My Modified BE100 Based Build

[scottosan]

Posted this on another forum. Im just a hack that does this for a hobby, but take pride in it none the less. Most of the BE100 clips you hear on youtube are max gain. Most are also pre-2016 spec with the addied structure switch which really allows for tons of in between tones. This build I finished a few weeks ago and started of as being based on the 2016 rev BE100. I changed the clean channel completely and went with more of a traditional fender tone stack. I changed the switching matrix so the the LED is on for the gain channel instead of the clean. I changed the structure switch in that I am using the unused side of the first rely to reduce the gain a tad on the boost channel to make it more open and useable and reduce feedback at high gain settings with high output pickups. I also added a 3-way excursion switch ala the Bogner ecstacy to get the M/L/T feel on the low end.

Sorry, its phone clips but better than before. We were all over the place with the setting but we covered quite a bit of territory. Guitar is an Anderson Droptop T and it is my friend Brian on guitar

[video]https://youtu.be/fgyEulO6yIQ[/video]
[video]https://youtu.be/FjAkmkxUGEk[/video]
[video]https://youtu.be/3cIv7hkbEdk[/video]
[video]https://youtu.be/-HtZy7VwZek[/video]

[scottosan]

Very cool!

You have a schematic ?

Of mine, or of the BE100?

Im in Arlington, where are you at?

[scottosan]

Very cool!

You have a schematic ?

Of mine, or of the BE100?

Was asking about what you did here.

or a layout ?

I have the schematic for an older BE100, but not one documented for the 2016 version, but know what the changes are. I can discuss in detail if you wish. Where in Texas are you?

[scottosan]

I have the schematic for an older BE100, but not one documented for the 2016 version, but know what the changes are. I can discuss in detail if you wish. Where in Texas are you?

Bandera.

So, my understanding is, the BE is based on Jose Arrendondo's gain mod ideas... Is that correct?

FWIW, I just got a BE-OD pedal and I run it in front of my homebrew 100W Plexi. Love it. Great overdrive pedal!

I would say very loosely based, but most people I know don't even use the sat switch. The Jose used diodes before a master volume fed tone stack. The Be is more of a standard design the has the option of using diodes just before a traditional Master Volume Marshal tone stack. It also has an added gain stage that is foot switch optional, but like I said, the SAT switch (diodes) are not intrical to the BE100 sound.

[scottosan]

I would say very loosely based, but most people I know don't even use the sat switch. The Jose used diodes before a master volume fed tone stack. The Be is more of a standard design the has the option of using diodes just before a traditional Master Volume Marshal tone stack. It also has an added gain stage that is foot switch optional, but like I said, the SAT switch (diodes) are not intrical to the BE100 sound.

So it's a cascaded gain stage ?

Is that Steve Miller's Zero-Loss effects loop I see in there?

Bought from Metro, v4

[VYKING]

Posted this on another forum. Im just a hack that does this for a hobby, but take pride in it none the less. Most of the BE100 clips you hear on youtube are max gain. Most are also pre-2016 spec with the addied structure switch which really allows for tons of in between tones. This build I finished a few weeks ago and started of as being based on the 2016 rev BE100. I changed the clean channel completely and went with more of a traditional fender tone stack. I changed the switching matrix so the the LED is on for the gain channel instead of the clean. I changed the structure switch in that I am using the unused side of the first rely to reduce the gain a tad on the boost channel to make it more open and useable and reduce feedback at high gain settings with high output pickups. I also added a 3-way excursion switch ala the Bogner ecstacy to get the M/L/T feel on the low end.

Sorry, its phone clips but better than before. We were all over the place with the setting but we covered quite a bit of territory. Guitar is an Anderson Droptop T and it is my friend Brian on guitar

[video]https://youtu.be/fgyEulO6yIQ[/video]
[video]https://youtu.be/FjAkmkxUGEk[/video]
[video]https://youtu.be/3cIv7hkbEdk[/video]
[video]https://youtu.be/-HtZy7VwZek[/video]

Very cool indeed.