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Thank you Chuck! Like everybody else I appreciate you sharing your insights!

Hello Chuck, everybody, In the first entry it says: "The only restrictions are Id has to be smaller than Idss ..." Here's the link to the PedalPCB Simple JFET Buffer: https://docs.pedalpcb.com/project/Buffer-TH.pdf To me it looks pretty much the same as the Covert output buffer, except Rs is...

Sounds about it right. And when you turn down the "Fuzz" knob you hear the diode distortion in the background. That's how I remember it.

I built one for a friend of mine (bass player). Incidentally the Ge Diodes disintegrated in my hands when bending the leads, so I put BAT41s in it, too :) It has this sound signature where there seem to be two different sources of clipping, one more fuzzy and one more distortion-like in the...

Personally I like the Pineapple. Because the Pineapple and the Monarch clean up very nicely (on the Pineapple the Boost needs to be off for that, on the Monarch I can't remember right now, I think it might clean up fine with the Boost on). I do like to drive them with a Dragons Breath up front...

Nice looking pedal, very tidy build! I use matte acrylic varnish where the can says "non-yellowing". And so far I have not seen any yellowing, so the can keeps its promise. Maybe look for a different varnish?

I got this pedal built as well. When I turn the Limiter clockwise I can hear a little difference. It kind of limits the volume a bit. I set the Limiter counter clockwise and the boost up so it overdrives the sound a little. When I turn the limiter clockwise the output gradually decreases...

With the Cetus I also get a whine when I go into the Muzzle noise gate. My Cetus has a 7660S charge pump. The Muzzle has a LT1054 charge bump. When I pull the power on the Muzzle (or the Cetus) and keep it in bypass then the whine disappears. I think this is what people call heterodyning...

If you want me to measure anything, IC voltages or whatever, let me know. Happy to help.

Attack to 0, Release to 4, Thresh to 10 (scale of 0 through 10, not o'clock). Level at 8. Ratio CCW and I got dry signal at good volume. I turn Ratio up to 2-3 and it feels a tad louder, but it might just be perceived and not real. Then I dial Ratio higher, slowly, till CW and I don't perceive...

Not saying you're using it wrong, but for starters in my humble opinion you wouldn't want to ride the Attack knob that high when playing guitar. Maybe start by treating it like a two knob compressor. Put Attack to 0, Release to 4, Thresh to 10. Then just use the Ratio knob to dial it in and set...

On OP's pic the PCB says version 1.1. On your pic it doesn't. I boxed up a 1.1 yesterday and it shreds. Maybe ask PCB Mania for the differences between the versions? Maybe there's an easy way to fix. Or maybe to get a refund at least.

And there I was, thinking it was only a typo :D Good job on finding the issue that quickly!

Hi Alec, below mine. I added Q14 and Q15. Please note that my LT1054 pin 1 is lifted (because my PCB has pin 1 and 8 shorted; not that I needed to lift the leg, was just a bit superstitious I guess ;)). Measurements taken on Speed 1 (Speed 1 LED on), no input/output cable connected, all pots...

Hi Alec, I have a stock Electro Vibe, no mods, which is working. If you want me to measure anything with a DMM let me know. Happy to help. Kind regards, Seb P.S.: I also have an audio probe. Can try stuff out with that, too.

Is the lamp flashing? Did you try it in the dark (with the case closed)?

I got a Cetus that is working fine (in my opinion :)). I'll post the voltages, hope it helps. Anything else you want me to measure let me know. All pots at 12 o'clock, cables connected. IC100 7.62 3.81 0 -3.58 -7.28 3.05 3.11 7.63 IC1 0 0 0 -7.29 0 0 0 7.63 IC2 0 0 0 -7.29 0 0 0 7.63

I made a test and grounded the input of the inactive channel. That stopped the LEDs of the inactive channel from flickering immediately. It made no difference to the sound of the active channel. I take that to mean there's nothing wrong with my pedal. Moving on :)

Hi! Nope that doesn't seem to be the cause. I unscrewed the jacks to lift up the cables a bit, didn't make a dent.

Yes that's right. I connected the slanted corners of the jacks. Initially I had it exactly like in the PedalPCB document. But then I had lots of noise from the passthrough, I could almost not hear the guitar, only lots of noise. I read somewhere that this could happen with isolated power...