Erik S's latest activity

I've got a quote from Kit Rae that basically amounts to something like all the best-sounding muffs he's come across are much more...

Thanks everyone for the great advice! I brought in 3 pedals today. I ended up hot gluing the LEDs and soldering the transistor sockets...

I built my own version of the Pearce BC1 Preamp in pedal format:

“None” is also a valid warranty policy. Depending on price point and what you’re trying to achieve. My main point was, decide...

The EQD hype machine convinced me to build yet another muff. This one gave me some trouble. It worked right away, but (at least on...

Warranties are cool, and probably a good business practice. If you’re trying to make a name for yourself and start a real business where...

I do like that better! It still gets a tiny bit unruly at max sustain on bass but in a nice way to my ears. It doesn’t sound broken...

I just make sure the jacks, pots, knobs, switches, and back plate are tight, everything inside is secure and won't move, and the pedal...

I talked to my local music store about maybe putting a few pedals there in some kind of consignment arrangement. They said if someone...

Great page! I didn’t do very deep research, but I did find that site in a @Feral Feline post and skimmed it. Seems like if I want to...

I recently struggled with a Big Muff that I was making too. I used this site to help guide my changes. From my memory, the transistors...

Honestly just treat it like its your pedal. You can’t control if a part fails. Do your best to test it and make sure it functions like...

Thanks for those. Those were both good demos. Something I failed to mention was that I’ve mostly been testing the pedal on bass since...

It does sound a little bit sputtery to me, but I assume yours is even worse? A couple demos I checked: Nothing looks wrong from...

Many thanks again to @Cybercow, @VivekMEHTA, @caspercody, @JTEX, everyone on this forum, and other DIY pedal forums who shared...