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Hi, Robert. I just spent a few minutes testing the pedals out again. Yes, the noise goes away when the guitar volume is all the way down. BTW, I am using a Squier Tele, so single coil pickups :D Both pedals are behaving exactly the same, so my guess is it's completely normal and/or single coil...

Hi all, I am still pretty new to pedal building and just completed two Kliche Minis -- one as stock from the build doc, and one modified for bass per Chuck Bone's article. They both worked first time!! That's a first for me, haha. I've gotten much more disciplined in my workflow and much better...

I ordered V2181L from cabintech and will try to figure out the proper integration later. Am I right that any 4558 chips should work fine with this build? Thanks all! Ken

I didn’t see that Coolaudio produced a V2159! But it appears as rare as the original THAT2159 these days. There are a couple of threads here that say the Coolaudio V2181 “might” be a drop-in replacement, and it is currently available from cabintech! … I just found a post on vintage-radio.net...

This is on me for not looking at the BOM before adding The Creamery Compressor (PCB301) to my cart, but… I ordered the PCB a couple days ago and started to gather parts yesterday. This pedal requires four “KA4558” and two “THAT2159”. I looked at the datasheets and there are differences between...

You used Aluminum Electrolytic for the two 47uF caps — is that because 47uF tantalum caps are stupidly expensive, or you didn’t have 47uF tantalum on hand, or do you generally use Electrolytic for large values like 47uF, 100uF, and 220uF? Thx!

I am building two Kliche Minis -- one for guitar, and one modded per Chuck's article for bass. I'm fairly new to pedal building and had a couple of miserable failures (which I need to go back and diagnose) before a couple of recent successes. My soldering has greatly improved, and I now...

So it is! Thanks for letting me know. I must have been looking at a different PCB, thinking it was the Sergeant Fuzz. That is my only minor gripe with PedalPCB boards, that they have a code (PCB551) rather than a name. A revision number would be nice too. ... actually, I was looking at the...

Fantastic info, thanks Feral!

I am pretty new to building pedals and trying to learn more about circuits and schematics. The Propolis Fuzz requires four 2N2222 transistors. I have four of the TO-18 metal can 2N2222 for the board and they all measured in the range of 70-80 hfe using a DCA55. They work fine and sound good...

Seconded. Looking forward to building this when the doc is available with the component values (and schematic) I had no problem completing the Thunder Chicken PCB without a doc because the component values are on the board silkscreen -- sweet! The Sergeant has traditional component identifiers...

Hey, thanks for the quick reply. I just saw your post about your family's health issues. Best wishes to you all!

Any update on the build doc? I got my Thunder Chicken PCB a few weeks back and am ready to build the pedal. The only question I really have is about the "9V1" diode -- should I use a 1N4739A (1W) or will a 1N5239B (500mW) work? I am guessing the 5239B would be fine. Are there any other special...

Oh, nice! Thanks, I should have looked a little closer.

@PedalPCB Looks like I received one of the new Lemonade Overdrive PCBs, but I don't see a build doc for the update. Will that be available soon? Thanks-- Ken