Recent content by RICHB555

Tayda has these non-polarized 2.2uf electrolytic caps so you don’t need to worry about direction. https://www.taydaelectronics.com/2-2uf-50v-105c-bipolar-capacitor.html

That’s Greer’s claim. Good luck and share your experience with us once your build is complete!

I recently saw an episode of That Pedal Show showing “how far tone has come over the years” where Mick & Dan compared the overdrive in a 1988 Boss multi-effect unit (a Boss OD-2) to the Vemuram Jan Ray. Mick even went so far as to describe the Jan Ray as one of the most important overdrives...

The original was a Christmas gift decades ago, and was a mainstay on my (at the time) BCB-6 all Boss pedalboard for the high end of my gain stack. When I saw this, it sparked my curiosity about how close it comes to the original. I was really surprised how accurately it brings the tones of the...

Beautiful job as always but I miss your tagline “Made in the USA by Johnk” 😊

Oh - that’s a cool idea and makes sense. Edited to 5 stars.

I chose this project without knowing much about it. I’m new to God City’s PCBs, and this was chosen initially just to round out an order. This project is a great choice for beginners. Components are arranged in order on the board, and all are easily found. Build docs are brutally (ahem 🙄)...

There’s something about Greer pedals that just sound right to me. In fact, the PPCB Precipice OD is my favorite drive. I’ve managed to find great tones from every Greer clone i’ve built. And yes, this is YATS but it pairs well with my other Greer clones i’ve built, so that makes it a...

Hope you can get it the way you like. I’m having trouble with mine. The build is finished but not getting signal when active. I got a few readings last night and I get normal numbers on the IC but zeros across all legs of the J201s. Will audio probe next.

This is my first GCI build with the Brutalist Jr. coming up soon. Straight forward build- 4558, 4148s for soft clipping, 9V1 zener, and a BS170 mosfet. Surprising amount of gain with the turn of the A500k ranging from a mid breakup to a pretty good crunch. Very useable tones. Is it almost...

First off, a huge thanks to @Robert for the batch of new project offerings posted over the weekend, and all the work it takes to get these in our burnt fingers! I’ve got orders in for all, components are sorted and enclosures are drilled ready for new projects to arrive. Good times for sure...

Beautiful build!

Funny you mention the 1uf MLCCs - total coincidence that I used these. With so many builds on my bench lately, I was out of box film caps. But as you say, saves space on the board which is always convenient!

Thanks for sharing your experience, and glad you found some inspiring tones from this one. Interesting substitutions- thanks for that as well! I hope you’ll share photos of your vero build as well as any enclosure aesthetics that were part of your build.

I’ve heard it said before that sometimes the 2 and 3 knobbers sound the best, and this one’s no exception! This build, a Bajaman design, is PCB Guitar Mania’s take on Slash’s signature Marshall AFD amp. Replicates the Appetite for Destruction tone very well. All high gain on tap. Of course I had...