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    Getting the hang of this point-to-point thing

    NEVER feel bad about your work, we are ALWAYS learning and improving! But thank you so much for your kind words! It means a lot.
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    Getting the hang of this point-to-point thing

    Yea... honestly I spent so much time researching and tweaking the circuit/layout and adding all my little details learning how to do everything it felt like mine. I've been so close to it all I could see were all the changes I made - not the similarities that remained. It was eye opening to take...
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    Getting the hang of this point-to-point thing

    Finished up a few more of my "Mayerland" preamps. Love how these turned out! Probably the last of the year though, gonna build a few fuzzes next and focus on playing a bit more.
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    Two Rock John Mayer Sig Preamp Pedal

    Thank you! That's the target voltage. I can squeeze out ~180 from the SMPS at 9V input or ~240 from a 12V.
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    Two Rock John Mayer Sig Preamp Pedal

    It gets warm but haven't had issue yet. Longest I've had it running so far is about 6 hours? I have a few large-ish holes covered in mesh to allow for some airflow.
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    Two Rock John Mayer Sig Preamp Pedal

    Haha thank you! I'm glad you noticed.
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    Two Rock Mayer Preamp Pedal - Tube not heating

    Thank you! I forgot to update this after I was finished. I threw up a build report and included link to some pics and a demo.
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    Two Rock John Mayer Sig Preamp Pedal

    Here is my build report for my P2P Two Rock John Mayer Sig preamp pedal - I'm calling the Mayerland Preamp. I've built two so far, 1 for me and 1 for a customer. I pulled from ~4 different schematics/layouts to get all the values I wanted, and component layout based on the Peace Hill FX unit...
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    Two Rock Mayer Preamp Pedal - Tube not heating

    Sorry for the delayed response. I've done both ways with good results, but into the return of the effects loop is how I primarily use it.
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    Two Rock Mayer Preamp Pedal - Tube not heating

    Good call. I basically used this schematic with some minor value changes. I bubbled the part that I used. *EDIT* no idea what happened - didn't change anything but now it seems to be working?? Maybe there was a short somewhere? We'll see after I button it all up. Thank you so much for all your...
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    Two Rock Mayer Preamp Pedal - Tube not heating

    Gave that a shot - Somehow threw off all my voltages? Not getting any 6V from the pad, pin 1 and 6 only reading about 50V and not responsive to the power supply trimmer. Switched it back to the wrong wiring and all the voltages are back to normal. Maybe pin 9 should connect to 6V and 4 and 5...
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    Two Rock Mayer Preamp Pedal - Tube not heating

    Thanks! I thought it would be an easier/less expensive way to start getting into tube amps.
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    Two Rock Mayer Preamp Pedal - Tube not heating

    Oh yea I know now that it's 100% wrong lol. Yes they're all connected together. The box is a 12V to 250V(ish) power supply - with separate regulated 6V DC output for heater filaments: https://frogpedals.com/index.php/product/frog-smps-high-voltage-power-supply/
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    Two Rock Mayer Preamp Pedal - Tube not heating

    Thanks for the response. I actually have the 6VDC connected to pin 4, in 4 and 5 are jumped, and then a lead from 5 to 9. Do I also need to add a ground connection from pin 9? I just tried to search around for how to connect heater filaments, looks like a confusingly large number of different...
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    Two Rock Mayer Preamp Pedal - Tube not heating

    I just tried my first venture into a tube pedal - saw Peace Hill FX post some amazing stuff and wanting to give it a shot. I found the layout on AmpGarage for the whole amp and just cut out the preamp section of it. The first noticeable issue is that there is no sound - tube isn't heating. I...
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