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LOL, you get a 10 for cramming. Holy Cows.
Now where others may be missing the point is that would actually be a great DeskTop pedal for going straight to your DAW because you get 3 killer circuits in a 125B size. If you think about it that is pretty dang good when desktop real estate is so valuable.
I mean you cannot share your Ratt with a Mouse.
Thanks for sharing!
Here is a speaker emulator for $69 on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/DigiTech-CabDryVR-Dual-Speaker-Cabinet-Emulator-Pedal/363160055471?
That would certainly go a long way to make things better than they are currently. Run it Mono right after the JoYo.
Then build all the GuitarPCB pedals you want and throw them in the mix.
When there is no sound in bypass that indicates a wiring issue since in bypass it bypasses the entire circuit board leaving only the In and Out Jacks and 3PDT switch in the audio path.
You have the Yellow wire connect to the RING of the Stereo Pot which is for a battery only. Remove Yellow wire from RING lug and connect the wire to the TIP lug which is the part of the Jack that connects to the TIP of your guitar cable.
That said the board was not really designed for On board pots but you can still use them by mounting the Pots to the other side following the silkscreen rule. There are some handy charts on the Guides Page for reminders.
I think that will get you going just fine. Be careful not to ruin the pads when desoldering the Pots.
Oh and Bias the transistors with your DMM and Trimmers per the directions. Each Drain leg should be 4.5 to 6.5 volts
@Chuck in regards to how to wire the 3PDT..
It is all a preference in what works best with you.
One of those 6 and 1/2 dozen things.
Hi Todd, I will handle the first question before power washing the entire farm house.
Others feel free to answer questions or offer alternative opinions.
“I’m the worship leader at church. I play direct in to mixer, so I’ve been using a Joyo American Sound as a kind of pre-amp/modeller. Being that I play at church, “dirt” isn’t really a common thing, so I keep the gain pretty low”.
Sounds to me like what you really need is a way to get your clean tones on and the best way to do that is with a real amplifier. There are many new “small” amplifiers out there, even pedal size ones that will give you great clean tones which can then be fed to the mixer. The other thing you need is a cabinet emulator. Many of these new small amplifiers have switches on them to emulate real speaker tones.
To me getting the pure tone you need that actually sounds like a real amp with a speaker cabinet is the most important part.
The Joyo American sound is a preamp however the pedal is assuming you are playing through a guitar amplifier or running through some type of “power amp” with a speaker emulator. The Joyo pedal itself does not do either of those. That is why it does not sound great.
Here is a list I grabbed at random which contains small portable amps that have emulated speaker outputs for a mixer except the Vox and I believe are all under $200. https://www.guitarhabits.com/top-6-best-guitar-amps-practice-small-gigs/
There are many more options than just those linked above so Google things like “worship amps”, “small amps” etc.
Here are some options that are in Pedal format so no speaker however they have speaker emulation which is key. These are relatively newer products and the prices vary widely from cheap to very expensive:
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/best-pedal-amps-for-guitar
That is my advice to establish how you are going to achieve your base tone first because that is the tone that is going to carry the rest of your sound. Then once you have your clean tone established (with mic’d speakers or emulation) you can add all sorts of tones on top of that including gain tones and a world more.
Here is an interesting read as well: https://reverb.com/news/the-gear-tones-and-techniques-of-modern-worship-guitar
I guess I could have stumped for the Tone TwEQ or Tube Screaming Preamp but I know how important it is to have an excellent Canvas (your pure amp tone) before adding the paints.
I hope that helps!
This circuit is the very first circuit that Tonmann and I worked on together to make it sound better back in 2009.
That obviously led into a great many things which is our amazing community.
Sweet! As in M&M XR. I have not tried stacking that circuit but it seems like it would be a good one to do that too.
I am glad you sorted it out.
Unfortunately I missed that in the photos. The 3PDT Board Build Document is on the Guides Page.
It explains the labeling on the wiring board, the difference between v4 and v5, LED mounting and pretty much everything else.
I am updating all old build documents but it takes time and about 90% updated. I will get the Ratt next.
Once you learn to wire one it is the same for all. Enjoy!
Switch orientation is fine as long as it fits in the wiring board.
This is too hard for me to see. Verify orientation of LED.
If that is not it then proceed to re-flow any suspect solder joints on or off board. Make sure all wire connections are secure.
If that does not help we will need voltages of IC all 8 pins and Transistor. Measure your source voltage as well to be certain it reads at least 9v. Check it at the Board 9v and ground pads. When reporting IC voltages the Pin Numbers read in order of the letter U starting with #1 at top left and finishing with #8 at top right.
Sweet!
I am curious as to the effect of an Afterblaster after the One Knob. I have never tried that combination yet.
