Built a EA Trem from GGG and It doesn't work HELP!

Started by Gretsch6120, December 09, 2009, 08:41:58 PM

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Gretsch6120

Hello All,
I'm pretty green at building pedals and maybe I bit off more than I could chew.  Anyways I have the pedal completed and went and plugged it in and the led is flashing but I have no sound.  Tried to read as much as I could on the pedal but I can't seem to figure out what I have done wrong.  I followed the improved wiring diagram from the ggg website, I used the one with the flashing led.  I'm thinking it could be something with the switch?  Could I have wired it wrong, I followed the diagram exactly so I think my inexperience at building pedals is really showing.  Any help would great, please help me  :icon_redface:

ianmgull

Does the LED change speed when you turn the speed knob? Are you getting clean signal when you step on the bypass switch?

ode2no1

i could not for the life of me get that one to work either. i tried building it with a GGG pcb about 4 years ago and nearly killed myself trying to get it to work. all i could get out of it was a clean boost. i recall using the wrong value pots, but i don't know if that was it. it was maybe my 5th or 6th build...all of which were successful, but never any luck with that one. i still have the damn populated circuit board but i'm pretty sure i ended up lifting pads all over the place while trying to get it to work.

fpaul

I breadboarded it, then made a pcb.  Funny, both times the preamp worked but I had trouble getting it to tremelo, but I got it working both times.  Anyway, my suggestions would be to take the switch off until you get the circuit working and use an audio probe or conductivity tester to find out where the signal is getting lost.
Frank

Gretsch6120

Quote from: ianmgull on December 09, 2009, 09:38:20 PM
Does the LED change speed when you turn the speed knob? Are you getting clean signal when you step on the bypass switch?
The LED does change speed when I turn the speed knob, and I get a signal until I step on the switch and I get nothing