Side mounted jack and LED switch

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Author Message mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3673 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 1:31 pm:    Here's the layout for the slightly modified electronics: That big square is the free area needed for the side-mounted jack. This keeps the knob and switch locations the same as a "normal" Further. This will be much easier when it's time for servicing in the future. The LED switch is frequently located where it's indicated on the picture. It's far enough from other functions so I don't think you'll hit it on accident, but close enough so it doesn't look isolated from the rest of the controls. If this looks good, it will be routing time for you. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3678 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 3:18 pm:    Here's the LED switch, slightly moved: mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4309 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 6:46 pm:    Here's the layout after moving the middle filter control over to make a traingle out of the filters and not a parallelgram out of the four controls: It looks good, and I think it will give the separation you wanted for using the controls. I've also reversed the positions of the LED switch and the boost switch. Let me know if this looks good enough to drill. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2200 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Friday, March 16, 2007 - 12:36 pm:    Mica and/or Michael: What does the "boost" switch do? Bill, tgo guitarbeau Member Username: guitarbeau Post Number: 58 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, March 16, 2007 - 2:52 pm:    Bill, I'm adding a boost switch to allow me to punch out of the mix when I need to. The pot will have a variable gain which I can access in the electronics compartment. Michael guitarbeau Member Username: guitarbeau Post Number: 59 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, March 16, 2007 - 2:55 pm:    Forgot to mention that the boost is a clean boost. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2203 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Friday, March 16, 2007 - 2:58 pm:    Sounds like a built-in stratoblaster. What is the range of boost you can get? Bill, tgo guitarbeau Member Username: guitarbeau Post Number: 60 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, March 16, 2007 - 3:54 pm:    I'm assuming that the range of boost is similar, if not identical to the stratoblaster. What do you think about the positioning of the boost switch? I asked Mica to do the mock up above, but I'm considering putting the boost where the LED switch is. Thoughts??