I started trying to build noisy a cricket by just winging it from the schematic and got a working one first shot on a prototyping board but it was to big for the box I had picked out to use. So I started trying to follow along and build it the way Beavis Audio shows on a smaller Radio Shack pcb but after four attempts I still couldn't get it right for some reason and went to a different RSpcb. Finally success!
I was off to the races mounting everything. After mounting the pots (all the same way) and testing it I noticed the gain knob swung the opposite direction from the tone and volume, made a few attempts at rewiring but never could get it switched to swing the same and since I had a hell of a time drilling the holes for the locating pin on the pot I just left it alone.
Next came the speaker cover. My first try came out ok but I didn't like the hole pattern so I started over. As simple as it is I think I spent as much time debating with myself about the layout and spacing of the holes as I did in the trying to figure out how to wire the noisy cricket.
All in all it was my first real electronics project and I've learned quite a bit researching how the magic smoke in it is suppose to work so I enjoyed the challenge. I would however be interested in any other tone/volume circuits anyone could point me to as the tone works great on this but the volume really doesn't do much.
In addition to getting a 9v wall adapter so I can figure out how to wire the plug, I still need to add some feet and wipe a bit of finish on some rough edges I sanded. So I've got a few "finishing touches" but that doesn't slow me down from playing with it.
A little demo
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Looks like I still can't figure out how to post a video in a thread. Here's the video link.
Edited to add: I'll be, it did work woohoo.
Great sound!
What kind of electronics are you using in the box?
I have a rod piezo set up on my first and the volume is almost worthless as well.
It's a cheap single coil pup that I bought off ebay from jackmusical. It came with a harnessed volume and tone pot, and jack. For clarity, the box/guitar end of it works great its the volume on the amp that doesn't do much of anything. Matter of fact the volume on the guitar is the only way to change the volume on this set up.
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