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I definitely wouldnt order any discontinued obsolete parts from tayda though those I tend to buy from retailers i know I can trust so I know it’s within spec.
These days I only use tayda for pots, knobs and sockets. I did order some enclosures last time but haven’t used them yet I’ll let you know what I think about those when I’ve used one.
https://www.taydaelectronics.com/potentiometer-variable-resistors/rotary-potentiometer/logarithmic/10k-ohm-logarithmic-taper-potentiometer-round-shaft-pc-mount.html
If I need to use them for a vero build I just cut the excess leg off where it bends at 90 degrees.
I only order from Bitsbox if I need a few pots quickly otherwise Tayda are much cheaper than anywhere else and with pots having +-20% tolerance I don't think anyone elses Alphas are going to be any better quality. I tend to plan 10 -15 builds in advance so don't have to put many orders in and just wait for their 15% discount codes to drop.
Damn good job! I had a go at build a Timmy, and ended up re-wiring the pots, which improved the sweep considerably. Of the 15 or so pedals Ive built now, they are all still in their plain aluminium enclosure - with the exception of some 5 yr old's squiggles on one. I get too impatient to spend time on the enclosure - building up the vero and laying out the enclosure is my addiction!
For your next pedal, may I humbly suggest a Catalinbread Naga Viper and CB30 (both layouts found over at tagboardeffects_ into a 1590BB enclosure with a footswitch for each? Sounds immense (booster into overdrive), and a great way to plan internals
Good stuff
Adam
Adam
How about some sound demo's? The thing that has bothered me about the pedals Ive built from TagboardEffects is whether they sound as they should, and especially those that are a little noisy....
Adam
It is difficult to know if the pedal is 'correct' if you have no frame of reference for that sound. For instance, I've just completed a Jersey Girl Fulltender which mostly sounds great, but has something of a background noise to some of the settings - now is that how it is supposed to sound? If not, is it the choice of op-amp (tried many different types with similar effect)? The electrolytics (admittedly bought as a cheap selection-box affair from eBay)? The diodes? The soldering (pretty sure that is OK)? The lead dress in the enclosure?
I've also built a Way Huge Pork Loin, Saffron Squeeze, Green Rhino and Red Llama which sound great, but the Purple Platypus just won't work. And I wonder why that is, despite building 3 fresh vero's.
Cheers,
Adam
WTF is an OUPUT anyway!?!?
In terms of sound, I quite fancy building something I have a 'real' version of at some point so I can A/B them. e.g. I know my Timmy sounds great, but I haven't tried it alongside an actual Timmy. In some respects it doesn't matter as long as it's a great sounding overdrive, but at the same time I know where you're coming from.
I will try and get some sound demos up at some point. I'm not the best player, but I reckon I can string something together. I might use some of the Making Music challenges to use them and kill two birds with one stone.