Kamanda~SD
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Re: My New Pedalboard is Together (pic)
Wow great job. Once I get a few more pedals I'll be building one for myself!
Wow great job. Once I get a few more pedals I'll be building one for myself!
My New Pedalboard is Together (pic)
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Rich_S
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Re: My New Pedalboard is Together (pic)
If this is the kind of reaction it gets, I'm thinkin' maybe I shoulda gone with the duct tape.:laugh2:
If this is the kind of reaction it gets, I'm thinkin' maybe I shoulda gone with the duct tape.:laugh2:
Rich_S
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Re: My New Pedalboard is Together (pic)
OK, so I'm not exactly Pete Cornish when it comes to tidy wiring.
But since I haven't settled on my final signal flow yet, it's better to leave it loose for possible re-arranging.
Each pedal has 3 wires: blue = 9 VDC, yellow = input, orange = output. The Boss boxes are grounded simply by being screwed to the 1/8" aluminum deck. The Rocktron Short Timers' cases are anodized, which makes for crappy electrical connections, so they each have an additional green ground wire. The little grey box in the center is the 9 VDC supply.
OK, so I'm not exactly Pete Cornish when it comes to tidy wiring.
But since I haven't settled on my final signal flow yet, it's better to leave it loose for possible re-arranging.
Each pedal has 3 wires: blue = 9 VDC, yellow = input, orange = output. The Boss boxes are grounded simply by being screwed to the 1/8" aluminum deck. The Rocktron Short Timers' cases are anodized, which makes for crappy electrical connections, so they each have an additional green ground wire. The little grey box in the center is the 9 VDC supply.
ericmeyer4
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Re: My New Pedalboard is Together (pic)
How did you wire up that power supply? What did you use? I might need to use something like that on my board.
How did you wire up that power supply? What did you use? I might need to use something like that on my board.
Rich_S
HomeGrownToneBrewologist
Re: My New Pedalboard is Together (pic)
There are only three components in that box: a bridge rectifier, and filter cap, and a 7809 voltage regulator. The transformer is visble in the right rear corner of the pedalboard - it's a 12 volt 500 mA from Rat Shack.
There are only three components in that box: a bridge rectifier, and filter cap, and a 7809 voltage regulator. The transformer is visble in the right rear corner of the pedalboard - it's a 12 volt 500 mA from Rat Shack.
Rich_S
HomeGrownToneBrewologist
Re: My New Pedalboard is Together (pic)
I fired the pedalboard up last night, and everything worked fine except the tuner mute switch. No wonder - it was the last thing I wired and it was really late. I whipped out my handy-dandy Seymour Duncan screwdriver and removed the tuner from the circuit. All the pedals worked. I really like that old CE-3 chorus - haven't heard anything like that for many years.
Since the kids were in bed, I was playing through my recently-acquired Yamaha MagicStomp, set to a Marshally 'drive' model with 2-12 open-back cab sim. The amp model was dry, with all effects coming from the pedalboard. I was pleasantly surprised with how amp-like it was. It "takes effects well", even my massive GE-7 boost. This could prove to be fun - it's a lot easier playing through the 'board and the modeler, rather than trying to create MagicStomp patches for all my possible effects combinations.
Today, I put together a block diagram. Tonight, I think I'll lug my whole rig (including real amp) out to the garage, fix the tuner, and check to make sure there's no hum in the pedalboard. Then, it'll be finished.:banana:
I fired the pedalboard up last night, and everything worked fine except the tuner mute switch. No wonder - it was the last thing I wired and it was really late. I whipped out my handy-dandy Seymour Duncan screwdriver and removed the tuner from the circuit. All the pedals worked. I really like that old CE-3 chorus - haven't heard anything like that for many years.
Since the kids were in bed, I was playing through my recently-acquired Yamaha MagicStomp, set to a Marshally 'drive' model with 2-12 open-back cab sim. The amp model was dry, with all effects coming from the pedalboard. I was pleasantly surprised with how amp-like it was. It "takes effects well", even my massive GE-7 boost. This could prove to be fun - it's a lot easier playing through the 'board and the modeler, rather than trying to create MagicStomp patches for all my possible effects combinations.
Today, I put together a block diagram. Tonight, I think I'll lug my whole rig (including real amp) out to the garage, fix the tuner, and check to make sure there's no hum in the pedalboard. Then, it'll be finished.:banana:
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Rich_S
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Re: My New Pedalboard is Together (pic)
Black!?! Black you say!?! THAT my friend is charcoal grey hammertone - much classier than common black.
Yes, it has a matching lid, just like a small mixer coffin. The whole thing is just slightly higher than it needs to be to mount those small-size recessed latches. There's room to spare under the lid, even with the Short Timers up on the 3/4" riser. There's a strap handle on the lid.
The deck sits on a pair of pine 1x2's that I ripped down so that it's flush with the edge of the case. It's held in place by three dowels screws (?) - they are a #10 woodscrew on one end and have 10-24 machine screw threads on the other end. I put a pair of jam nuts on them and drove them into the wood with a nutdriver, then removed the nuts. The deck has matching holes that sit down over the dowels, and is held down with nylon washers and 10-24 acorn nuts. All the hardware is available at Home Depot or Sears Hardware.
Black!?! Black you say!?! THAT my friend is charcoal grey hammertone - much classier than common black.
Yes, it has a matching lid, just like a small mixer coffin. The whole thing is just slightly higher than it needs to be to mount those small-size recessed latches. There's room to spare under the lid, even with the Short Timers up on the 3/4" riser. There's a strap handle on the lid.
The deck sits on a pair of pine 1x2's that I ripped down so that it's flush with the edge of the case. It's held in place by three dowels screws (?) - they are a #10 woodscrew on one end and have 10-24 machine screw threads on the other end. I put a pair of jam nuts on them and drove them into the wood with a nutdriver, then removed the nuts. The deck has matching holes that sit down over the dowels, and is held down with nylon washers and 10-24 acorn nuts. All the hardware is available at Home Depot or Sears Hardware.
