Pedal Mod Sites

[messenger]

Anyone know of any sites about pedal modding? I think I want to mod my ds-1, to try and make it a little more transparent, less bass cut.

 

[Marshall Law]

here are couple of sites both do excellent work
http://www.robertkeeley.com/
http://www.analogman.com/

 

[Everlone]

http://www.bodenhamer-electronics.com/

Check out my review of the DS-1 I got modded.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32646&hilit=bodenhamer

If you're looking to do it yourself you could look at http://www.monteallums.com, but for the price, I would just send it to Joe.

 

[bsd56]

Joe is going out of business right now though

 

[badger71]

Do it yourself.

http://www.diystompboxes.com/wpress/

 

[messenger]

I'm looking for DIY as I'm in Canada, and shipping back and forth is pricey.

 

[badger71]

Go to your nearest electronics store...Radio Shack, etc....

Mod:
for those handy with soldering irons....this mod will give your sd-1 more useable gain, better tone, better gain boost, and take away the harshness on the top end... ...this picks up where the sd-808 mod leaves off....

you'll need....

*soldering iron
*solder removal braid
*solder
*a boss sd-1
*a 10mf electrolytic cap
*a 100k resistor
*a 10 ohm resistor
*a 8 pin ic socket
*a tlo82 ic chip
*a rc4558p ic chip
*a 1n4001 rectifier diode
*a 1n4002 recto diode
*a 1n4006 recto diode

do this......

*remove r17...replace it with the 100k resistor
*remove r16...replace with 10 ohm resistor
*remove c10...replace with 10mf electro cap (22mf sounds good too...)
*remove d4...replace with 1n4001
*remove d5....replace with 1n4002
*remove d6...replace with 1n4006
*remove c6...leave empty
*remove ic1...(note orientation of ic) ...install ic socket...be careful soldering, so that each solder joint is clean....
*install rc4558p or tlo82 in socket...be sure its oriented correctly...(the dot on top of the chip should be on the top left) ROCK OUT !

a few things...

the rc4558p was stock in many of the best sounding ts-808's, and many experts like this chip BETTER than the jrc4558d....if you don't want the "mid hump" that's inherent to a "ts-808-like" circuit, try using the tlo82...you'll find that it has a flatter, more open tone....

rectifier diodes clip , to my ears, a more pleasing way than the standard clipping diodes in a sd-1 will...the fact that this mod uses 3 different diodes, and they all clip in a slightly different manner, adds some "thickness" to the overdrives tone...it also "breaks up" nicely from the lowest overdrive settings all the way to the highest...

this is a inexpensive , "easy to do" mod that will rival most boutique overdrives in tone....

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[badger71]

more mods:

http://diy.erikhansen.net/sd1.htm

 

[badger71]

More:
http://www.geocities.com/overdrivespider/SD1/stepthree.htm

 

[badger71]

last one:

 

[badger71]

Soldering site: basic how to guide
http://www.circuitrework.com/guides/7-1-1.shtml

 

[messenger]

Cool, thanks.

 

[Everlone]

Did you mean DS-1 or SD-1?

 

[badger71]

Did you mean DS-1 or SD-1?

Shit, just saw that.....I'll dig through my archives later and see about the DS-1. However, see above if you want to work on the SD-1....IMO, a waaaay better boost/overdrive.

 

[messenger]

I didn't even notice

 

[redrol]

whoa, I even happen to have a SD-1 and I hate it, time to mod

AWESOME!

any other mods for the SD-1?