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Hakko 888 would be my suggestion. Amazing bargain for about $100.

I'm still using the Two Notes Cab M+ and highly recommend it. There's no DIYing something like that, though. They have some very sophisticated reverbs built in and it's pretty easy to tweak them to get a lot closer to the sound of being in a room with an amp. The sound quality is better than a...

Sometimes you just get lucky - very lucky. 6+ months later and this thing is still going strong. I've even accidentally left it powered for more than 24 hours straight more than once and had no issues whatsoever. I'd probably like to do another one or two preamps like this down the road - maybe...

Got mine updated to the latest version this morning. I tried to set it up so the bias pot full on was loudest/smoothest and all the way off is 80's toy "8-bit" sound. Fun. As. Hell. What I did is swap the bias pot the other way around, turn it all the way up, then adjust TR1 until the collector...

Found an AC176 today, threw it in there and sounded/worked great. It's worked with every transistor I've thrown at it. I've got one that noticeably lower gain, but it still works and sounds pretty good. Unfortunately, one of my AC127s crapped out. Was playing nice for about 10 seconds, then...

Sorry, I should have expanded a bit more. I didn't try to get the transistor hot. It felt just a bit warmer than the air. Rushed it back to the breadboard, popped it in, and the fuzz sounded the same. Yeah, not all scientific, lol. However, in the past, I've noticed even a 5-10 degree change in...

I held Q1 up against a hot tube and put it back in and got pretty much the same result.

Nah, the film is C1. I used electrolytic for C6, but I could try an MLCC for that. Only had one 2u2 film cap.

Yass! I've been having an absolute blast with this one this afternoon. Chuck's cooked up an epic one, guys. Buckle up.

Haven't heard it, but there's a lot to like in that schematic. Sure does look like a great "Swiss Army knife" OD.

Any more opinions on the Comp control? I'm suspicious I'd be inclined to make it a set value.

Absolutely impressive in every way. Wow.

Very cool! Yeah, seems to me Silicon for Q1 and Ge for Q2 would make more sense. I like the concept and you'd think you'd see more stuff like this. So don't shoot me, but when I was look into all this nonsense recently, I did come across a 'servo fuzz' fuzz face schematic to potentially deal...

I usually buy the Russian 6P14P, which is closer to a 7189. They used to last about a year, but I've had some bad luck lately and they're getting a lot hard to find and a LOT more expensive. Man, I miss the 'good 'ol days' of 8 years ago. :rolleyes: The power section on my amp is AC15, but...

And I've been wanting to switch over to 6V6s because I'm sick of replacing EL84s .... sigh.

Gotta be careful around here when it comes to dirt builds...

Great build and congrats on the little one!

It's exactly what youre describing. It'd also be handy to know what guitar and amp you play, because ODs vary on EQ profiles, which make a huge difference. Prince/King of tone would be smoother and just as flexible. Mojito's breakup sounds a bit raunchier and more amp like. If you want a...

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