BYOC Build Your Own Clone: Die alten Originale selber nachbauen!

Effektbausätze, die nicht das Rad neu erfinden wollen, sondern konsequent die Schaltung der alten Klassiker verwenden. Man kann jedoch trotzdem seine eigenen Modifikationen einbringen. Schnell zusammengebaut, mit übersichtlichen englischen Anleitungen (unten in der Tabelle), damit nichts übersehen wird...

Alle Pedale mit True Bypass, LED-Anzeigen und Anschlüße für 9-Volt-Netzteile oder die übliche Batterie. Alle benötigten Teile sind im Bausatz: Gehäuse fix und fertig gebohrt, Plattine mit Plätzen für alternative Schaltungen, wo sinnvoll Steckkontakte. Hochwertige Bauteile, viele aus den USA, der Ton trifft die Sache auf Anhieb. Natürlich ist konzentriertes Arbeiten erforderlich. Aber selbst die Leute, die sonst nicht viel mit Elektronik am Hut haben kennen sicherlich Bastler, Roadies oder professionelle Techniker, die helfend einspringen, falls nötig. Die schönste Arbeit ist die Außenseiten bemalen, lackieren oder sonst wie bearbeiten. Oder bearbeiten lassen. Kunst macht Spaß... Natürlich ist das nicht zwingend vorgeschrieben. Es gibt Leute, die lassen Kratzer, Feuchtigkeit, Dreck und diverse Gebrauchsspuren wirken und haben so ihr ur-eigenes Design, unkopierbar! Achtung, Aktion! Wer zwei BYOC-Pedale bestellt, bekommt den Confidence Booster gratis dazu!

BYOC	Vintage Fuzz	89,90 Euro
BYOC	MK II Tonebender	89,90 Euro
BYOC	Overdrive	89,90 Euro
BYOC	Tri-Booster	99,90 Euro
BYOC	Large Beaver Muff	99,90 Euro
BYOC	250+ (Distortion+)	69,90 Euro
BYOC	Confidence Booster (Gehäuse ohne vorgebohrte Löcher)	24,90 Euro
BYOC	The Mouse	99,90 Euro
BYOC	Tremolo	79,90 Euro
BYOC	PingPong Delay	79,90 Euro
BYOC	Phaser	79,90 Euro
BYOC	Compressor	109,90 Euro
BYOC	Envelope-Filter	79,90 Euro
BYOC	Drop-in Wah	109,90 Euro
	Wah ohne Gehäuse!!!!
BYOC	Wah Gehäuse	39,90 Euro

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The Mouse:

The big box RAT has been reissued as the "vintage RAT" and it sounds pretty spot on. They even use the LM308 chip. So why would you want build one? Because rat clones are fast becoming the new it pedal of the boutique world.  A little clipping modification here... Change a capacitor value there... And presto! We have all clipping combinations. Positions 4, 5, and 6 on the rotary switch even relocate the clipping devices to a more tubescreamer-like position in the circuit which turns the pedal into one of the most amazing sounding overdrive you'll ever step on.

Position 1:  "Vintage" Symmetrical Distortion
Position 2:  "Turbo" Distortion
Position 3:  Asymmetrical Distortion
Position 4:  Symmetrical O.D.
Position 5:  Asymmetrical O.D.
Position 6:  MOSFET O.D.

If you want one pedal that covers everything from vintage distortion to boutique overdrive....the BYOC mouse has got it covered.

MK II Tonebender:

The BYOC E.S.V. 2-Knob Bender is quite possibly the sweetest MKII Professional Tonebender clone you can get. What makes the BYOC E.S.V. 2-Knob Bender so "extra special"? We started with a redesign of our PCB so that it would fit the larger axial leaded capacitors and carbon comp resistors and made the layout look nice and pretty. We wanted the E.S.V. series to be aesthetically appealing on the inside (the outside is up to you!).  We also made the solder pads and traces as beefy as possible.  Thicker traces mean better signal flow.  It also makes the PCB virtually indestructible and makes soldering a breeze.

The next thing that makes the BYOC E.S.V. 2-Knob Bender special is the component selection.  We used the highest quality and coolest looking vintage mojo parts we could muster up - carbon comp resistors, Vishay aluminum electrolytics, and Mallory axial leaded film capacitors.

