The Quad Screamer

A project in Manchester, UK by Sean Mandrake
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A Tube Screamer style guitar pedal with switchable Silicon, Germanium, LED and MOSFET clipping stages.
Backers: 27
Average Pledge Per Backer: £126

Funded: £3,397 of £500
Dates: May 14th -> Jun 7th (25 days)
Project By: Sean Mandrake
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Latest News

My favourite sounds

May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
I recorded some more audio but this time tried to dial in some of my favourite tones. Me being me, coming from a mostly metal background as a player, they are all a bit on the heavy side. I honestly didn't realise I'd dialled them in that way until I... (Read More)

Want to try a different op-amp?

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
No problem! The 4558 chip that handles the clipping will be socketted on the bottom of the PCB. Remove the baseplate, grab your tweezers and bish bash bosh! Any standard dual op-amp you like will fit instead. Internal view of Quad Screamer with... (Read More)

Nearly ready to order PCBs

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Production Prototype No.3 is a fantastic success. Super quiet, sounds great, just perfect. I had planned on recording a video for you all but I'm really shaky from my second covid jab so you'll have to bear with me a couple more days. In the meantime... (Read More)

Audio clips - Germanium!

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I've recorded some more audio clips for you. Bear in mind these are dry, raw clips without fancy processing. In this clip I explore the Germanium mode and compare it to the other, higher gain modes.  (Read More)

A few parts I have advance purchased.

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

Outstanding start!

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Very happy to have hit my initial goal so quickly. As you may have guessed this fairly low target is because I have already bought many of the parts to make the first dozen out of my own money so this additional amount pays for the circuit boards.... (Read More)

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