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Finished up building a Nein Fuzz which is based off the ~900 from Fairfield Circuitry. I’ve had about 30 minutes to play it, and my initial take away is that I need more time to explore what it can do. The controls are pretty interactive and this circuit really has the ability to shift into...

Oh jeez. I didn’t look at the build doc yet so I didn’t know there would be testing to make sure the JFETs were working within spec. I don’t have a peak tester. I might just have to hope it sounds as close to optimal as possible with whatever J201s I place in there. Thanks for the heads up.

Nice build! I just got one of these PCBs in the mail a few days ago and your report is making me even more excited about putting it together. You mentioned finding the right Jfets for this build. What measurements are you looking for to tell if these are suited to this circuit, and what impact...

In case we’re making our way to a Skynet situation, I always make sure to enter my prompts nicely. I say a lot of "please" and "thank you"s. Maybe it’ll get me some brownie points when we lose the upper hand. For the IC I am using a Metal Can LM308 I got from the "No China BS" eBay seller people...

I bought a few C2CE boards at once, and decided to build the Lab Rat first since it gets a lot of praise on forums. I went with a bare aluminum enclosure and laser etched my graphics onto the aluminum using metal marking spray made for lasers. The art work was generated using AI. I told it what...

They are Transistors. If you squint you can kind of make out that the component labels start with "Q".

Thank you for the explanation @Tassieviking!

Hi. I am getting ready to do the Bathtube reverb mod documented by @SamuelG and @Tassieviking and have what might be an elementary question. Does anyone know why the resistors in the path of the 250V line don’t need to rated higher in the same way the caps are? Is the current low, but voltage...

Hi All. I just completed my Bathtub Reverb build and I had the same issue of the LED not working. I confirmed the trace from R12 was not connected to the two header pins. With as many confirmed reports of this as there are, it sounds like there is definitely a trace missing in this batch. I ran...

Received a $200 order from Tayda today, no tariffs as of yet!

Looks like I might be in the clear given the pause of reciprocal tariffs. I am going to place a big order this week and hope it gets here tariff free, and then take @BuddytheReow ’s advice. Just keep my head down, make stuff and actually practice guitar for a while.

Hi All. Can someone confirm my understanding of the new tariffs and the changes to the de minimis law about paying tariffs on imports is correct? The de minimis law of not having to pay tariffs on goods under $800 still applies so long as the shipment is not being imported from China or Hong...

I have the BOM I made that I can send you. I'll DM you.

That Madbean drill template is clutch! Thank you!

Thanks @Robert! Sounds like it’s plausible to fit it. I am debating if the PCB flat or at an angle would give me a better shot at fitting the jacks. I’ll do some more measuring and hopefully not too much trial and error.

I am trying to jam a Copper Clad Fuzz build into a 1590a enclosure, but I am not sure if it'll fit. Are there any masochists on this forum who have been able to do this successfully? I tried searching and didn't find anything.

Okay, thanks for verifying. Given your experience and mine, sounds like it might not be a very loud amp. It just doesn't sound as loud as I would have thought 2-4 watts would be. Like someone else in this thread said, the 125b OT might be putting out slightly less than that 2-4 watts number. It...

Hi @Nic! Awesome looking amp! Did you ever get around to swapping out those tubes or trying a different output transformer? I just finished up a Bassman micro build and I was also wondering if it should be louder.

I am also "borrowing" Synchrony Pedalworks' idea soon, and will be following both threads for additional inspiration.

Maybe we should start a thread where we can exchange completed PCBs that are not boxed, and the person who gets your PCB has to do artwork and box it. That could be a fun mash up of each of our PCBs and everyone's design and aesthetic choices.