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This is my second stripboard build, a Reeves Electric Zo, their take on the silicon Zonk II fuzz. I used a layout from Dirtbox Layouts. Great sounding pedal! For transistors I used a pair of 2N2222s at around 200hFE. The Zo has really nice clarity throughout the sweep of the Drift (gain/fuzz)...

I updated my layout so that I don't have two diode legs in the same hole

Oh I see. I watched a video where they said that when using a germanium transistor in this circuit that that resistor was not necessary due to the leakage, does that sound reasonable or no? I originally had a 1M between the base and collector, but liked the sound better when I took it out.

Thanks! Biasing the base pin?

Just binder-ized my resistors! I can actually find the ones that I need now!

The past weak or so I've been watching/reading up on breadboarding and the Electra distortion circuit. Yesterday I breadboard the basic version (my first breadboard pedal) and then a modded version taking cues from JHS's "Shrieking Eel" Electra variant that he built on his youtube channel...

Update: I found the issue, my volume pot was not connected to ground correctly! And my diodes were also not connected to ground

So I breadboarded a circuit based on the "Shrieking Eel" Electra distortion that JHS made on their Youtube channel. I made the following changes changes: -Deleted the "body" control, replaced that section with just a 100nf cap -Swapped the transistor for a NPN germanium (tested at 151hFE on...

So I'm back at work troubleshooting: the bottom leg of C11 (I think leg 1) seems to be where the low volume issue starts. Would removing C11 and jumpering it be a good test to do? I don't have a spare 47n at the moment Edit: I went ahead and tried it; no change in volume

So I decorated the enclosure yesterday and sprayed it with clear coat just now: looks like I rushed things a bit. The paint kind of crinkled some, particularly where the hammered paint was thicker. I don't hate it, it's actually kind of cool, but it definitely looked better before I clear...

Yep! Rust-oleum hammered. Adhesion seems fine so far, but I guess we'll find out. I don't think I've used primer on any of my pedal builds though

Thanks! Yeah, it's a little light on the blue now; ideally I would have gotten something in between the first color and the new color, but I'm happy with it

I was a little worried about that, but it seems to be drying ok

Thanks! I'm really happy with it

Added a little more silver and painted the enclosure last night; I think it turned out pretty damn good! It's not totally cured/hardened yet, but that seems to be in line with the instructions on the can that says 24 hours as it's only been like 12

Tinted some of the hammered silver with artist's oil paints; prussian blue and a touch of viridian. The color turned out pretty good! Now to see how it dries/cures. I might add a little more silver to lighten it up a bit.

Thanks!

What's better than a Sunman fuzz by Analogface? Two Sunmans by Analogface! I built this pair for my brother and I. He's the older one, and I hold him responsible for getting me into rock music/guitars/gear. We're both fuzz face fans, so I decided to build some for us. He'll have to wait till...

Oh ok! Unfortunately I did order up most of the parts for this build other than the enclosure

Thanks! Which contest is that?