I spent some time on the weekend working on my Orange Squeezer. I had last left it in a position where some strange things were going on and I didn’t know what to do anymore. So this time, I decided to sit down patiently and carefully go through the circuit, shorting the circuit [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Orange Squeezer Build'
Is The Orange Squeezer Working?
June 11th, 2006 · Comments Off · Orange Squeezer Build
Maybe, maybe not… I fixed the two problems I found last night on my breadboard layout, soldered some jacks and some pots and plugged it in. The good news is there was sound going through the amp, sound that was somewhat different from the sound of a guitar plugged straight in. The [...]
Found Some of The Orange Squeezer Problems
June 10th, 2006 · Comments Off · Orange Squeezer Build
I bought myself a solderless breadboard and started laying out my circuit using the extra parts I had. Ordering twice of all the components I needed was the smartest thing I’ve done yet in this venture.
On the advice of Dave Green I then pulled up the spec sheet on my JFETs to make sure [...]
Orange Squeezer Doesn’t Work
April 27th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Orange Squeezer Build
While I deffinitely had my switch improperly wired, fixing that problem has not yet yielded a working Orange Squeezer. I’m working from the Orange Squeezer schematic at tonepad with my own layout on perfboard. Thanks to the great debugging guide at DIY stomboxes and the voltage reporting at General Guitar Gadgets, I’ve been [...]
At Least One Orange Squeezer Problem Found
April 24th, 2006 · Comments Off · Orange Squeezer Build
Thankfully, after not being able to find my multi-meter, I found out that Canadian Tire had one on sale for $9.99. I picked it up on my way home and was able to confirm that I had indeed wired the 3PDT switch incorrectly. I also confirmed that I did have some connectivity in [...]
Both Good and Bad News on the Orange Squeezer Build
April 23rd, 2006 · Comments Off · Orange Squeezer Build
Well on the bright side, I’ve completed the build as far as all the basic components of a working pedal are concerned. The downside is that it doesn’t work. Even worse than that, I have absolutely no idea where my multi-meter is. Without a multi-meter I can’t do any basic debugging. [...]