echodeluxe
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i installed two double pole, six position rotary switches.
i used LED's and silicon and germanium diodes in such a way that i can choose about 36 combinations between the two diode banks.
i did it like this:
1. no diodes
2. silicon
3. germanium
4. red LED
5. yellow LED
6. green LED
this is what it sounds like:
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6579896
this is what it looks like:
okay, heres the inside of the muff before i rewired the rest of it:
heres the first switch, with the diodes:
second switch:
the circuit board close up, showing the stage one clipping section. the two solder pads directly above the empty holes is where the switch is injected into the signal path:
the inside of the muff after i reqired it and did some wire dressing with lacing cord. whoever wired it up at the factory was on peyote:
another inside view:
i can basically select up to 36 different combinations of clipping diodes. its really cool, and the results are pretty much what i expected.
the silicon diodes have a harder edged, brighter sound. i used 1N4148 fast switching diodes for this point.
the germaniums are NTE109's. they drop 300mV, which is significant, so they are pretty quiet. however, the resulting fuzz is nice and organic, thick, and wooly. im gonna try boosting it with the od3 on this setting to see how it sounds.
the red, yellow, and green LED's drop 1.8, 1.9, and 2 volts, respectively. not a big change, but it seems that the green LED's have a bigger bottom nd. the red LED's actually light up when played, and they clip soonest. i like the sound of the red LED's, loud and cutting. more mids.
and obviously the no diodes selection is just loud as hell.
thoughts?
