Installing a boost on the Digitech Timebender

[Strange Tales]

This is an idea that just crossed my mind again that I haven't thought about in a while. Posting it here before I start doing preliminary searching.

How feasible is this? The Timebender would be perfect it weren't for the fact it's so fucking quiet. Just wondering easy it would be to put like a boost/gain stage right before the outputs.

[neonblack]

Might be easier to get a clean boost and put the two in a bypass looper together.

Edit: but I'm sure someone could do this if there's room in the enclosure

[Strange Tales]

Yea the room in the enclosure is really my only worry. I could do two in a bypass loop but that's two extra things to buy/power. If I can do this it'll save me time and money and I'll get more solder practice.

[crochambeau]

I'll get more solder practice.

First time I ever saw an LPB-1 it was a free form build. You could probably graft one right onto the output jack if you have a high dexterity modifier, unless that jack is PCB mount.. than all bets are off (still possible, of course, just an order of magnitude more of a headache).

[Strange Tales]

Bottom has allen screws (WHY?) so I'll investigate this tomorrow. Hopefully I can stick it somewhere and at the very least just wire it to the output jacks.

[Nocentelli]

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[pd~]

Bottom has allen screws (WHY?)

Industry-standard practice on stuff that isn't meant to be opened, e.g. pedals without a battery or trim pots.

I don't remember if there's enough space inside the chassis to do what you want, but here's a schematic snippet of the output:

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Assuming you only want mono, removing L3 will give you the in and out pads you need.

[Strange Tales]

I brought home a set of allen wrenches from work and of course the one wrench that is missing is the one I need

I've been pondering if I should move it to mono myself. I'm thinking if I can swing it, I might put two side by side for both outputs and just set the internal trimmer to a spot that I can leave it. I still have to open it first though.

Thanks for the schematic dude!