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Good evening - I like making perfboard layout of preamps, but I'm kind of nervous of the longevity of some of them (one is working, but the ground and +250VDC are literally millimeters apart!) . So, I've taken a shot at putting together a 125B sized (but no tubes!) layout for 2 tubes plus a...

So, I've scoured the internet and have found the documents from the VFE group buy, but can't seem to find a build guide or set of guidance for the board I have. Mine is a through-hole version of 3.2, and the parts match the BOM. But, I'm not 100% sure: 1) what is necessary to populate (I don't...

So, I’ve been working on trying to make a 1590A based pedalboard that is something I can grab and go that covers almost all bases. Enter the need for a fuzz. This is an EasyFace from Joe Gagan with two Ge transistors rather than Si/Ge. Q1 is an MP35 with about 50-70 he and Q2 is an MP38 with...

Attached is a picture of the Zoom switch for on/off. I had it working, and it’s now seemingly gone kaput. I know you super sleuths can find it! (I did check but no dice)

TL;DR — I am dumb, overpopulated the board, jammed up the voltages, and caused pedal no worky. Pulled extra components and read correctly = pedal worky. Some of you may have been following along with The Idiot’s Guide to Building A Deeptronic Freeze Pedal. Today, we finish the guide. Final...

Welp, after moving from the swear words to “jeez, the idiot overlooked something”, I have stumbled upon a functioning ODR-C from AionFX. Quick testing straight into a power amp (I know, I know) sounds darn good. It’s not YATS - there’s a LOT more going on. It cleans up nice, the...

Okay, so this past weekend I’ve been batting 0 fer every single dang pedal. But this one has me a bit stumped. When I take out the diode from the DC (which goes to the 3.3V regulator), I get normal voltage but obviously nothing to the rest of the pedal. If I reverse it, I get about 9V on the DC...

Usually I can troubleshoot okay-ish, and have a Flange with No Name board working, but this one is stumping me. I’ve ran an audio probe through the circuit: step 1, passes through with bypass off. step 2, I lose audio in the circuit. My goal was to make sure the audio portion worked before...

I can usually ID where PCBs come from, but this one has me stumped. Any directions where to look? Thanks (I did try the number but nope)

I purchased a Rat kit from AION a couple years back, but my son decided not to work on it. It's been sitting doing nothing. I figured I could gently scrape the UV printing off and reuse the enclosure and parts for a different project. So, looking for some fun distortions that could fit in a 125B...

Does anyone know what the thread is for an Alpha 3P4T rotary switch? I think I might have lost the nuts for them and probably need to pick up a few to replace and have on hand (because I'm good at losing hardware). Thanks!

So, I picked up a used Effects Bakery Butter Roll Vibe. Looking at the insides, I've discovered it's a ROG Tri-Vibe (LM13600, etc). In checking to make sure it worked and sounded great - which it did - I noticed it picks up lots of interference/whining from a power supply I use for a Flamma...

Does anyone, besides the pedalPCB flush mount I/O board, make a pcb for the square mount 2.1mm jack? I have a few extra I'd like to use up and I might need it to squeeze in a DC jack on my 1590A univibe build (I don't think the regular size will work well). Any tips or leads are appreciated...

I posted this in the workbench thread, and a few people wanted me to walkthrough my "super magic magic secrets to how I made this preamp and how I'm going to make more. Disclaimer: HIGH VOLTAGES HURT AND CAN KILL YOU. BE SAFE, YA GOOBERS. A few caveats: 1. I had access to 1U rack enclosures...

Just curious if there is a project similar to the Zoom Pd-01. Not that I don't like mine: but maybe there's something similar in a bit smaller form or that I can tweak a bit. Thanks for the response.