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Nice build! Super clean with the faceplate. I see what you mean about the gain and shape knobs/labels. You should be able to find something slim.

I’ve got mine built and the enclosure is done so it’ll only take a couple more months to get to the drilling and wiring.

Nice job. I love the minimalist vibe of this build (and most of the others on your board) lack of labels obviously is a subjective choice, but if you know your tools its a cool aesthetic. love teh light blue crackly finish.

Aw shucks… thanks.

Madbean Trash Compactor. Another board build by Gordo that I made the enclosure for and did all the offboard wiring. Gordo and I tweaked the trimmers yesterday and is sounds really good. Pretty sure it is testing it out on his rig live today. I'm not the musician Gordo is and I'm not a...

I would suspect the LDRs. I’ve never quite figured out how to spec and source those. I jus bought a whole bunch with different values and Mrs’s around until it works. Not very scientific.

The labor intensive etching process is such a pain in the ass I keep putting off getting back to it. Plus, It was too cold to open a window for the past month to vent the fumes.

Well… there really nothing wrong with it for any normal person who isn’t trying to make internal pedal working an art form… I had more fun with Trash compactor build I just finished but haven’t photographed.

Ring-mod frightens me...

He's baaaaaack! with a magical collab with Gordo... Gordo build the board and gifted it to me to do that thing I do to dress pedals. Hopefully the enclosure screams FLANGER/RINGMOD magic. I kinda think it does. Adobe Firefly text-to-vector in Illustrator with multiple tweaks. Happy to pass...

Not to get too graphic, but it turned out there was a tiny little infection way down under the callous. Lanced that bitch and well on the road to recovery.

I have a tiny little cut on my left index finger exactly where I press when fretting. It’s all dried out but refuses to completely heal. Hurts like absolute hell. Been like this for at least two weeks. Any home remedies?

I'd also advise you to use stranded wire for offboard wiring. Especially when you're new to this. All the finagling you're going to do learning how to drill holes, troubleshoot and get everything to fit in the enclosure properly is going to lead to broken leads.

Absolutely. If that's happening half the time, do yourself a favor and clean the solder tip obsessively and practice. Any time you spend getting it right now will save you endless hours (and dollars) of frustration. I screwed up at least 50 percent of the Tag board projects I used to build that...

Probably a solder bridge or cold solder somewhere.

Trust me. I make up stats as a profession. I'm pretty good at it. :)

It is primarily a concern for Transistors and Op Amps (or any IC) That's why most folks use sockets for fragile components so they are never installed when you're applying heat. You seem to have gotten the memo on that tip. The key for me was to actually watch to SEE the solder melt and flow...

A couple things that it took me years to internalize that totally make the difference. Make sure you leave the soldering iron on the leads long enough for the solder to "flow". just a second or two after the solder melts, but someone new to soldering is far more likely to apply the iron for too...

Remember, the center pin of the power jack should be Negative (-) not Positive (+).