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Post clear pictures of the pcb and offboard wiring first. We need to check the pcb first even though the problem probably has to do with the offboard wiring.

Why are you slamming the transformer? What did it do to you?

By the way @jjjimi84 has a good post on good tube amps kits.

By the way, check out psionic audio on YouTube. Plenty of modern amp horror stories.

Spend time practicing and invest the money you would build pedals with into a good amp. It doesn't have to be the nicest most expensive tube amps. If you like building pedals, you might like building a tube amp kit which is very rewarding, especially because some of those circuits are impossible...

Yep. In some circuits the transistors have to be matched in order for the circuit to work properly. I don't know a ton about transistors in modulation circuits, so maybe somebody more experienced than me could elaborate a little more. So that costs more. It's also a quad matched set, so all 4 of...

It is a bit expensive but it is a quad matched set of transistors. Those are always a bit spendy.

I can't really help, but this thread is definitely nostalgic. I used to ask some pretty horrible questions a few months ago. I'm glad that you are asking good specific questions. Good luck. I hope you find the information you need. This forum has some really great members, so I'm glad you are...

That's a lot of knobs...

That's probably it. I appreciate the answer. I don't have a lot of experience with heavy distortion because the types of music I play rarely need it.

Yeah that's a good point. I am definitely happy it worked on the first try. One thing is that the person helping me with the offboard wiring wired the jacks to be center positive. He didn't realize that most pedals are wired center negative, so I got to rewire that. Not really an issue at the...

I changed my mind. I actually like the sound of it after trying it again! :) I don't normally play stuff that requires heavy distortion, but I will definitely be playing it more often.

Yeah it's not picking up on video for some reason. I will have to see if I can pick it up. I probably won't do that today though.

Yeah it's not picking up on video for some reason. It's really not that big of a deal, but I just thought it was odd. You can hear it a little more at the end, but it's still not clear.

Here's a video. Tell me if you think it's oscillating or if it is just feedback.

It's got pictures now. If they don't work then I will have to fix it of course.

A long time ago I started and finished this build. I have finally gotten around to making a build report. It's the El Sol which is the EQD acapulo gold. I got to say I actually quite like the way it sounds. The only downside is it starts to oscillate after sustaining for a while and that is...

See if all your solder joints look OK like the ones marked ok on this image.

Perfect! That will definitely work well then.

I like the sound of a Princeton reverb a lot. There is something special about the chimey cleans of a blackface. Keep in mind, big muffs will kinda just turn to mush in a mix with a mid scooped amp with a mid scooped pedal.