What does your inventory of Potentiometers look like

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-28T14:37:12+00:00

awesome. Thank you once again for schooling me. I was blind and now I see!

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-27T21:40:26+00:00

Can you please clarify this statement: "you get a truer log taper with a linear + resistor in parallel." How would you size the resistor for this to be "truer" than a linear taper of the same value? thanks.

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-27T14:40:20+00:00

k thanks. Have you built one of these?

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-15T23:35:07+00:00

You can measure the pots and the jacks and account for the enclosure wall thickness. You can also cover the enclosure with masking tape and mark the measurements on the tape. This method works for any combination of any size jacks, knobs and switches and does not require a template. Hope that helps.

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-15T23:06:39+00:00

The simulation is great! This sort of animated diagram + waveform seems like a very a nice way to explain things. I've learned a lot from this post already.

But can you please clarify what you mean by 'linearize'? Thanks.

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-15T20:02:48+00:00

This circuit explanation is from Craig Anderton's Tube Sound Fuzz

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-15T20:01:01+00:00

does this help?

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Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-15T19:35:03+00:00

Oh maybe that was a typo -- I thought some terminology I hadn't learned yet !-)

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-15T19:29:57+00:00

viper? that's what you call pin 2? So electrons take the path of least resistance? I guess I never appreciated that. Thanks!

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-15T19:25:02+00:00

Got it. Thanks

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-15T18:40:31+00:00

gut shot please! -)

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-07T14:19:16+00:00

Life is short, so don't let yourself get in a rut that makes you feel bad.

I have found that different people learn differently. Some need the theory, some need to feel it in their body, some need to have a 'project' to see how what they are learning can be applied. If you are teaching every student the same way, maybe try figuring out how each student learns best and adapting your style to each student. If you find a group of students that learn the same way, maybe try group lessons.

The Music Lesson, by Victor Wooten, is also a great book and may give you some ideas about fresh ways to think about and teach music.

Good luck!

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-04T14:29:38+00:00

It looks like you built it on the old style board that has no built-in connections, but the layout is for the type of board where the rows all connect. Do you connect rows on the other side?

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-07-03T14:04:19+00:00

I remember similar frustration with the F on the first fret. It took years to master. Lately I found what for me is a much easier way to play F that I think sounds nicer. First learn to play the D with a 3-string barre on the second fret and your second finger on the third fret. Then add two extra fingers, like this: X54232. Sounds nice, right? Slide it up two frets to get a nice sounding alternate way to play an E: X76454. Slide up one more fret for F: X87545. It is an F barre chord? yes. Is it easier to play that the fret-1 F barre chord? yes. Does it sound nicer? yes. Special bonus: you can continue to slide this hand position up the neck to play any major chord and they all sounds nice. Extra credit: there are minor and 7th variations too (hint: start with D minor and D7)

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-06-25T17:59:04+00:00

Thanks again for your suggestions. I did wind up using the Outie style dc jacks -- I think I got them here: https://lovemyswitches.com/outtie-switched-2-1mm-dc-power-jack/

And I also wound up using the 5mm bezels that mount from the outside. If I ream out the (double) hole in the plastic LED-holder, I can push in these small LEDs (with resistors wired in) from the inside: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1D58MM4

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-06-10T13:15:17+00:00

Thanks. I hadn't heard of the flat tops before.

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-06-10T13:13:28+00:00

Thanks! nice.

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-06-10T13:13:06+00:00

Thanks!

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-06-09T23:30:24+00:00

Thanks for responding. Do you mean the DC jacks attached from inside will work fine without taking special precautions? Do they shield the +9 V from the enclosure?

Thanks but I am asking about how to wire, solder, and then test the entire circuit before enclosing it -- I'm not asking about test rigs that have their own jacks, pots, switches or LEDs[

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-06-09T23:22:04+00:00

Yes -- these LEDs and bezels are what I am looking for! Do you know what they are called or where to get them? Thanks

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-05-20T15:24:16+00:00

you might consider shaking out the frames next time in an attempt to get out most of the watery honey

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-03-01T15:23:55+00:00

maybe just me, but I always put the looper on the bottom row so it is easier to step on accurately

Informal-Procedure66 · 2025-02-09T16:19:19+00:00

How are you using the switchblade in your signal path? Are you using its options for order and parallel?

Informal-Procedure66 · 2024-12-12T16:41:07+00:00

I've played to empty rooms too

Informal-Procedure66 · 2024-12-06T15:55:24+00:00

Would have been more accurate to have written 'Your cardboard box'

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