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I built this a few months ago but wanted to post this build after reading Luckbad’s post in the support section.
I present you the Horse Breaker- heavily inspired by a similar pedal out there. I wanted a Klon/BB combo but thought I’d add a few other bells and whistles to make it stand out.
The Klon side is a standard build with the bass boost mod and the separate clean/dirty gain pots. I used a on-on toggle with the GPCB DPDT wiring board to add the Ultra-Drive mod to select between the standard 47k and the 8.2k resistors. It’s a fantastic mod that makes your Klon rip!
The Blues Buster side has the treble trimmer swapped for an external pot. I also added the GPCB Afterblaster with the 2N5457 transformer for the M Glory Mod. I used an external on-on toggle instead of the DIP switches to give the option to turn it on or off. Lastly, the Afterblaster volume pot was swapped with an internal trimmer for a “set and forget” level- I’m not sure if I could have fit another knob on the pedal.
Finally, I used the GPCB Easy Order Switching PCB to change which side comes first in the chain. Everything was wedged into a 1590BB enclosure, painted rattle can copper, and finished with waterslide graphics made on GIMP software.
It’s a monster pedal. I liked it so much I built a second a gifted it to a friend for a milestone birthday- the first pedal I ever made for someone other than me. It was a blast to build and even more fun to play.
Here are the pics to prove it happened.
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