But the heart and soul of any Tonebender is its transistors.   It is extraordinarily rare to find NOS components of both quality and quantity because over timethey get sold, sorted through, put back on the shelf, sold, sorted through, put back on the shelf, and sold again, until you start scraping the bottom of the barrel. The transistors in the E.S.V. series 2-Knob Bender are the most exquisite examples of Philips OC75's we have ever seen.  They come
from the original factory sealed boxes, untouched by human hands for nearly half a century.  We have a very large quantity of these and it is this unique find that actually inspired the E.S.V. series.  Each E.S.V. 2-Knob Bender kit comes with a hand selected set of transistors, all baring the same batch code.

Vintage Fuzz:

The high price of boutique versions, the inadequate reissues, the pantheons of rock legends who've used it, and the extremely low level of build difficulty has made the fuzz face one of the most popular pedals among DIYers. You can't be serious about copping vintage tones without a good fuzz face...and this is one of the best.

The BYOC E.S.V. Fuzz comes with a hand selected set of the extremely rare NOS Philips AC127/01. Like the E.S.V. 2-Knob Bender kit, the E.S.V. Fuzz was inspired by our recent acquisition of a large lot of pristine AC127/01. These are, in our opinion, the holy grail of negative ground vintage fuzz tone. Very thick, very wooly and very dark sounding. But with focus, clarity, sustain, and the ability to clean up into a nice grindy overdrive just like a vintage fuzz face should.

Overdrive:

The TS808 is without a doubt the most popular overdrive circuit ever. SRV may have been the first to make it famous, but he didn't do half as much for the pedal's notoriety as the hundreds of thousands of overdrives to come out afterwards that were really just clones of the TS808. 99.9% of all the overdrives out there, both boutique and mass produced, are either a straight up clone of the TS808 or a modified version of it. The screamer clone kit comes with everything you need to build a complete pedal to the exact specs of the TS808 including the JRC4558D op amp. It also comes with a mod kit that contains extra parts to do some of the mods that are the most popular to perform on the TS808 circuit so you can add that "boutique" tone. It now also comes with a pack of extra mods for even more boutique-mods!

Confidence Booster:

Do you want to try your hand at building your own guitar FX, but you're just not sure if you can do it?  No
sweat!    The confidence boost kit is a cheap and easy way to get your feet wet.  The BYOC Confidence
Booster is just a simple linear boost and buffer.  It does not come with an enclosure or foot switch.  It
introduces first time builders to the basics like:  What is a capacitor?  What's a resistor?  What's an I.C.?  
What's a diode?  And it gives you a chance to practice soldering before you move on to more difficult
builds.

TriBooster:

The TriBooster is the ultimate boost. The three most essential boosts in one unit -- A germanuim boost based on the Dallas rangemaster treble boost, a silicon based Linear Power Boost, and a MosFET based Clean boost. A 3-way rotary switch changes the circuits. There is a toggle switch to change the germanium boost from a treble boost to a full range boost. The kit comes with an NOS CV7003 germanium transistor for that vintage OC44 tone, but with added military ruggedness. The transistor is also socketed so you never need to solder it. All the boost you'll ever need for less than the price of most "single" boosts.

PingPong Delay:

If you haven't been turned on to the new wave of analog voiced digital delays yet, then you're missing out.  They're every bit as warm as analog delays,they have more delay time, and some of them  can actually make it through a gig without having to change batteries.

The BYOC Digital Echo & Ping Pong uses the PT2399 delay chip, which is the cornerstone of most of the boutique digital delays.  It's a very easy device to work with and it is quickly gaining recognition for its great tone.  The BYOC Digital Echo & Ping Pong actually uses two PT2399 delay chips for double the delay time when it's in echo mode.  It has approx. 800ms of delay time in echo mode.  

When in Ping Pong mode, the pedal has 400ms of total delay time.  Both the ping tap time and pong tap time are completely independent of each other.  So this means you have complete control over the speed of the echoes and the offset of each tap.

The BYOC Digital Echo & Ping Pong can be run off a single 9v battery or 9v DC adaptor.  But you can also use a 12, 15, or even 18v DC adaptor for more even headroom without having to do anything extra to the pedal. 

Tremolo:

This kit is based on the EA(Electronics Austrailia) Tremolo. It's a great vintage sounding trem like you would find on an old tube amp. Straight forward - just "speed" and "depth". An internal trimpot lets you set the volume level. The amplitude modulation is done with transistors, so unlike most opto-coupler based trems, you don't get an "on/off" sound on slower speed settings and there is much less current draw. It's also a lot easier to build.

