Recent content by adamwithanh

Yes, grounding. I read somewhere recently that people get angry sometimes when you call it grounding because "iT's nOT teCHniCaLLy GRoUnD"

The transistors are getting voltage now, and they weren't before. So that's good, yes? I've read that coda-effects page, but it was very helpful to review it again. And this other link you sent is AWESOME. I keep asking people how I can go about understanding circuits better and ending up with...

SUCCESS! I reflowed lug 2 of the gain pot and that fixed the signal there. You were right about the volume pot, it was f-cked. I switched it out twice before I got one that worked properly (I guess the potentiometer kits from amazon are a crapshoot), and viola, sound emerges! Some lessons I've...

Okay, SO immensely helpful. Here are my findings with the probe: - Good signal to pin 3 of gain pot, and there's some signal to pin 2 of that pot, but it's significantly weaker and more distorted. - Very weak, buzzy signal at pin 3 of 4558, still weak but less buzzy at pin 2, and much louder...

Okay first of all, you’re a genius and thank you for explaining how to make an audio probe in a way that makes sense. Here are my findings: 1. There is a signal up to the first pin on the 220pf cap, but it doesn’t make it to the other side, even when the cap is replaced. Should it? 2. There is...

That actually IS helpful to know, though - thank you!

Hey, newbie here. I've built 4 or 5 perfboard circuits so far, and only 1 has been successful. I seem to keep having the same issue, which is that true bypass is working, the led comes on, but no sound when the effect is activated. I've triple-checked all component values, orientation for...