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I've been thinking a lot about overdrive lately. After building the new pedal boards (http://www.bossareaforum.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=10&start=210#p8903) I've had the ability to A/B many dirt pedals. I've been tweaking my BSD and looking at the design of the 32_OD. For me, there is an ultima...

If you happen to have one kicking around and want to mess with it, I've been tweaking the values of some of the resistors. Mainly to tame the overdrive back so that it is only slightly dirty (essentially a booster) at the lowest gain. R15 swap the 10k resistor for 100k R18 swap the 15k for 33k R17 s...

Nice. Funky looking instruments.

No need to design my own - this is essentially what I would have done.

So I think I have my final compressor ... Picked up a good deal on a Strymon OB.1
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Back in one piece:
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To give the complete internals view in case anyone needs it - the other side of the boards:
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Fixed now. Fully functional. Had to create my own "vias" through the holes that had lost the plate-through. Fiddly and time consuming, but rescued a pedal that was destined for the parts-bin.

I picked up a non-working Strymon Blue Sky V1. Very early - the boards are marked 2009. The "Mix" pot had been smashed - very common on Strymon pedals. One good drop onto the knob and the pot is toast. The footswitches were acting weird. Replaced the mix pot - this is straightforward and the part is...

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Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:20 pm

Or it confirms my suspicion that he does also not like the smell of early '80s BOSS Pedals, just like the problem I have with MIJ BF-2 pedals.

Yeah, possibly. It never worried me ... smells like vintage money