Sunday, August 24, 2025

HGE Contraptions Nobels ODR-1 Clone (164th pedal built)

Handmade HGE Contraptions Nobels ODR-1 Clone, with an added bass control pot. This is my 164th pedal built.

A great od clone, based on the old circuit.

Specs:

-Gorva Mechano 3PDT footswitch with true bypass wiring, has a soft actuating feel
-Quality parts with quality soldering work (Kester Eutectic 63/37)
-Silver plated copper with teflon coated wires
-Lumberg In/Out jacks & DC In (no battery compartment)
-Noise selected ICs (I used a specific Taiwan Semiconductor 4558 IC and a LM4562 IC) -> hiss noise about 4.5dB lower than original JRC4558D, with which I also tested








Wednesday, August 6, 2025

HGE Contraptions Xotic AC Booster clone (163rd pedal built)

HGE Contraptions handmade Xotic AC Booster clone (163rd pedal built). 

Sounds great and works as intended. It works best boosting an already driven amp than alone in the clean channel IMO, so would recommend it for that if you are interested. 

I used quality parts as usual: Gorva Mechano soft actuating true bypass switching, teflon coated silver plated copper wiring, Lumberg Japan ins-outs and DC in, quality resistors and caps, Kester eutectic 63/37 quality solder and solder work. Features no battery, you need a regular 9V center negative adapter. Works and sounds great on 18V too.