A few clones I built to boost my 2204

[griff10672]

been busy over the last few months ...... some of the boosts / Overdrives I built for my 2204 ..... I was a " never boost " kind of guy ...... so I needed some of the classics I figured ..
from left to right ...
Marshall Bluesbreaker , Cornish G-2 , a clone of the pre amp in the original UniVibe , Marshall Guvnor , DOD 250 , Wampler Triple Wreck
EP Booster ( with all the fixins ) , Greer Lightspeed , Fortin Grind/33 , Boss Sd-1 , Boss BD-1 , Nobles ODR-1 , Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop

 

[8len8]

You need a good treble booster too .

 

[griff10672]

You need a good treble booster too .

got that covered ......lol

 

[tpruitt]

What layout did you use on the 250?
I built one and it’s bass heavy and kinda weak. I need to mod it.

 

[griff10672]

What layout did you use on the 250?
I built one and it’s bass heavy and kinda weak. I need to mod it.

I used a board from PedalPCB on that one .... there's some feedback on the site that mentions guys trying different things with the circuit ... I guess there's some values you can change to bring it to " grey " spec ... or closer to a DOD 250 + ... I went with however their schematic and standard build doc showed ... I used 1N270's for the diodes .

 

[Ben Waylin]

No ProCo RAT ?

 

[dstroud]

cool man what was the basis of the sd-1? I’ve seen lotsa tubescreamer kits but no sd-1.

 

[griff10672]

No ProCo RAT ?

I've got that covered ...... lol

 

[griff10672]

cool man what was the basis of the sd-1? I’ve seen lotsa tubescreamer kits but no sd-1.

I had my own Tube Screamer / Maxon 808 boards fabricated a year or two ago .... the circuits are so similar I was able to use my Screamer boards for a SD-1 build ( I went with the Boss Schematic online ) .... I just had to piggy back a few resistors and a couple of caps ... maybe swap out some different values ...
if you are looking for a kit ..... not sure I've ever seen one myself .... but I know PedalPCB has boards .... good place to start ...https://www.pedalpcb.com/product/uberdrive/

 

[Ben Waylin]

cool man what was the basis of the sd-1? I’ve seen lotsa tubescreamer kits but no sd-1.

Aion FX sells the board as the "Comet Vintage Distortion".

 

[jchrisf]

Very cool! Did you get Tayda to print those graphics for your enclosures?

 

[Exo-metal]

Dibs on the analog super drive. I like the clean unpainted look and the light around the switch/griffins ect. Great job man!! Any plans for some delay pedals? I'm guessing a klon is in the future as well?

 

[SpiderWars]

So which ones can hang with or even surpass the SD-1 clone? I would think some just aren’t a good match?

 

[griff10672]

Very cool! Did you get Tayda to print those graphics for your enclosures?

no sir ..... thats all my doing ..... I clear epoxy the tops when I'm done

 

[griff10672]

Dibs on the analog super drive. I like the clean unpainted look and the light around the switch/griffins ect. Great job man!! Any plans for some delay pedals? I'm guessing a klon is in the future as well?

I built a decent Klon clone a few years back .... it's actually one of my favorites going into the 2204 at this point .
I've done some delay builds in the past .... most based around the PT2399 Chip ...

 

[griff10672]

So which ones can hang with or even surpass the SD-1 clone? I would think some just aren’t a good match?

so far my Klon clone is right up there next to it ... The Greer LightSpeed sounded really good .... I haven't spent much time with anything else yet ... other than the Guvnor ... which I thought would slay .... but ehhhh ....

 

[Exo-metal]

Curious how long the delays can be, I like long echos around 600ms. I may want a klon one day if that is possible lmk. Great work.

 

[SpiderWars]

so far my Klon clone is right up there next to it ... The Greer LightSpeed sounded really good .... I haven't spent much time with anything else yet ... other than the Guvnor ... which I thought would slay .... but ehhhh ....

I’ve been wanting to try a Lightspeed. And I live in Georgia! I have a couple of Klon clones, RYRA and Merman. The RYRA is cool but the Merman is really cool. Almost not right to call it a Klone.

 

[griff10672]

Curious how long the delays can be, I like long echos around 600ms. I may want a klon one day if that is possible lmk. Great work.

I can build you whatever you want ...... I use PedalPCB's boards all the time .... and they have 100's of boards to choose from ....
pick out what your interested in .... and we can talk

 

[griff10672]

I’ve been wanting to try a Lightspeed. And I live in Georgia! I have a couple of Klon clones, RYRA and Merman. The RYRA is cool but the Merman is really cool. Almost not right to call it a Klone.

The Greer uses a OPA2134 chip .... which I guess is considered the " Rolls Royce " of chips .... I use them in my Maxon 808 clones .... love em ..
The Greer so far has struck me as a really decent light to medium drive ... and clean ... not much tone coloring going on ..