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02-12-2024, 10:14 AM
Cool. So I finished assembling the VCK, and prepped the VHT combo for insertion between R32 and B+3 to V5 (phase splitter/tremolo.)
All I had to do was just clip the red wire below B+3 on the daughter board, and splice in the VCK's input/output!
The test voltages I got were not what I expected:
B+3 is about 320V without the VCK but I could only get it up to 240V between the input and ground of the VCK with the trimpot.
I'm not sure I did this part right but it works!
Rolling down WATTS leaves the amp with more clarity with less of the harsh pick attack it had before. The overdrive is more nuanced and less squishy now at the cost of some unnecessary saturation. It’s like I traded a germanium fuzz for a treble-booster which I know doesn't exactly sound like an improvement to to most but I really like playing with both.
It might be cool to switch the VCK in/out of the parent circuit as an option to keep the stock sound of WATTS. Updates to follow on the SV2!
All I had to do was just clip the red wire below B+3 on the daughter board, and splice in the VCK's input/output!
The test voltages I got were not what I expected:
B+3 is about 320V without the VCK but I could only get it up to 240V between the input and ground of the VCK with the trimpot.
I'm not sure I did this part right but it works!
Rolling down WATTS leaves the amp with more clarity with less of the harsh pick attack it had before. The overdrive is more nuanced and less squishy now at the cost of some unnecessary saturation. It’s like I traded a germanium fuzz for a treble-booster which I know doesn't exactly sound like an improvement to to most but I really like playing with both.
It might be cool to switch the VCK in/out of the parent circuit as an option to keep the stock sound of WATTS. Updates to follow on the SV2!
