Aria OD-1 - rehousing - etc?
I have this Aria OD-1 (board marked AOD-1)
Sounds great - fat and warm.
I'm no expert - this is my first post.
OD sounds like it has Asymmetrical clipping. A bit like an SD-1 / OD-1 but waaay more low end than an SD-1, and the gain ('drive') suddenly goes to fuzzy distortion after around 3.30 o' clock.
I love it, but I want to rehouse it.
Has a JRC4558DX OP-amp - not looking to put a socket in - happy enough with that.
Can anyone comment on the circuit please?
A: is it SD-1/OD-1'ish - Asymmetrical?
B: I think* I can work out how to desolder the jacks and wire up to neutriks (* thats about my level!), but how would I make this TB? (can it be done?)
C: Ouch .. that ribbon cable to the pots looks worysome - what do i do with that? ) may just keep that and the daughter board with the pots on and drill the box to fit - would that be a sensible move?
Really sorry if you see 10+ of similar posts a day - but hope someone can help , or point in right direction.
How good is this OD..
Well I am lucky enough to have snagged a Maxon OD-820 for low beans recently.
Fantastic OD. Truly.
But, somehow .. I (me) sound just that bit 'better' through this ol' thing.
Familiarity . At home = confidence . I guess.
Please help me keep it goin' !
Cheers
Hi,
It looks a bit like an AriON pedal that I have ,which IS slightly different from an SD/TS circuit.
I've never really drawn it out ( should do I guess ) because, like You , I like it fine the way it is.
It does have assymetrical clipping ( I can see the 3 diodes in Your photo - D3,4 and 5 ).
What do You intend to re-house it in ?
It looks a bit like an AriON pedal that I have ,which IS slightly different from an SD/TS circuit.
I've never really drawn it out ( should do I guess ) because, like You , I like it fine the way it is.
It does have assymetrical clipping ( I can see the 3 diodes in Your photo - D3,4 and 5 ).
What do You intend to re-house it in ?
Thanks for reply
I intend to house it in a fairly regular 3.5"x5" -ish alum. box.
I guess I'm lookin for advice as to how best convert to TB a the same time.
I dont have an out-and-out-fetish for TB, nor do I have an issue with nicely buffered stomps, but, sadly this otherwise great OD circuit does fairly noticeably affect tone in bypass.
Any ideas how I go about bypassing the existing buffer on that board ? - please.
I intend to house it in a fairly regular 3.5"x5" -ish alum. box.
I guess I'm lookin for advice as to how best convert to TB a the same time.
I dont have an out-and-out-fetish for TB, nor do I have an issue with nicely buffered stomps, but, sadly this otherwise great OD circuit does fairly noticeably affect tone in bypass.
Any ideas how I go about bypassing the existing buffer on that board ? - please.
- roseblood11
- Tube Twister
It's surely not too difficult to convert it to true bypass.
But if you do that and rehouse it, you'll have as much work as if you would build a clone from scratch.
In both cases, you have to find (or draw) a schematic first.
I think the audio path will be very similar to existing overdrives, so it will be easy to modify an existing veroboard layout.
But if you do that and rehouse it, you'll have as much work as if you would build a clone from scratch.
In both cases, you have to find (or draw) a schematic first.
I think the audio path will be very similar to existing overdrives, so it will be easy to modify an existing veroboard layout.