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I pretty much use solid wire all the time for pedals. 24 is just fine. On vero boards that I wired with 22 g, I didn’t have to worry about mounting the board! 😉 I’m with @SillyOctpuss on the wiring order—board first, then trim and solder off board.

That looks great! I’m thinking that to avoid that pour separation when you drill, you could try drilling with the bit in reverse, so it’s pushing shavings into the cut, rather than pulling them out of it, which is the force that’s separating the pour from the housing. You’d do a small hole this...

Once again, it’s either an “incoming” or a build report of yours that introduces me to a pedal. This one’s going on my next shopping list! Just read a few reviews of the Ego 76, and this looks like a lovely non optical to have on hand. Beautiful design!

By definition, the UV in UV printing means that there is a curing process that makes the finish durable, so the UV printed surfaces don‘t need any additional protection. But @HamishR brings up an important concern, adhesion. Aluminum is tricky to get paint to adhere to. After washing it down...

For controls, I love the Tremulous, but for circuit sound the Pendulum beats that for me. So, the Pendulous will be my next. Here’s my Tremulous, on veroboard, from a ways back.

I love everything about the pedal and your in-depth build report. If you can get some .005 brass shim stock, you can make little roll up sleeves with it (only one layer thick) to fix the knob wobbles. I do this for tuning peg buttons also.

I used to always use those (the ones shown in the first post), and still do on occasion. I made little stepped insulating washers for them; I used to do this with laser cutting little washers from 1/32 acrylic and bonding them together so that there was a lip that held the Jack centered in the...

Actually neither! The amp is quiet either way. With certain effects after it there are times when switching the LA on does indeed lower the noise, but in general, unless I have the gain set to above unity, I don’t sense any additional noise with it on. Yeah, comparing tubes and ICs etc. makes...

So good that it baffles me. There is NO noise. None. My amp is almost solid state quiet, and I play very much on the clean side. Almost all the time I have the LA on, (which is probably 60%+ of the time) it’s set very low (in terms of compression and knees, etc.) but just adds a bit of sparkle...

Hard to do! Equilux, without a doubt. Being able to shape the midtones is huge, and the basic preamp sound is delightful Pendulum, or even better the one that has the full control set, that I still need to buy Chop Shop (but could also say Mercurial or Champ Stamp...) Ceasar (but Unison is hard...

Yup, that looks pretty familiar ;). I did have a drawing, but it's pretty shorthand, since it was for me. I can clarify any confusions, probably. I can also take some photos of the actual stand, if anyone wants that.

No, that didn’t even occur to me! But if it did, considering how I almost always cover whatever workspace I have with tools and parts, it would be rare for me to have a 2 plus foot square open space to revolve the holder. I’ll see if I have plans for this or if it was just a quick sketch. (I’ll...

I'm surprised with all the amps you build you don't use a chassis holder. This photo doesn't show details, it's one I built myself after looking at various designs. Will handle pretty much any chassis size.

I have the mini board in my queue, but man! I love the big one so much! I liked it at first, but it has grown on me more and more. Even with over a year of close to daily use, I still have to test out knob positions quite a bit; it's one of the few pedals that I use my "cheat sheets" with every...

Geez. When I put through hole parts in, I use small pliers to pull them down all the way (or with larger resistors I’ll have a removable spacer under the resistor), then I pull the leads out to 45 degrees. Since I’m on the anal end of the spectrum, I go around and just solder one lead at a time...

The time you spent cutting all those dovetails shows! Really nice job! 5 pierce necks seem rare for kit guitars. My wife and I are talking about a few longer trips, and one of my sadnesses would be not having a guitar to pluck on, so this is attractive to me. I could see almost completely...

I often use multi-turn trim pots (rarely in pedals, but I have when that’s what’s immediately available to me). This is a vertical mount style, but they also come with pin-outs that are staggered.

Since the pedal is working, it seems safe to assume it wasn’t the pedal. A pedal that completely shorts at the power input (which wouldn’t work) might blow the supply. I had the PP2, and it was solid. I don’t remember if there was a fuse on it or not—if there is, I’d check that. Is the supply...

I only have the Albini version, and initially was not impressed, until I tried it with my one humbucker guitar (Eastman jazz box, only a neck low wind Ken Armstrong) where I dug the additional bloom and bite. A few weeks ago it was on my board and I played my baritone Tele through it, and I have...

I end up clipping my leads twice, the first time, leaving 1/4 inch or so, then the second, after soldering. The first clipping keeps the board a bit more accessible and also gets rid of the longer leads, which act as heat sinks while you’re soldering, although with the 1/4 w resistors and small...