Tips for a successful build or the ramblings of a balding idiot

jjjimi84

jjjimi84

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I made this video as a intro to pedal building and some tips about how I do it. I am by no means a professional but I feel like this is a much better way to discuss my process and knowledge gained.

It is also a nice way to transition to the next video and the new format that will have more of a build report and breakdown and be more informative.

I realized that it is way too challenging for me to go from creative improvising guitar playing demo mode to technical aspects of a pedal, so I am switching it up!

 
All those tips make sense to me. I have 2 BYOC kits to knock out soon, speaking of a great place to start. I am sure the great enclosure labeling/decoration debate will rage on... I'll go with the "I gotta make it 'pretty and neat'" approach, because after all that, I can't just stop on the 1 yard line.
 
The last tip I'm guilty of. This past week I've been playing all my pedals and I have to say I have so much more appreciation for them and what each one of them do even if its similar.
Great video can agree with every tip!
 
cwsquared said:
All those tips make sense to me. I have 2 BYOC kits to knock out soon, speaking of a great place to start. I am sure the great enclosure labeling/decoration debate will rage on... I'll go with the "I gotta make it 'pretty and neat'" approach, because after all that, I can't just stop on the 1 yard line.
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That is a great way to put it! Take it home baby!
Harry Klippton said:
Less noob support and more gatekeeping please. There are enough pedal builders already 😂
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Hahaha man there are a ton of them! Godspeed and good luck to anyone who wants to make a living at it.

I love seeing pedalboards that have a bunch of low key builders though.
steviejr92 said:
The last tip I'm guilty of. This past week I've been playing all my pedals and I have to say I have so much more appreciation for them and what each one of them do even if its similar.
Great video can agree with every tip!
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Thanks mate!!!!
 
spi said:
Waxing poetic over a sucker. I dig it.

What's up with the pickups in your troubleshooting shelf--were you winding your own?
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Nope! They were in my sg and i decided to put humbuckers back in it.

That is a set of lindy fralin humbucker size p90s and a set of bootstrap pickups in the same configuration. I am trying to start cleaning out the pedals and some gear.
 
Dude, if you're balding then I'm a -20! I do resemble the idiot part though :cool:

I love what you do for the community as a whole and everything you do is to somebody/everybody out there. I'm a big fan of the content without the bullshit approach and always stuff I pay attention to.
 
cwsquared said:
Pull a "Pedal A Day" and sell on Reverb with an "As seen on YT" tag. We and the larger public could all own a piece of Internet history!
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They really do that? I just sellthem to make room for the other ones that are piled on the amps. I am going to start on facebook marketplace, wanna avoid them reverb fees
Gordo said:
Dude, if you're balding then I'm a -20! I do resemble the idiot part though :cool:

I love what you do for the community as a whole and everything you do is to somebody/everybody out there. I'm a big fan of the content without the bullshit approach and always stuff I pay attention to.
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Man I really appreciate that. Lately on youtube guitar channels i have noticed a trend of “this is so hard” sad face emoji….

I don’t like that shit, or the like rate comment subscriber buy my shit blah blah blah.

I feel like that is pandering to people. I am trying to make videos that appeal to this community, that can help others and maybe even provide a little levity in this heavy world.
 
jjjimi84 said:
They really do that? I just sellthem to make room for the other ones that are piled on the amps. I am going to start on facebook marketplace, wanna avoid them reverb fees
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"Pedal of the Day" has a Reverb store. https://reverb.com/shop/pedaloftheday

I found it because they have a "Wounded Paw Attack Goat OD DI Bass Preamp" that popped up in my Feed. I actually watched their review last month. Guess they buy, review, and flip 'em.

I will definitely be watching for some rad painted pedals to show up on Marketplace then.
 
jjjimi84 said:
I made this video as a intro to pedal building and some tips about how I do it. I am by no means a professional but I feel like this is a much better way to discuss my process and knowledge gained.

It is also a nice way to transition to the next video and the new format that will have more of a build report and breakdown and be more informative.

I realized that it is way too challenging for me to go from creative improvising guitar playing demo mode to technical aspects of a pedal, so I am switching it up!

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Just shared this with an old friend/ former band mate who's been chatting with me about getting his first kit (shika). You just saved me a fair amount effort getting him up and running. It's nice to team up and give a junkie his first taste. 💉
 
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cdwillis said:
Good tips. I think one of my biggest turning points was when I got my Hakko iron and soldering station. It made me realize using crappy irons was making my life waaaaay harder than it needed to be.
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It was the game changer when i went from a cheap in plug in pencil iron to a weller and then to the hakko
 
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