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I dunno... I think I'd feel a bit dirty using another man's pick.

When the people who made the first Fuzz Faces built them did they use the NKT75 specifically for it's legendary tone? No. They used it...

I posted a couple of pedals yesterday - one to Virginia and one to Vancouver. While at the post office the guy behind the counter told...

I recently built a Hudson Broadcast which uses a PNP Ge tranny in it. Tried all my "good" brand name Ge transistors and all were badly...

A 1N3906 is a bizarre rare PNP diode. Not very popular because nobody knows how to work it.

I'm sure it's my weird personal taste because the Klon and KoT are hugely popular, but they don't do it for me! I like a big chunky...

I heard of him through Ask Zac, also on Youtube. And like you, I have had quite a few periods of not building this year because I figure...

These are much better stories than any of mine. My most exciting guitar stories are generally I look for the guitar I want online and...

I am fortunate in having two electronics suppliers nearby. Each have their own type of Vero board. One sells the plain brown one which...

I guess it's because the original Lunar Module was built with BC109Cs that they are the spec. I have used BC549Cs and they've sounded...

I always check the value of a resistor before using it even though I don't think I have ever found one out of spec. But I do it in case...

Some of the old Menatone Jfet ODs were pretty good - The King Of The Britains was good. But I suspect that what a lot of players think...

Hey Mrvibes85: It depends on the sound you're shooting for, but the last 1987 I built had two 50/50 can caps on the chassis and a 32/32...

I'd have to go back and look at the schematics, but yes, the "mids" control is just the normal TS tone control. Other than the Mids pot...

Well maybe when I get a bit older I can hold my balls between my knees but just now they don't reach.