Has anyone experimented with a different OD trimmer value?

Overdrive Special, Steel String Singer, Dumbleland, Odyssey, Winterland, etc. -
Members Only

Moderators: pompeiisneaks, Colossal

Post Reply
User avatar
pine
Posts: 97
Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:31 pm

Has anyone experimented with a different OD trimmer value?

Post by pine »

I was wondering if anyone had gone "off the reservation" and experimented with a different pot value, possibly a different taper to get a smoother, less grainy OD sound, or even to get a finer control on this variable.
User avatar
Structo
Posts: 15446
Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:01 am
Location: Oregon

Re: Has anyone experimented with a different OD trimmer value?

Post by Structo »

Sure, on my D'lite I moved the OD trimmer to a pot on the back.
I put a tail resistor on it so the sweat spot was between 10:00 and 2:00.
But, I can't remember if I used an audio pot or what the value was right now.

I just checked my notes and it says I used a 2K7 tail on it but not what the pot was so it may be 100K.

Fairly common mod. :wink:
Tom

Don't let that smoke out!
User avatar
pine
Posts: 97
Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:31 pm

Re: Has anyone experimented with a different OD trimmer value?

Post by pine »

I'd like to get in that 10:00 - 2:00 area as well, the trimmer (which is also on the back panel of my amp) is 100K and sounds like it's one of those pots that doesn't have a nice smooth curve, but is really just two straight lines with different slopes that approximate a curve; there is a definite spot where the gain jumps a disproportionate amount as I turn the pot through it's range.
Post Reply