Show off your DIY gear!

[che_guitarra]

Really? Nobody has anything to show?

[MarkusSamper]

I made a thread in the german recording forum with some of my DIY builds:

Forum - Do-It-Yourself (DIY) - Sampas DIY Audio Projekte - RECORDING.de


1176 Rev D Blackface



SSL 4000 Bus Compressor



Sub Kick



Pultec EQP1A


SSL 9000 Preamp


Gyraf G9 Tube Preamp


ADM Channel Strip racking



Sontec Mastering EQ


DBX 160 VU


VU Meter Box


Fairchild 670


EMI Zener Limiter

[che_guitarra]

Simply wonderful! Inspiration right there

[CurseesConnect]

Originally Posted by MarkusSamper

I made a thread in the german recording forum with some of my DIY builds:

Forum - Do-It-Yourself (DIY) - Sampas DIY Audio Projekte - RECORDING.de


1176 Rev D Blackface



SSL 4000 Bus Compressor



Sub Kick



Pultec EQP1A


SSL 9000 Preamp


Gyraf G9 Tube Preamp


ADM Channel Strip racking



Sontec Mastering EQ


DBX 160 VU


VU Meter Box


Fairchild 670


EMI Zener Limiter

Could you provide the info on the SSLs? Kits? Where to find 'em?

[Boschen]

Eye-popping work!
I like how you orient the VUs vertically.
Well done, lad.

[NothingTheory]

Originally Posted by Boschen

Eye-popping work!
I like how you orient the VUs vertically.
Well done, lad.

Ditto ! subscribed.

@solar. how did you do the lettering on the cases. Creating silk screens for a one-off sounds like more work than most would want to do.

[MarkusSamper]

The SSL compressor and preamp pcbs are from pcbgrinder.com, cases are engraved by a friend of mine.

I think there is also a component kit for the SSL compressor available, but the build uses only standard parts which you can get nearly everywhere.

Some of the silkscreened cases (like the pultec and dbx 160) are from collectivecases.com. It would be too expensive to do silkscreen only for a single case.

[MarkusSamper]

BTW, I wouldn't put this thread in "low end"

[idylldon]

Koa Tele:



U47 Clone:



Power supply for U47:



RCA BA71 modules "racked" in an old Heathkit enclosure:



Inside:



Two channels of PM1000:



My first LA2A:



My PM670 Fairchildish compressor:



With the lid off:



4 channels of API:



Redone Gates Biamote:



I've got a lot more.

6 - 1176
2 - LA2A
2 - GSSL
2 channels G9 tube pre
1- Night 3DEQ
2 - Pultec EQ
6 - API 312 pres
4 - Langevin AM16 modules racked

I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff and haven't really included all the old gear I've modded. For my money, you can't beat DIY.

Cheers,
--
Don

[alexvdbroek]

Awesome work guys.
What would be a good first project to start on for a compressor?

A.

[idylldon]

Originally Posted by alexvdbroek

Awesome work guys.
What would be a good first project to start on for a compressor?

A.

I think the GSSL or 1176 compressor would be a good project to start, with the nod probably going to the 1176 since it's less involved because it's mono. I actually built a LA2A first, but I had a ton of experience building tube guitar amps before taking that on. The LA2A is actually the easiest, so you could also do one of those, but the voltages are MUCH higher and you need to be careful not to get on the wrong end of a live wire.

If you haven't already, check out the Prodigy DIY forum. There are many wonderful projects over there.

GroupDIY - We break stuff...and occasionally make stuff.

There are also quite a few folks in the business of providing kits these days, so check some of them out as well. I'm sure if you Google the projects by name you'll turn up some of these suppliers. I also think there's a list in the meta section of the Prodigy forum and there are quite a few vendors in the "White Market" section.

Cheers,
--
Don

[alexvdbroek]

Originally Posted by idylldon

I think the GSSL or 1176 compressor would be a good project to start, with the nod probably going to the 1176 since it's less involved because it's mono. I actually built a LA2A first, but I had a ton of experience building tube guitar amps before taking that on. The LA2A is actually the easiest, so you could also do one of those, but the voltages are MUCH higher and you need to be careful not to get on the wrong end of a live wire.

