So a couple of y'all are already in on the gag.
A few weeks ago, I was having lunch at the brewery where Mrs. Magnet works as the executive chef and one of the reps for their distributor was also having lunch (as he frequently does). He told me that he'd seen a used DS-1 for $3 and asked if there was anything I could do with it should he pick it up. I said sure and asked if he had anything in mind. He said not really but might be interested when I'd done...
whatever with it. So with the agreement that he'd get first right of refusal when I finished, it was placed in my hands the following day.
On my way home, I had an idea that I simply had to run with. I don't normally like making straight clones of this particular effect but given the hype around it and the (I feel) misplaced disdain for BOSS products inside certain cork-sniffing circles, I get a giggle out of subverting that.
The trick for me on this one was working out a True Bypass scheme which would preserve the BOSS footswitch. After some research, I came across
this article by R.G. Keen which was the basis for the circuit I used. From there, off to Eagle I went and Friday night goodies from OSH Park arrived at my door.
May I present the DS-1 Unobtanium Mod (rip out the BOSS guts and stick a True Bypass Klone into it):
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There were some SNAFUs, however, to be explained in a subsequent post.
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Free "open source" EagleCAD files:
99ZuluFX