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Psvane are Chinese. I recognize that they are one of the better Chinese tubes out there, but I personally don't like them. JJ are made in Slovakia so they should be easier to source than Russian tubes in Europe. JJ are my favorite because they're reasonably priced and kind of "middle of the...

I don't know if it was just because of me or if there were others, but I like to think I was a contributing factor in that. Story time! When I first started building my pedals at a relatively large scale, I was ordering most of my stuff from CE Distribution, which is the wholesale arm of...

You could also try throwing a 100k resistor in parallel with the A100k pot in the meantime. It will affect the taper so it won't be exactly the same thing, but it will give you an idea of the max gain setting with a 50k pot and get you some good mid-gain settings in the sweep.

The plate voltage might sag a little with thirstier tubes, but it shouldn't really be a huge issue. If you're looking to get less distortion out of Lab Rat though a more effective option would be to drop the value of the gain pot. I personally like how an A50k works in here. Cranked 100% still...

If tapping the tube creates noise through the amp, that is definitely microphonics. If you're only using the XLR output then you only need one tube, but if you're using the 1/4" output you'll need both, so you will likely want to try swapping in a different tube for lower noise.

Holy shit dude

What power supply are you using with the pedal? Also, any particular reason you went into the front of the amp? Most people I've talked to run into the FX return to bypass the amp's preamp and go straight to power amp so you aren't stacking a preamp into another preamp.

That's the main reason I was interested in this project in particular. I've seen the others and they're all cool, but this an all-in-one box is what I'm interested in. Being able to change effects and stuff via a phone or tablet is super cool, but frankly I don't want that. I want it all in one box.

That was my first thought, at my day job we call them guard traces and use them to separate sensitive signals to prevent crosstalk/interference. But if they're in places that don't make sense and aren't even ground, then yeah it's just there to make tracing more difficult.

I mean I am Sushi Box, so that's obviously where I got the PCB earlier in the post, but both versions had some issues so they're definitely not good enough for me to sell. I wanted to use a PCB because I have a lot more PCB design experience than turretboard design experience so I assumed it...

Pretty weird way to avoid admitting you're using JRC4558.

I really don't need this, but it's a neat project, I think I'm going to try it out. Pi 4B from PiShop (US authorized retailer) is $35 and the codec zero is $20, then $10 or so for shipping. Their reasonable size screens were sold out so I snagged a Waveshare 5" screen on amazon for $45. So I'm...

It's a turretboard, not a PCB. I made it myself.

I doubt it. I may offer something Ampeg-flavored at some point, but for now the redacted b and redacted ii are staying under the Sushi Box lineup.

C3 Amps are theoretically active, but they're definitely not very responsive. I ordered a 50W SLO kit from them and it took a paypal dispute to get them to ship the head cabinet, they repeatedly ignored my emails. And after all that the build didn't work and I haven't been able to get any...

If you're specifically looking for tube grit (which I assume is why you posted here), here's how I would compare the C2C offerings: Particle Accelerator - excellent for grit and light-ish overdrive when cranked, nice low frequency response makes it great for bass Bassdude - everything Particle...

That is a rabbit hole discussion all its own my dude

Tubes are gross, not worth the headache. Best to avoid them altogether.

Took a little longer than I hoped, but Nobelium faceplates are back in stock.

DIYers these days are both blessed and cursed with access to hundreds if not thousands of amazing and well-documented pedal projects, where all you have to do is buy the PCB and put it together. This makes it incredibly easy to build a functional pedal, even a reasonably complex one, on your...