Thursday, June 26, 2025

HGE Contraptions Relay Bypass Pedal (162nd pedal built)

 Just finished a Relay Bypass pedal for my Ceriatone Chupacabra 50 effects loop.

Very simple design, but efficient.












Sunday, June 15, 2025

Fixed a deluxe bass Big Muff pedal

 Fixed a deluxe bass Big Muff belonging to a friend of a friend (he sent me some pedals to test for fun and he included this faulty unit). Works now.









Friday, May 9, 2025

Mods for my Yamaha HS-8 Monitors

 Swapped the NJM4558 IC-s in every monitor with OPA1602 IC-s and also removed the limiter circuit.

Now, they don't push exaggerated mids that much, and are a little flatter. A little better for accurate mixing and monitoring.












Sunday, April 20, 2025

HGE Contraptions 2nd Resistive Attenuator Build (161st "pedal" built)

 Yesterday I've finished the second attenuator clone of my first clone 🤣 (SPL Reducer).


Absolutely useful, even if only resistive, and didn't have to pay 800+ euro for the originals new 🫠😱


Now I can have my stereo setup with an attenuator per amp/w. two cabs each.






Thursday, March 20, 2025

HGE Contraptions Vemuram TSV808 Clone (160th pedal built)

HGE Contraptions Vemuram TSV808 Clone (160th pedal built)

Excellent sounding pedal, here is a video take with this pedal on/off randomly, on a Crate Blue Voodoo 120 modded head, but in a lower gain setting of the amp, using my two Fender Stratocaster Custom HGE Build Projects,          first one from the start, and second one (at 9 min mark):


Specs:

  • Original OPA2134 IC;
  • Gorva Mechano soft actuating 3PDT True Bypass;
  • Lumberg Japan Jacks and DC plug;
  • Metal film quality resistors, caps are Nichicon lytics and various other good caps;
  • Silver plated single core red telfon coated copper wiring;
  • Quality Kester Eutectic 63/37 solder with good and aesthetically pleasing soldering;
  • The two switches give a variety of diode combinations, subtle in part but can be combined in 4 ways;















Tuesday, December 24, 2024

TC Electronic Integrated Preamp variant clone (158th pedal built)

 This clone is based on the TC Electronic Integrated Preamp, but this also has a buffer at the circuit input, always connected when switched on. Bypass is true bypass.


This is basically what the Fortin 33 is also (a previous clone of mine as well), but I missed the control for bass and treble and I decided to do this version as well.


For some reason I got bored 😆 and used mostly carbon comp resistors and partially some different type caps. 

“Mojo” …. if you will haha.