Madbean Dirtbaby - Build Report

Build Report of the Madbean Dirtbaby, a Deluxe Memory Man inspired PT2399 delay.

[bulletproofzest]

This is a killer delay. Really like the one I built. It’s super quiet, super flexible, sounds great, doesn’t have clock noise, and really cops the analog delay vibe. I liked it so much I built the actual analog memory man (the total recall) which is even cooler. But this is a genuine alternative to the much more complicated and finicky dmm build.

[YittsuKitsune]

the tab is "drain"... it can be cut off if you are using the "drain pin" and you are not pushing the transistor.. (the tab is a heatsink)

[magnum-yluu]

Cool, I've been trying to choose which delay project to try, this might be the one! I'll have to finish up my workload so I can get to it.

[pplo]

nice to see a new video. I'm glad to tell you that after starting with your Fuzz kit I was able to make a bunch of pedals and amps. Also I've used a few tips on how to finish them, that I've got from your videos. Thanks mate and congrats

[KappaOhm]

What happened with the 5V regulator is that you got the LM7805 instead of the LM78L05. That 'L' is important, you can see that the LM78L05 is rather small, is basically like a transistor.

[jeroenverbeeck]

Lovely paint and epoxy job! Well done! I'd love a video about those Poscas, i'm interested to start using them! Also, what happened with going through the schematic during a build report?

[nervedamage]

"Measure once, solder once". I reccon you mean measure twice, solder once?

[strassercaster]

i made two. dirtbabys one on pcb and one on vero from tagboard effects forum. it a great delay. i have a boss dd3 and a boss ps3 and an h20 .i like this better than any of them. its kind of cool how the chorus vibrato works. you can really dial in some beautiful sounds with this pedal and save some money, the only demo out there when i built mine was a shootout between the dirtbaby, dirtbag and a real one. i really love mine. how does it stack up to the other delays you made? i want to do an all analog mn3005 with tap tempo and stereo .did the reissue mn3005 ever pan out? Good job Man

[DonLeeelbow]

I have ruined two spdt toggles, what wattage iron do your recommend?

[KitaristChannel]

Can you provide a link where can we find those "new production" delay chips? :)