I am modifying the tubes!
By this point, most DIY synth enthusiasts have built one of Ray Wilson’s Weird Sound Generators. Just in case you have been living under a rock:
(I built my first WSG 6 years ago now. On perfboard. Does that make me a nerd bad ass?)
Anyway, my friend Pat approached me to build him one, from the kit. And I obliged.
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A few people asked about the type of switch I used, so here’s the scoop:
http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/PB-142/MOMENTARY-PUSHBUTTON-SPST-N.O.-4-AMP/-/1.html
$2.75 each, and they fit just fine.
I bought my DL4 from a friend a few years ago for $75. The previous previous owner had spray painted it black. Switch C never worked right. It worked well enough, and I used it live for well over a year.
Here it is, on the desk o’ effects. Note the craptacular paint job.
I figured it was the switch itself that was buggered. Line 6 doesn’t use an actual momentary stomp switch. The switch on the modeler pedals is just a metal poker that activates a tactile switch. Super chincy.
