Recent content by Joben Magooch

if I'm really feeling motivated I will scrub with alcohol and a toothbrush. But 9 times out of 10 I pretty much just don't bother. I know it's more "professional" and thorough and you should take pride in your work and all that but....maybe it's different for the guys who are building in...

Kind of random but the first thing that came to mind was a while back when I needed to get a few replacement knobs for a Strymon Timeline. The "type" and "value" knobs are indicator-less, black, d-shaft, aluminum. I don't have on hand right now but I think they're like 10 or 11mm in diameter...

I don't have any specific recommendation but broadly speaking I would suggest keeping an eye on local colleges/universities or medical facilities. For instance one of the schools near me does a garage sale every spring... they usually will have things like chairs, desks, IT equipment, all that...

I am far from an amp expert, but I've had a few EL84 amps* in the past (AC15, AC30, Spitfire) and whenever a power tube was failing that's pretty much what I'd have happen - blown fuse, no sound, replace fuse, briefly works, repeat... Can't offer a ton of input beyond that, but if nothing...

I generally don't use any wet effects on bass. Certainly can be fun but if I'm looking at filling out a board and space is limited, it's not going to be an essential for my uses... My last small bass board was just tuner, compressor, OD (Bass Klon), HP/LP (broughton/PPCB frequency interchange)...

That's kind of my feeling, too. Both the treble and bass controls seem more effective at high volume.... With the treble, I felt like it was pretty spikey and sensitive at home volume. The range of it feels a lot more usable at "stage volume". With the bass, playing at home...sweeping through...

If there's one thing I hate about pedal-building, it's finishing enclosures. Probably 95% of my builds go into unlabeled prefinished enclosures. Out of the remaining 5%, it usually breaks down as follows: - A few I try and do a polished aluminum look but I run out of patience and move up...

Man. I just spent like 3 days last week pulling my hair out trying to force myself to learn illustrator so I could get some prints done. 😂

That and I think the second pedal I ever tried to make was some sort of PT2399 delay on veroboard, vastly over-estimating my own abilities and blissfully unaware of how PT2399's can be a little finnicky and whatnot. i don't think I've attempted anything with them since then and that was 15+...

I'm sure it will probably be the stupidest/simplest thing you'll hear mentioned here, but.... I've got the carcass of a simple passive A/B switch that's been sitting on my desk for probably two years now. I've tried to assemble it half a dozen times and each time something new ain't right. It's...

I like BA282 for Bluesbreaker type builds and PPCB does sell those as well I believe. But to be honest maybe my ears are crap but I don't think I've ever noticed a meaningful difference between diode "families". By the time I've swapped another set in I've already forgotten what the last sounded...

Priority padded envelopes if I've got a box small enough to fit inside.... Or I just reuse Amazon boxes. My household seems to have a constant stream of Amazon deliveries showing up, I'm never running out of those.... Also I don't know if it's entirely kosher or not but the padded envelopes...

Hi all, Just a (hopefully) quick two-part question. I've built the Pro-10 Dual OD ages ago. Today I was wondering: Would it be possible to retrofit it with relay bypass (soft-touch switches)? 1. Will they fit? Quick back-of-the-napkin math seems like there is enough width for two relay...

I'm gonna be honest, I've used both the "regular" and the "easy drilling" (or whatever they call it) and never noticed a lick of difference Maybe for folks who are dealing with a ton of enclosures in volume would notice, or perhaps a direct side-by-side comparison would reveal the differences...

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