If you haven't already, check out the Prodigy DIY forum. There are many wonderful projects over there.

GroupDIY - We break stuff...and occasionally make stuff.

There are also quite a few folks in the business of providing kits these days, so check some of them out as well. I'm sure if you Google the projects by name you'll turn up some of these suppliers. I also think there's a list in the meta section of the Prodigy forum and there are quite a few vendors in the "White Market" section.

Cheers,
--
Don

Thanks man
A.

[toolz]

GML8200 clone









TG Limiter clone :





Purple MC77/76 Kit's (yeah it was a kit too) with classic Urei Panels:



The Kit included no instructions, you had to work it out yourself


Bloo LA2A

[hymenoptera]

Originally Posted by toolz

GML8200 clone

info on where to find PCBs, BOMs, etc for the GML EQ clone, plz?

edit: VERY nice looking BTW!

[analogexplosions]

Originally Posted by hymenoptera

info on where to find PCBs, BOMs, etc for the GML EQ clone, plz?

edit: VERY nice looking BTW!

+1 I'm interested in finding out more about these!

[toolz]

Originally Posted by hymenoptera

info on where to find PCBs, BOMs, etc for the GML EQ clone, plz?

edit: VERY nice looking BTW!

Hi, my friend Frank, did the layout, and all the cards are self etched. The dual concentric pots, had to be custom made. Took a year to complete, and wouldn't attempt it again!!
Actually stopped DIY these days, but it was all a lot of fun, and learnt so much

[hymenoptera]

Originally Posted by toolz

Hi, my friend Frank, did the layout, and all the cards are self etched. The dual concentric pots, had to be custom made. Took a year to complete, and wouldn't attempt it again!!
Actually stopped DIY these days, but it was all a lot of fun, and learnt so much

wow one of kind then nice!

[toolz]

Originally Posted by hymenoptera

wow one of kind then nice!

Yeah, it's completely scratch built one off from ultimately just a schematic, and the last DIY adventure for me

[cakeshoppe]

A DIY microphone I put together with some help from a friend (no kit, everything came from my house, my friend's house or the hardware store, in case you couldn't tell). Sounds like a Copperphone kind of vibe.

[Labs]

Originally Posted by cakeshoppe

A DIY microphone I put together

Looks awesome!

I have some pictures on https://pcbgrinder.com/

But this is a GPeQ1, soon to be put into case and action.

Gustav

[toolz]

Originally Posted by greaneto

The dual concentric pots, had to be custom made.

The pots are 2 x 100K Reverse Log, with the third deck being 5K and dual concentric control.. not the sort of thing you can get at Digikey.

[che_guitarra]

Can anyone point me to the kit that this fascia is designed to accommodate?

[tango]

Looks like maybe this is from the Group DIY site?

[aclarson]

Originally Posted by che_guitarra

Can anyone point me to the kit that this fascia is designed to accommodate?

Looks like it goes with the EZ1073 kit from Audio Maintenence:
Audio Maintenance Limited AML-17-020 - ez1073 Full "PCB" kit - (1U version) mono channel

[2manyrocks]

Originally Posted by cakeshoppe

A DIY microphone I put together with some help from a friend (no kit, everything came from my house, my friend's house or the hardware store, in case you couldn't tell). Sounds like a Copperphone kind of vibe.

Faceplate looks like a plumbing drain cover over aluminum screen, but what is the copper item? I thought it was a mini-speaker when I first looked at it. Glad you explained it's a mic.

[jackymurda]

use it when i play out every weekend.. the mother of all lickshots :D

[elektrovolt]

here's my Drip 175b vari mu limiter with some mods:

[aclarson]

Originally Posted by toolz

GML8200 clone

Where'd you get the schematic for the GML? Sounds interesting...

[Format C: yes]

subscribed great thread