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I try to say simply what I like to do. Not trying to tell anyone what to do - and in saying what I like to do I like to give a reason to...

I use BAT41s instead of Ge all the time. They're a lot more robust. I like to pair a single BAT41 with a 1N4148 or 1N4001 as clipping...

Does it have to be a PCB? The BJF designed Baby Blue OD is a fantastic fuzzy drive which works particularly well with Marshalls. I've...

The best way to solve the gain issue would be to just use an A500K instead of a B500K IMHO. Or even an A250K. But your solution should...

It bears a passing resemblance to the BB. But the EQ at every stage is different. The gain distribution is different. There is no...

The only time I use transistor sockets is for testing, and occasionally for Ge transistors. Even then I'll usually remove the socket...

Oh man - I could not agree more re ODs with Gretsches and Strats! Thats why I got into this stuff too.

Oh god - don't remind me! Yeah, Scomo was right up there in the moronic stakes...

I would have to think that once you are free of orange fraudsters things might improve. To Australia Tayda is very inexpensive. AFAIK we...

I have better results with the JJ ECC803S than most new 12ax7s. I actually like the sound of JJ's regular small plate 12ax7 but they can...

I have built this on a Sheepylove PCB believing it to be a variation on a Bluesbreaker theme. It sure doesn't sound like one anymore...

Most of the pedals I build are in 1590Bs with top jacks. I use Lumbergs for IN, OUT, and DC.

The only JJs I've ever had problems with are recent GZ34s, I'm sad to say! I must have bought from a bad batch because I've had 2-3 go...

I love some NOS preamp tubes. But I never got into NOS power tubes because I could never afford them, and the risk involved buying...

It might make it easier to read if you reduce the length of the diode in DIYLC. You can make the diode length shorter so it shows the band.