TGD Build! Ask yo motherfuckin' questions here!

[The4455]

Do the enclosures come pre-drilled, and could you put the tgd in the same enclosure as another circuit, like some type of boost?

[Officer Bukowski]

The box I got was predrilled but you can get them not drilled. If you got a small SHO pcb (culturejam has good ones) or something you could definately fit it in with the TGD guts in a 1590BB.

The TGD is loud as fuck though. I think it's actually the loudest pedal I've ever heard.. I have found that my favorite pedal to stack with the TGD (so far at least) is the SHO running before the TGD. Using it not only to boost the TGD but just as a buffer that gives you more clarity and treble.

[DarkAxel]

yeah, TGDs are mad loud. I got unity on like 9 o'clock when i had mine sometimes i bumped into a Volume knob mid-gig, everyone hated me and it only moved to around 10 o'clock

anyway i'm thinking about buying and building one, if only for the practice purposes. But i think i'd like to try it one more time anyway... but this thread kinda discouraged me i'm a noob and this sounds like an easy build in means of EASY TO FUCK UP BIG TIME

[coldbrightsunlight]

Nah, I made mine one afternoon last weekend, no problems at all except I snapped one of the pots (but I had a spare anyway), it's a really easy kit to build.

[aens_wife]

DarkAxel, I can build this one, which means it is totally doable for you.

Just follow the directions and check things a million times before you solder it. lol.

There really aren't very many parts to this one.

[Jwar]

Yea this one was easy. I only fucked up because I wasn't paying attention. lol

[Deltaphoenix]

Fuck Yay! I just ordered and this is going to bust my pedal building cherry!

[Deltaphoenix]

Wow! The Kit got here seriously quick, going to hopefully get it done this week. I am trying to do some graphics on vinyl so that may be what slows me down a bit.

[Officer Bukowski]

Ooh that sounds interesting. Doing it Dr Scientist style?

I love the vinyl finish on my Cosmichorus. So unique and durable!

[johnnie1616]

About to try my first build, I'll probably fuck it up but how hard could it be? (stupid thing to say I know)

[fuzzmax]

it is not a difficult build but be careful because it is very easy to make a mistake. Be sure you wire things correctly (led, input/output, etc) and solder the capacitor the right way (positive and negative side). Don't forget to put a resistor between the led and the switch.
if something goes wrong, comeback to this thread. a lot of people will help you.

[johnnie1616]

I have it working for the most part. I have something wrong with a ground someplace and I think I wired the LED backwards or something.

When I plug it in I get a lot of noise (not the kind it is supposed to make) and the LED doesn't turn on but it does make fuzz sounds. It kind of sounds like the starve never gets fully dis-engaged even with the knob fully up. when I put my finger on the 3 resistors and touch another finger to the box the extra static goes away. I do have everything in the box.

It might be the connection to the pots as well. I had a hard time soldering those up. Next time I will probably do those before putting it in the box.

As soon as I find my camera I will try to post some pics.

It's killing me 'cause I can here the beast in their wanting to scream. I probably won't get a chance to fuck with it until Sat. though.

[johnnie1616]

I'm still fighting it. I re-wired the LED the other way around and that works now but it is still sounding funky. Its all staticy and when I turn the knobs I don't get all the sounds I have heard in demos, it just sorta cuts out. I can get some fuzz but only when everything is turned up.

[Jero]

Check to make sure you've got the right values in the right spots...make sure caps/transistors/ic's are oriented properly...check your grounds...post a picture?

[Jwar]

pics?????