MXR distortion plus kit from Musikding.de

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MXR distortion plus kit from Musikding.de

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Repoast from my blog, but nevermind...

I finished this distortion pedal this afternoon (I'd soldered the PCB a couple of days ago, which took about 2 hours). Total construction time, approx 6 hours. Drilling the enclosure was the most difficult bit, as all the drill bits have been comprehensively blunted by someone drilling metal pedal enclosures in the past. The MXR dist + is a brilliant transparent-sounding distortion, with a medium amount of gain, that preserves the nuances and clarity of your playing. This kit sounds like my old block-logo one, but the Dunlop reissue is also very good no matter what some people might say on teh internets.
The kit, which I heartily recommend, is only €19 from here. Add a box for a bit more. The enigmatic black box is €10, but I think it's worth it.

I added a white LED!!

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It's a bloody great pedal, and you can get teh hoooosker.
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Looks quality! I have been thinking about buying a Mxr D+, but I'm buying car parts instead.
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What IC is that?
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Post by r40f »

distortion+ has been one of my favorite pedals for a long time. kit looks nice
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I've got the treble booster kit from the same place: it's everso good, and I believe even cheaper.
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Here's that link

According to the parts list, the IC is a uA741 or LM741 op-amp. It means nothing to me... ah Vienna.
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Post by Doog »

timhulio wrote:
According to the parts list, the IC is a uA741 or LM741 op-amp. It means nothing to me... ah Vienna.
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Post by Mike »

Nicely done Tim, very neat work, I expected nothing less, you fastidious bastard.

The 741 is the ubiquitous op-amp.
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Looks great! Any pictures in the dark where you can see the LED? :D
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I love the sound of a tesco value battery in FF circuits.
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