't the chunky nuts be over if the sloppy fitting knobs thread.

Great looking builds John!

[jimilee]

That standard fuzz is way bad,it does octave fuzz also? Where did the pcb come from,or did you make it yourself?