Introducing the "Cream Pie" !

[Marcos - Munky]

Guys, this is completely off topic, but I would suggest that you do NOT post your email in a thread due to bots scouring the board for that stuff.

Use the PM function.

Just a suggestion.

Jay Doyle

+1. I'm receiving lots of spam due to post my e-mail address in some forums.

[puretube]

[OT]:
when asking/reporting the moderators for a favor, you can make life easier for them,
by linking to your post... 

[vortex]

[OT]:
when asking/reporting the moderators for a favor, you can make life easier for them,
by linking to your post... 

OK, good tip. Thanks

[lovric]

Howie's Metal Simplex here @ DIY Stompboxes is a nice example of where a CP stage could be found.

[mojotron]

Guys, this is completely off topic, but I would suggest that you do NOT post your email in a thread due to bots scouring the board for that stuff.

Use the PM function.

Just a suggestion.

Jay Doyle

+1. I'm receiving lots of spam due to post my e-mail address in some forums.

++ Me too, in another thread I did that now I get a bunch of 'buy this stock now' stuff - which by the way - inside those emails is completely the wrong advice - just some guy trying to make a buck off of pumping up indiscriminate stocks.

[Dragonfly]

Howie's Metal Simplex here @ DIY Stompboxes is a nice example of where a CP stage could be found.

are you saying "build a metal simplex" with the CP substituting for the initial input stage ?  could be interesting....

the CP stage is similar to the simplex, just by looking at it, though obviously the simplex is set up for a silicon tranny...IIRC, the electra distortion, big muff pi,  and several others have similar looking stages....

[puretube]

++ Me too, in another thread I did that now I get a bunch of 'buy this stock now' stuff - which by the way - inside those emails is completely the wrong advice - just some guy trying to make a buck off of pumping up indiscriminate stocks.

I wonder if those pills they offer me besides stock, travels, watches and loans,
really are so great? 

[Dragonfly]

I wonder if those pills they offer me besides stock, travels, watches and loans,
really are so great? 

OF COURSE THEY ARE !  DIDN'T YOU READ THE AD ? 

[puretube]

so you needed to try them?









(the watches...)

[Dragonfly]

so you needed to try them?









(the watches...)

nah...i just tust what the advertisers tell me...they wouldn't lie, right ?

[lovric]

just did but the diode stage overpowers CP. in the end the CP is to delicate to survive their limiting.

[Dragonfly]

Well, as it turns out, with everything that I have going on (record deal, etc) these days...I won't have the time to build any Cream Pie's for sale. I wanted to thank all of you who so graciously "pulled" their layouts and schematics at my request...it means a lot to me that you have enough respect for me to do that.

That being said, this simply means the Cream Pie is back as a DIY deal !  So feel free to post layouts, mods, etc, etc...

Heres a "final version" Cream Pie schemo for ya ! This version is SUPER versatile and sounds AMAZING, if I do say so myself! As for collector voltage, latest reports have anything from 3V - 7V working well, so its a matter of "tonal preference !"

D-FLY

[John Lyons]

Thanks for posting it again. You are a true Gentleman!

John

[Barcode80]

where did we land on building this with si trannies?

[markm]

Very good Andy, thanks for your generousity!
Both my layouts are back up in the gallery.
One question, does the tone control have a big influence on the circuit?
When I built mine, it wasn't muddy nor was it to piercing.....just curious. 

[Dragonfly]

The tone control helps it work better *if* you're using both humbuckers and SC's. I still use the standard .022uF cap version for my own CP, however, as it balances nicely for what I do.

AC

[slacker]

where did we land on building this with si trannies?

I tried the original version with low gain silicon transistors and higher gain silicons and it sounded really good, not the same as with germ, but still good.
Just stick a silicon in there and try it, you don't need to change the circuit at, because the trim pot lets you bias just about any transistor up.

[dosmun]

How does a 500K tone pot compare to using a 100K?  I have always used the 100K,  just curious if it makes much of a difference for this application.

[Dragonfly]

A bit more gradual transition between tones. Either will work.

AC

[markm]

The tone control helps it work better *if* you're using both humbuckers and SC's. I still use the standard .022uF cap version for my own CP, however, as it balances nicely for what I do.

AC

So my Tele should be happy with it as is huh?