Build Your Own Clone Message Board

I just finished soldering all of the components to the PCB. On the right side of the IC chip, there is a 100k and 33k resistor. The eyelets are super close when soldering on the back, and it looks like they may be bridged. I checked both resistors from the top of the PCB and they are measuring correctly so I think I’m OK. I guess I’m just wanting to confirm before I start wiring the rest of the pedal up. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Those resistors are connected in the circuit, so even if there is a solder bridge, it is only duplicating what is already occurring on the PCB. (Take a quick glance at the schematic and find the only 33k marking; you may be able to tell that it is connected to a 100k marking even if you don't know how to read schematics.)

A general note: it is not usually reliable to measure resistors after they are installed on the PCB. Doesn't matter in this case, but keep it in mind for future troubleshooting.

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Scott

My band, Austin Hollow

Thanks for the quick reply Scott. This is my first mini pedal build and things are much closer. I’ll take a look at the schematic.

I finished up the pedal and I love the sound of it but, it is quite a bit more noisy than my Wampler Mini-Ego. I have it biased at 1.7 V. I like it set with the blend knob at 9-10 o’clock, and volume knob at 12-1 o’clock. That seems to be right at unity gain.

I’m just curious if others have had the same results with the noise. I know all compressors add noise to the signal chain but, I was hoping this one would have less noise than my Wampler.