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I suppose this is also an opportunity to mention that I used that same graphic on a new enclosure for an older Aion ST-9 build. I really wish there was a PedalPCB version of that one... just sayin'. 😜

Full disclosure: This SVG made it relatively easy. I just had to do some cropping in Affinity Designer and add the border + text. 😄 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22The_scream%22._Wellcome_L0011212.svg

Thanks! The differences are noticeable but not drastic. C4: Changes the corner frequency from 720 Hz to 600 Hz, so it's a tiny bit more "full" sounding. I've played with different values in other TS builds and this is the sweet spot for me (I use the pedal as an overdrive—usually stacked into...

Thanks! For the relay switching board, I've found that the bus wire alone often seems like it's probably sufficient, but it can get a little questionable when the main PCB is smaller (so longer and therefore less stiff pieces of bus wire). Because of that, I drop a small dab of hot glue on the...

Thanks! Yeah, I keep playing around with it and thinking, "Hey this sounds pretty good — I could use this..." and then switching to another pedal that I like just a bit better. 😂

This was a build for a friend of mine who wanted a germanium fuzz and said I should surprise him. His only other specification was that it should cater to his affinity for stoner/desert rock, possibly tying into his musical influences (Fu Manchu, Kyuss, etc.). I had a set of three Mullard...

Pretty short build report on this one. I decided to give it a try because I liked the original pedal in some of the demos I heard. While it's certainly a capable circuit, there's a fizziness in the note decay that I could never seem to dial out. Just not really my thing, I guess. (I'm having a...

I'd wanted to build this one for a while! I actually owned and used the original Mojo Hand version in the 2014-2016 timeframe and enjoyed it as a more tweakable TS. Eventually, my tastes drifted toward BluesBreaker-derived circuits, so I sold the Rook. When I saw the Bastion, I figured it would...

Totally agree, which is why I'm often a fan of circuits like the Small Fry / Tater Tot that give you the ability to dial the diodes-to-ground clipping in/out.

I sometimes regret selling my old TS-9s back when I decided that I needed to pursue more boutiquey things. So I built this. :) Not a whole lot to say: It's a Tube Screamer. In the interest of making it slightly less congested and mid-focused, I changed C4 to 56n, C5/C6 to 180n, and D1/D2 to...

Thanks! It's Tayda's Matte Light Blue. Definitely using that one again.

I'm way behind on posting build reports and figured I'd start with this one since it's probably my favorite pedal that I've built over the last few months. I decided to try it mostly on a whim: the clipping topology appealed to me (feedback loop clipping followed by diodes to ground, with...

Looks great! Have you had any further thoughts/observations on the Anvil compared to the Danube/P19? The latter was on my radar because I had been specifically looking for a less bassy Muff, though I'm now wondering if the Anvil could be more versatile (given the mids pot vs. the P19's switch).

Yeah, if Aion's build doc is correct, then the middle two pads are connected. You can use those pad pairs to stack diodes, or I think you'll need to jumper the spare (or run a single diode across the two outer pads. I just noticed this pic from your original post. The 1N914+BAT46 look like they...

Nice build! Have you tried adding jumpers across the spare pads?

Nice! I'm just waiting on 5/10 to get printed so hopefully they'll ship out soon. 🤞

Just came here to say the same thing! Hugo must have seen this thread. 😂 All 10 of mine completed drilling within the past day. Just waiting on powdercoating and printing now...

Just curious if yours has moved along yet. Mine have been sitting "on queue" since the 9th.

It really comes down to personal preference — nothing wrong with 1N4148/1N914s here, especially if you want more compression. I personally tend to prefer slightly higher clipping thresholds (to a point) and the readily available BAS33s sound great to me. If you have an appetite for socketing and...