Recent content by BrainDrain

lol. Some of them have some mistakes but I’ve built about 10-15 different ones that worked and sounded great. Very hit or miss.

The real problem is if enough people keep paying these tariffs, then you could be right. The U.S. government will think we’re complacent, won’t ever bring the exemption back and just keep raking in the cash. And on the other hand….if we stop buying and don’t pay the tariff, they’ll say “it’s...

Ground isn’t being cut to one side of the LED. Wiring issue or the leg is touching the enclosure as mentioned already.

Ohhhh ok. It caught my eye and just wanted to make sure since that pedal is a bit more dangerous to build than the average 9v circuit. Glad everything worked out!

Ok so it sounds like your footswitch is ok. It has to be a solder joint somewhere or a broken trace. The traces that connect to the solder pads are very delicate. If one gets too much heat during soldering it can break off from the pad and it will be somewhat hard to see. You tested all your ICs...

Wiring looks much better now. Does your led light up when switched on and humming? If the footswitch tests ok with a continuity meter and you cleaned up the bottom of the board then it’s time for the audio probe. Double check all your resistor values too just to be sure. Usually it would still...

Stick with whatever the pcb is labeled as. The pcbs go through different revisions sometimes.

Not working in bypass means it’s wiring/bad joint or a broken trace. More likely the first. Foot switch could be bad or could have had a bit too much heat put into it, but that’s not that common either. I’d still check it with a multimeter continuity test to see if the lugs are connecting in...

Always read that too and mostly followed it. Except the almighty Fuzz Face totally goes against it. Lol.

Does it pass signal in bypass? If the pedal is powering up and LEDs lighting it’s probably not the power connection. Most common culprit is a bad solder joint as already mentioned. Could also be a broken trace that isn’t able to be seen. Essentially a factory defect. Not as common but it’s...

Build looks great. Glad you got it working. One thing I noticed is that it looks like your output jack ground lug is connected to the pcb ground, unless I’m just seeing it wrong from the picture angle. I think that one is supposed to be left disconnected to prevent ground loops since it’s...

How much is the UK shipping? I usually pay around $20-30 to have them shipped to the U.S. when I buy from Dead End. I usually order a few different pcbs each time. Dino is one of the most honest people I’ve ever come across in this hobby. If the actual shipping cost comes out to a decent amount...

Same here. Hit me up if you run into anything funky.

Great news! That makes me happy you got it working. I was anticipating issues with mine before I even started it. LOL.

Lmfao 💀