Ever want to have as many clipping options as possible on a distortion or overdrive pedal? Here’s a way to add up to 6 different combinations of diodes, LEDs or Mosfets with a 6-way rotary switch. Here’s the break down on the different diode layouts by switch position:
- Standard 2 diode orientation
- Asymmetrical diode orientation
- Diodes in series
- Mosfets
- Asymmetrical LED orientation
- Standard 2 LED orientation
You can always omit components from one of the switch positions to have a clipping bypass mode. You can also use jumpers or angle diodes if you don’t want series or asymmetrical diodes. Use a 26mm enclosed 2 pole-6 position PC mount rotary switch (preferably from Alpha as their datasheet is what I used to layout the switch pads) and mount it on the component side.
