Earthquaker Devices Westwood - Verified

[anders]

Schem provided by Bugg on  FSB HERE

[GrooveChampion]

Is this a son of screamer or am I tripping?

[Sphere80]

This has active bass and treble.

[Mulekicker]

Man, Bugg and Anders for the win! Is this pedal even out yet, I just got an invitation in the mail for the release party?

[Teddeeh]

Verification for the nation. Many thanks!! Lovely layout.

[Teddeeh]

.... i was verifying...
soundwise, a good’n. Not bad for a £/$180 street pedal.

[anders]

Thanks for verifying.

[rnord17]

What are you using for the CLR?

[Teddeeh]

Generally people use 4.7k, but i usually use 2.7k as i have about 7 billion of them. Most of the time i dont use this as i have boards for my 3pdt with resistor spaces on em. Its really a convienience.

[rnord17]

Ah it's the resistor for the LED. Gotcha. I typically do that off board. Excited to try this one soon. Really like how it sounds from the demo.

[doxasound]

Built this one a few days ago and it sounds just like the real one in the demo videos. Thanks, ya'll!

[Teddeeh]

Yes this needs to be main page. Great layout, great pedal. Anders is the effin man!!

[HamishR]

I agree!  I might have to build this one - it looks like a Wampler Euphoria without the switches and transistors added to boost the EQ.  I really like the Euphoria and the Rockett pedals which are similar.  I wonder what difference the active EQ will make?  

Time to find out.

[HamishR]

Well I built this and yes, it's a good overdrive.  As I mentioned previously it does indeed have a lot in common with the Wampler Euphoria and some Rockett pedals such as the Blue Note and 45 Caliber.  I put it side by side with a Rockett 45 and prefer the 45.  The 45 is a lot simpler and a bit warmer sounding.  The main attraction of the Westwood is that the low end is very tight and can get huge.  The 45 is not far behind though and has a more natural, less fuzzy high end.

Anyway it's a great layout Anders!

[frank-berlin]

hi there ... thank you for all of your work you are sharing !!!

... but shouldn't IC-Lug2 go to the 220nF first and then via 4,7k to ground ?
( i just had a look on the schematisch on FSB ... 'cause i am pretty new here ... i am not really sure ...)

thanks and greetings from sunny Berlin !!!

frank

[nocentelli]

frank-berlin wrote

hi there ...

... but shouldn't IC-Lug2 go to the 220nF first and then via 4,7k to ground ?
thanks and greetings from sunny Berlin !!!

frank

Greetings and welcome to the board!

It is electrically identical either way around, but the span of the cap vs resistor makes it easier to lay it out reversed.

[frank-berlin]

... all right. Thank you.