So i just finished my first kit. I say "first" because i believe now, that this wont be the last. I think however, i will save some money next time, and just get the components myself.. should be a LOT cheaper than buying the kit itself.

Anyways.. onto the kit.. I have created a post on My Practice Agenda talking a bit about the kit along with some picture..

To give you a little taste about it, here is a picture..



Feel free to comment or ask questions and i will try to answer them to the best of my abilities..


EDIT:
Hi guys
I have just created and uploaded some soundclips of the ITS8 replica.. I do hope you enjoy them because they took a LOOONG time creating..

And please also answer the poll.. I have no idea what a "real" tube screamer sounds like, so if those of you who know would like to comment on it, it would be fantastic.. It's much appreciated..

enjoy!



This post has been edited by -Zion-: Nov 10 2008, 09:57 PM

Nice job!

How does it sound?

Great! Any soundclips?

I have not made any soundclips.. not yet anyways.. but at the bottom of the post on my agenda there's a youtube link with a guy giving a thorough walkthrough., check it out..

Nice replica!
I'd like to hear how it sounds

I'm interrested in what it sounds like too

Nice job!!!

Nice! I've been considering ordering a few do-it-yourself kits as well. Might just go for it now

Looks cool mate, it would be very nice to hear it in action

Very cool. What does the little toggle switch do next to the on/off light (to the right)?

I haven't seen that on a Tube Screamer before.

It's a three way switch to give you the possibility to have different sounds.. I have also added another switch on the left hand side of the on/off LED.. That one will give you a boost to make your sound a bit more fat..

I will try and make a sound preview tomorrow.. I want to do it through my amp, but my GF isn't too happy about the amp, so i'll wait until tomorrow when i am home alone..

EDIT:
quick question for all of you..
how many of you have read the post about the pedal on my practice agenda?

This post has been edited by -Zion-: Nov 9 2008, 01:19 PM

YES!!!!! SOUNDCLIPS PLEASE!!!!

Off to read the other post.

I'm busy building one myself, but a different pedal, a Muff Fuzz. It doens't work atm, but I'm working on it

Congrats on your project man!! I read your post in agenda..Looking forward to those sound samples...Also what would be cool is to have a comparison of original tubescreamer and this replica..That would be really useful...You just need to find someone that has the original

just added videos to the original topic.. enjoy..

Awesome, I want one of those

Nice, wanted to get one of those for a while. But could never decide if I order the parts or the whole kit. I guess I get the parts and try to buy a different housing. My plan is to use a second foot switch instead of the left toggle switch. To use it as a second boost stage for live playing.

This post has been edited by ItsMe: Nov 10 2008, 10:28 PM

it's a good idea.. i think for my next project i will also get the parts myself.. i mean, the PCB schematics are available and the bill of materials as well.. should be a lot cheaper this way..

I thought about doing it with a second footswitch, but i added it after i finished it, so getting it into the already finished box should be as easy as possible.. i will definately think about it when i have to do it with my own box.. at some point..

Nice job!, I really don't know if it sounds like the real thing, but it sounds and looks good, plus the video comments are actually pretty funny

Building your own pedals is great. I've built loads and flogged them all lol.

Wow ! this looks awsome man