tlarson58 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:58 pm
You have mad skillz. 'Lost me at "trimpot."
Lol, Tommy - thanks!
'trimpots' are these 1/8" control potentiometers that pedal builders put inside the pedal, for additional tweaking. Many people find that cumbersome and annoying.
My design puts all controls where the user can tweak or not.
The original design of this had what is labeled on mine as 'Gain 2' inside. What you will probably relate to is what the two gains do. The first gain mixes a bit of grind and fizz with a cleanish signal (like a Tube Screamer with out all the midrange) and does not compress much. The second gain, which logically follows the first) is more 'tube amp-in-a-box' like. Used alone, it distorts the whole signal leaving none of the original.
I find it very useful to dial in bits of both. Gain 2 make is sing and Gain 1 makes it cut through a mix.
This pedal is an emulation of a modified 50w Marshall with American 6L6 power tubes (deeper bottom) and it nails it. It can do 70's classic rock, 80's hair metal & grunge very easily.
