Has anyone done a pedal mod themself? How difficult is it? Is it worth it? I was considering modding my Boss BD-2 to take out some of the shrill. Does anyone know where I can get a schematic or DIY kit for this?
Thanks!
Has anyone done a pedal mod themself? How difficult is it? Is it worth it? I was considering modding my Boss BD-2 to take out some of the shrill. Does anyone know where I can get a schematic or DIY kit for this?
Thanks!
I think there are some on Geofex or Aaron's Stompbox Page.Originally Posted by anthonyc007
Whether they are worthwhile is for you to decide, but I can assure you it's a whole lot cheaper than having it done by Keeley or Analog Mike.
Enjoy it while you can; new generation stomps are going with microminiature surface-mount robotic assembly and those PCBs are virtually impossible to modify.
04DEC05: Gone -- So long!
Be careful of any kits you find online, especially ebay. What are your electronic soldering skills like? If they are not up to speed, your better off having someone else do it!
Check out these two great DIY websites!
http://www.diystompboxes.com/
http://www.geofex.com/
Fuzz is proof God love us and wants us to be happy. - Franklin
http://www.frankdenigris.com
I do TS9 mods. basically you find the tone circuit, remove the cheap caps and then replace them with electrolitics. Trial and error to get the correct values. Then jerk around with the resistors to get the saturation where you want it. I usually put a 0.3 DIP socket in the case with leads and try different caps and resistors until I get the desired effect. You can only desolder the through hole stuff so much before you start having problems.
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
Hey OSA...how's about modding my TS9? Yours sounds so smooth and sweet!
"I'm gonna find myself a girl
that can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams..."
Originally Posted by Offshore Angler
See? :)
Fuzz is proof God love us and wants us to be happy. - Franklin
http://www.frankdenigris.com
If you're getting into modding pedals....
Simply forget messing with digital pedals. This includes most delays and chorus pedals.
Pedals with active tone controls (virtually all "Metal" pedals are like this), are also a pain to work with, and often yeid less than satisfactory results.
The easiest ones to get good results with are the typical three-knob distortion pedals.
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
RJ, I'm actually thinking of putting a 2K mini-pot in series with a 1K resistor, That will allow the user to control the saturation (aka sweetness) of the pedal. We could try that with yours. I also change the cap values and type. Costs about $5 for the parts.
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
Sounds like a great idea, OSA! I'm game for a mod...it's a reissue anyway and has no vintage value...
"I'm gonna find myself a girl
that can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams..."
I modded my own TS9, as well as my V847 wah. I wouldn`t want to do it again, as you need real good eyes, and patience, and it was fun to see how it all works, and it saves a few $$$. It is definitely worth it tonally, and I`ll never sell either pedal now.
CT.:ahem
Hey CocTone. Where did you find the mods for the V847?
Its been so long now, but I think it was ANalog Man`s site, had mods and schemos. Google should show some stuff up.Originally Posted by sabby
I put in a true bypass switch which is pretty easy. The other mods were a couple of resistors for a bit more gain. I think I`m gonna try an inductor swap. All thes mods cost less than $20 bucks to do.
CT.:ahem
i had a ds-1 modded (had my local guitar tech do it, he's got better eyes and steadier hands). can't remember where i found the mod. just replaced a couple of diodes w/ $.99 radio shack LED's. really smoothed out the boss, and for 40 bucks a pop you can afford to screw one up.
i think it was guitarnuts.com. they also have some good articles on shielding and pickup potting, IIRC.
Brian's site is pretty good here. http://www.indyguitarist.com/
He sells mod kits that are PDF's that describe how to mod specific pedals and he has a bunch of info for the BD-2. I have bought several and have been pleased.
There's some true bypass notes on the Fulltone site.
There's also some great wah mod info here:
Wah mods
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
I bought the DIY sheets from Brian Wampler www.indyguitarist.com for the BD-2, and did the Brent Mason mod myself. Took me about an hour and a half, and it sounds much better. Now I'm starting to do a little more "trial and error" with some different caps and resistors this weekend...heck, if I don't like it I'll just put it back ...pretty easy if you can solder....Originally Posted by anthonyc007
Hey, I'll see ya here, there, or in the air!
Thanks man. :yayOriginally Posted by Kap'n
Check this:
http://diystompboxes.com/
Fuzz is proof God love us and wants us to be happy. - Franklin
http://www.frankdenigris.com