DIY Pedal Makers: Where Do You Get Your Parts ?
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Hey guys, thanks for the inputs......
edder: erm, so you have, does it mean you sell them also...? lol...
ciel: where you get your cheap resistors that drift like mad? lol...
theblueark: hmmm, no mojo, i see... cos i heard metal film resistors reduce noise in the pedal. and the bluemagic overdrive at generalguitargadgets also uses metal film resistors. What do you think? I also dunt wanna build two pedals to A/B the difference.. hahaha
And the bluemagic overdrive also recommends silver mica caps over the regular stuff. Whats the difference anyway? Does it mean if i choose a selection of different materials for my resistors and capacitors, it will screw up the original tone it suppose to give?
i do notice many DIY sites on the web recommends small bear electronics, anybody have any experience with that online store ?
edder: erm, so you have, does it mean you sell them also...? lol...
ciel: where you get your cheap resistors that drift like mad? lol...
theblueark: hmmm, no mojo, i see... cos i heard metal film resistors reduce noise in the pedal. and the bluemagic overdrive at generalguitargadgets also uses metal film resistors. What do you think? I also dunt wanna build two pedals to A/B the difference.. hahaha
And the bluemagic overdrive also recommends silver mica caps over the regular stuff. Whats the difference anyway? Does it mean if i choose a selection of different materials for my resistors and capacitors, it will screw up the original tone it suppose to give?
i do notice many DIY sites on the web recommends small bear electronics, anybody have any experience with that online store ?
theblueark
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Metal film resistors are supposingly slightly more quiet, but definitely more accurate to their value. Whether that value needs to be so exact for the pedal to sound good, or whether the drifted values in fact add to the tone of the pedal is up to the builder. With so few resistors in a pedal, I doubt that anyone will hear a difference in an A/B.
Whether different capacitors affect the tone in anyway is still subject to debate with many knowledgable builders on either side of the fence. There are many places in some circuit where the type of capacitors won't make a difference though. Again, I doubt that overall anyone will hear a difference in an A/B.
small bear electronics is a one man shop in the US. Pretty reliable and usually pretty quick on the deliveries unless he goes on a vacation somewhere.
Whether different capacitors affect the tone in anyway is still subject to debate with many knowledgable builders on either side of the fence. There are many places in some circuit where the type of capacitors won't make a difference though. Again, I doubt that overall anyone will hear a difference in an A/B.
small bear electronics is a one man shop in the US. Pretty reliable and usually pretty quick on the deliveries unless he goes on a vacation somewhere.
edder
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I use metal film resistors for everything I build and mod. No point pinching pennies at the expense of quality component.
I can't hear a difference too but I have a peace of mind that I'm using the best possible component that is readily available.
Research(RG Keen's I think!) have shown that carbon composition resistors makes a difference on high voltage tube circuits and not much in the lowly 9V.
If it makes a difference probably is that the resistance is NOT what it is meant to be and in an RC circuit the frequencies goes off.
For beginners, just grab hold of whatever OK components money can buy and just build. You'll learn more from building than to worry about unnessary marketing mojo.
Leave the MOJO to the MOJO MARKETING PEDAL MAKERS like that dodgy Ahseng who soak his components in his pee at some dodgy dark spot in Ang Mo Kio Park and calls its the Ang Mo Keeleyio Mojo Mod.
I can't hear a difference too but I have a peace of mind that I'm using the best possible component that is readily available.
Research(RG Keen's I think!) have shown that carbon composition resistors makes a difference on high voltage tube circuits and not much in the lowly 9V.
If it makes a difference probably is that the resistance is NOT what it is meant to be and in an RC circuit the frequencies goes off.
For beginners, just grab hold of whatever OK components money can buy and just build. You'll learn more from building than to worry about unnessary marketing mojo.
Leave the MOJO to the MOJO MARKETING PEDAL MAKERS like that dodgy Ahseng who soak his components in his pee at some dodgy dark spot in Ang Mo Kio Park and calls its the Ang Mo Keeleyio Mojo Mod.
AgingYouth
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Confucius says: "Talk does not cook rice."
siaoguitar
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ob said:
Hi Ob, i got a mxr size and a voodoo lab size enclosures & other spare electronic parts which i have left, got no time to solder now, you can pm me, we can deal.
audioslave
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i was always wondering .. is there any place that do PCB board for hobbyist?
and heard alot of PnP method. but don think it's sold in singapore
any other method of doing a own PCB?
and heard alot of PnP method. but don think it's sold in singapore
any other method of doing a own PCB?
Izyx
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I got my enclosures in Sim Lim Square 3rd floor. The uncle sold it to me for S$10.
It's BYOC-sized (4 5/8" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2"). As for the 3PDT, I bought it in TYmusic Center in Excelsior Shopping center (bought it for S$12.50). You can get Log Pots in the basement of Sim Lim Tower. I got mine there.
It's BYOC-sized (4 5/8" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2"). As for the 3PDT, I bought it in TYmusic Center in Excelsior Shopping center (bought it for S$12.50). You can get Log Pots in the basement of Sim Lim Tower. I got mine there.
