Death Drive

From the vendor

If you're going for GORVA switches please select the right amount in the drop down option. If your kit is a 3-switch version but you only select to pay for 2 Gorva switches... well it just doesn't work.

One of the most hyped pedals ever. Build one and find out why.

Essentially a boutique version of Dan Armstrong's Green Ringer Octave-Up circuit feeding into a tweaked Rat with three-way clipping options into a MOSFET post-boost

As well as the standard Vol, Distortion and Filter controls you have an Octave Level pot to dial in just the right amount of high pitched fun.

We've subbed the hard-to-source FETs used in the in and out buffers as they make absolutely no difference to the tone. Supplied with OP07 IC. Our stash of vintage LM308 is gone.

Now then... options. We got lots of feedback before deciding on formats for this kit, so you have a lot to choose from. We designed the board for a neat and tidy 1590BB, twin footswitch format. This has all the functionality of the original pedal but in a pedalboard-friendly package. Around FuzzDog Towers, this is the one to go for.

We've added extra pads on the PCB so you can use a footswitch to take the octave-up element in and out. This requires a bigger enclosure to be practical, and we've go two big options for you. The 1590XX is 142 x 118mm, making the three footswitches fairly tight but useable in a real-world situation. The 1590DD is 184 x 116mm, giving you much more space for your sneaks to kick those switches. Both bigger sizes will require some off-board pot wiring, but no biggy. We'll supply all pots as round shaft, vertical mount (unless you specify standard splined shaft) so you'll need to bend the legs of those that are off-board.

These kits will be supplied with Lumberg jacks rather than Neutrik as they fit above the pots with more room to spare.

The kit is supplied with vertical-mount pots which have round shafts, so you'll need set-screw fitting knobs. In the larger box formats you'll still have to wire a couple.

If you want the PCBs without parts there's a link for that at the bottom of the page.

Partial kit: PCB, all board-mounted components (depending on selected options), pots.

Full kit: As above, plus footswitch and appropriate daughterboard/components for your selected bypass type (see Downloads section for details of those), jack sockets, DC socket, battery snap, hook-up wire, LED.

Enclosure (pre-drilled) is available as an option with full kits, and will not take a battery. Knobs are not included.

Inspired by: Life Pedal

Difficulty: Medium

PCB size: 80 x 43mm

Knobs required: 5

Enclosure: 1590BB / DD / XX

Direct-Connect compatible (4-way)

Download INSTRUCTION PDF