250+ Distortion+ :

If you're a fan of either the DOD 250 overdrive or the MXR Distortion+, then you probably already know that the two circuits are nearly 100% identical with the exception of a few component values. The BYOC 250+ kit comes with all the parts to build to either 250 or Dist+ specs and extra diodes to experiment with the clipping section. And this is the most simple kit to build that BYOC offers, so if you are looking for an easy "first timer" project, this kit would be ideal!

(Script) Phaser:

You guys have been asking for it, so here it is....The original six single op amp version. The Phase90 is perhaps the most popular phaser the world over. Capable of deep, slow, swooshing airplane sounds to lush phase shifting that's reminiscent of the 60's -- the Script 90 Phaser kit can cover everything from EVH to Pink Floyd with just one knob. It uses 4 matched 2N5952 JFETs just like the original script logos for the vintage tone that made them an instant classic. You'll have a hard time finding a more transparent phaser that works well with clean tones AND accoustic...not just distortion. The orange reissues add treble, and their unity gain is off. There's more to converting them to script specs than just the "R28" mod.

Large Beaver:

New version with more components and 4 way EQ voicing switch! The Large Beaver is a vintage muff clone with an extra feature. The kit comes with parts to build to "Triangle" era and "Ram's Head" era specs. These are the earliest versions of the muff and they are pretty much unanimously considered by those who know to sound much better than the NYC reissue or any of the other versions. Complete sets of both NOS 2N5133 and BC239C transistors are supplied. There are a lot of conflicting opinions regarding the actual specs for the early muffs. This is because the component values used by E. H. in the early days were very inconsistent. So one person opens up their vintage muff and posts a schematic based on their findings. Then another person opens up their vintage muff and posts a different schematic based on their findings. Would it really even matter if Mike Matthews himself posted the official schematics if they were never even followed that closely? So rather than opening up another random vintage muff and basing a schematic off that, we decided to take a more scientific approach to the latest version of the BYOC Large Beaver. We examined dozens of Triangle era and Ram's Head era Muffs and recorded the component values used in each. We then took this data and determined what the most commonly used values were for each component. What we came up with is a comprehensive bill of materials that we consider to be the closest to actual intended specs and which also produces the most consistently familiar vintage tone.

Compressor:

The finest stompbox compressor there is. Most other compressor/sustainers are based on this circuit. Very squishy....tons of sustain. At maximum sustain levels, your notes actually swell. This is an absolute must have for any country players, but this circuit is great for any players that use compression...From U2 to Phish. The kit comes with the CA3080E chip and a matched quintet of transistors. It also comes with extra parts so you can build your compressor to either the Ross Gray compressor or vintage MXR Dynacomp specs. This is the new 5-knob version, with controls for Level, Sustain, Blend, Attack and Tone.

Envelope Filter:

Add some funk to your pedal board! The BYOC envelope filter kit is based on the DOD440 and features an NOS Vactec VTL5C4/2 opto-coupler. Compared to other envelope filters, this may be a one-trick-pony, but it does it's one trick well. This is the circuit that gained popularity after Radiohead used it to record, but it's really a must have for any funk or reggae players or anybody who's just looking for something a little different. And unlike other envelope filters, the low parts count make this a super easy build.

Drop-in Wah:

The BYOC wah kit gives you all the right parts for you need for the vintage wah that current mass produced models just can't seem to get right, but also throws in the little extras that you wished a vintage McCoy had. With a Halo replica inductor wound to vintage specs, a CTS 100k ICAR taper pot, and N.O.S. BC109 transistors, the BYOC wah kit delivers that long lost vintage wah sound. But the kit also comes with lots of upgrades. The true bypass switching makes the tone sucking that plagues most wahs a thing of the past. The IC based output buffer (which can easily be omitted from the build for the purists)is noise-free, absolutely transparent, and superior to the transistor based buffers. The "gain", "bass", "mids", and "Q" resistors have been replaced with internal trimpots so you can dial in the tone that you've always wanted from your wah. The kit also comes with an extra "sweep range" capacitor and rugged open frame Neutrik jacks.. The kit fits any Dunlop or Vox enclosure. Comes with everything but the enclosure, baseplate, screws&feet, and rack gear.