Geoff Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I dont know if this is the right forum for this, but i'm currently making my own distortion pedal, just as a little project to get my electronics back up to scratch, however I cant find a box to house the circuit in. Has anyone here ever made thier own stompboxes and knows where I can get the boxes from? Another question ive got is whether Germanium diodes are really that much smoother sounding distortion wise, then a Silicon one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 [quote name='Geoff' post='994760' date='Oct 20 2010, 01:23 PM']I dont know if this is the right forum for this, but i'm currently making my own distortion pedal, just as a little project to get my electronics back up to scratch, however I cant find a box to house the circuit in. Has anyone here ever made thier own stompboxes and knows where I can get the boxes from? Another question ive got is whether Germanium diodes are really that much smoother sounding distortion wise, then a Silicon one?[/quote] I've bought cast metal boxes from maplin before now, but there are cheaper places to shop. On the subject of Ge vs Si diodes then yes. I first fell into electronics by modding a Russian Big Muff (replacing input cap etc..) but the BIG difference was swapping the stock diodes for germanium ones. The difference was like night and day - a really smooth, rich fuzz. Careful though, the germanium diodes are housed in a little glass case of Arsenic. My better half wasn't too pleased when I cracked one at the kitchen table... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlefeeder Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 [quote name='Geoff' post='994760' date='Oct 20 2010, 01:23 PM']...Has anyone here ever made thier own stompboxes and knows where I can get the boxes from?...[/quote] You can get a cast-aluminium box from Maplin, CPC, and several other UK sources. If you want something shaped like a commercial stomp box, the best advice I have seen is to buy a cheap commercial stomp box (e.g. a source selector), rip out its electronics, and build-in your own. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind pilot Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 [url="http://www.doctortweek.co.uk/"]http://www.doctortweek.co.uk/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Thanks for the replies guys! I like the idea about buying a cheap commercial stomp box and using that. I'll bear that in mind about the Germanium diodes as well paul_5, even though i'm probably more deadly with a soldering iron at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind pilot Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 as a base, you cant really beat this for value! [url="http://www.doctortweek.co.uk/shop/article_229/Enclosure-**-Doctor-Tweek's-Enclosure-Kit-No-1b-**---Aluminium-111-*-60-*-30mm.html?shop_param=cid%3D26%26aid%3D229%26"]http://www.doctortweek.co.uk/shop/article_...%26aid%3D229%26[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Yeah that enclosure kit looks really good. After having a quick look on that site, i've now got a list of things to order when I get home tonight. So much easier then scrolling through Maplin too. Cheers for the link to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Let us know how you get on with the build(s)! A friend of mine makes his own pedals so he's hooking me up with 5 enclosures which he's drilling for me. I'm going to make a bunch of fuzz pedals in my week off on Nov 1st. You want me to ask where he gets them from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Yeah go for it, cheers! Ive just ordered an enclosure and some diodes off that Doctor Tweek site, so i'll see how that enclosure is. Ive got a week off coming up too, so will try and get the pedal done then. My electronics skills are pretty rubbish at the moment, but things like this are a good way of picking things up quickly. Let me know how your build goes too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 My soldering isn't great but I reckon I could knock together a fuzz or something similarly easy. Got a jiffy bag full of transistors, including 4 NOS AC127s, going to order the rest of the parts this weekend. I might do a build diary and post it up here, see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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