Here`s what I`ve been working on lately... The another fx laboratory! A cool little toy for testing out circuits without soldering! Yes! It`s pretty simple, really... A breakout box which connects to the breadboard where you`ll be building your circuit by inserting components and wires into the "sockets". The breakout box has a true bypass toggle(effect on or bypassed/clean signal), i/o for your guitar and amp connections, status led, and a "voltage sag"(lets you tune the voltage being fed to the circuit from 9V and down). A 9volt battery is used as power source. Pretty neat!
I built this on a piece of plexiglass. Everything is secured in place with screws. Some rubber feet and that`s it! I had plans of putting a bright led into the plexiglass for a cool effect, but it did not really work as good as I`d hoped. The bright led would have drained the battery faster as well. A clear "see thru" plastic box for the breakout box would have looked cool, but I went for some shielding over looks with the aluminum box.
It`s gonna be so much fun trying out different circuits, mods, playing with component values, clipping diodes etc.
You want to build one?? No problem! Mine is heavily based on the famous "beavis board". Over at his site there are instructions on how to make your own test rig. One of , if not the best diy pedal site online! Check out beavisaudio.com.
I`m off to the lab! Peace...
