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Here's my build of the Stagecoach Overdrive, based on the Barber BUSS fww Edition. I'm not even sure what prompted me to buy this. And I probably would have sat on it, except that, several weeks ago, I drilled the enclosure for it. I drilled the enclosure thinking I had already populated the...

From what I've seen, the main thing most Aion boards expect from the bypass breakout board is power that is polarity-protected and usually has some small filter cap (100nF or 470nF)... if you give up polarity protection and have a known good/low noise power supply, you could probably get away...

Emacs or vim?

Here are some gut shots of the Major Overdrive if anyone is interested. I bought that pedal over a year ago with the intent of tracing it. It's been sitting disassembled ever since I took those photos. Thank you @HamishR, my laziness paid off!

All is right with the world now: I replaced the DC jack that was touching that middle pot with an "outie". It still took a little wrangling to get it all in there. But at least now there's a noticeable air gap between the DC jack and the middle pot. I also took the opportunity to give the...

This is a clone of the Skreddy Lunar Module based on a custom PCB of my own design. A few years ago, I built this circuit using the PedalPCB Aldrin Fuzz board. I also used the Aldrin Fuzz board to additionally build the two variants, the Screwdriver and Hybrid Fuzz Driver (thanks to the great...

Are those organic polymer capacitors?

One of the main reasons I build my own pedals is that I mostly enjoy the process. And I definitely find it satisfying to play through something I built myself. As such, the "more DIY" something is, the greater the satisfaction. And with pedals, that has been a progression of: kits, to...

You’ve become a hater hater, aka a meta-hater! Yes! I’ve had some burritos for which that would be an appropriate name.

NICE BUSHing!

Now you have to make another, but with the Kinglet devouring the gnats! Great build, as always, and great write up (also as usual)!

I’d say the Boss BD-2 isn’t necessarily a must have but a rite of passage. I’m assuming most people who ever took more than a passing interest in pedals have experienced a BD-2. So if nothing else, it makes sort of a common touchstone among pedal enthusiasts. There’s no shortage of folks for...

Looks great! Although I suspect it doesn’t sound like much without the opamp. 😉

From the article: @StompBoxParts - aren't your pots made in the USA?

Those all look great, thanks for posting! What kind of knobs are those on the Titania2?

That SMD soldering looks pristine! Did you do that by hand, or have someone like JLC do it?

That demo’s coming at me like a dog in heat! Eh, what do I know, I’m just another white man with a sick and empty head. But for real, great build and great demo! Thanks for sharing!

What are you doing with the SD-1 enclosure? If it’s looking for a new home, I’ll take it off your hands!

That looks great! You might also consider giving Chuck's Tube Bender Deluxe a try. I built one using @szukalski's "Wooden Ewe" PCB. I have spare PCBs, I'm happy to drop one in the mail for ya!

This is great, thanks for putting this together, @Cybercow. Even putting aside the film versus ceramic in the signal path debate, quality 1uF and up ceramics are actually kinda expensive. I mean, you can get cheap ones, but if I’m using one in the signal path, I like to go 50v or even 100v...