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Boogie is notorious for bad grounding schemes. Plug a processor (or even physical pedalboard) into a MKv using 4cable method/remote switching, and expect ground loop hum unless you start using isolators. A proper grounding scheme would have eliminated that.

To be honest, the way Fender designed the BJ, you could crank it to 10, but you’d throw either the phase inverter and/or the solid state loop/verb is into all out square wave fuzz long before you’d get the output tubes to start clipping. IMHO,I don’t think it would matter which current...

I always get burned using the 5-band resistors…after 40+ years or reading 4-band resistors almost exclusivel. Sooo easy to be off by a factor of 10

I love the whole DupliColor/VHT “MetalCast” series. The translucent colors look amazing over polished or textured aluminum (bet it would also look good over a good metal flake to make ”candy” colors

I’m also a Klein konvert! Used them at a job back in the early 2000s, and when I was buying tools for my next job, I stocked up on Klein screwdrivers. Still have those screwdrivers today! Now at my house I have a Klein 11-in-1 screwdriver as well as a 27-in-1 precision screwdriver in like 4...

Not to hijack, but I’ve had 2 over the past 6 months that chipped just by looking at them!

I’m also a huge fan of the Truetone series. I also love how they arbitrarily threw max current values on each port, but all they care about is that you don’t exceed the total current draw of the whole unit! So on my CS12, I was able to run a HX FX (>1A), a Klone, CryBaby, Phase 95, Tc SCF+...

As a bass hack, let me recommend trying the Nobleman as a bass distortion pedal (the HX also has a model of the ODR1). Does a killer job of adding some hair to a normally clean bass rig (without getting you evicted). On that, any DIY recommendation on a pedal that could function as a bass...

For the “outie” Jack, either buy another nut to put on the inside or shim with washers to make it flush with the nut on the outside.

Can’t see if you are using a TL072 or TL022 as your oscillator (sometimes tl022 work better). I’d first double and triple check component values in the oscillator as well as your soldering though as those are more likely candidates why the oscillator is not oscillating

That makes sense. I was leaning on the fact my appetizer used 3mm LEDs and my Guvnor build (tonepad) used 5mm. Never thought to look at the tonal character difference. That said, my TP Guvnor is housed in a 1590bb along side a TS9 board as a dual pedal… so yes, I fully agree it works well...

A trick I use to see that they are the right scale: print it out and lay the pcb over it. If it’s to scale, you can make all of the center pad for all pots align with the crosshairs for the center of the drill holes. If all center holes align with the template you are good otherwise your scale...

Did you find the stock appetizer to be lower gain than the Guvnor? I have one of each, and side by side the Guvnor is significantly higher gain.

I always think of things the hard way: 22k+33k in series is 55k. 2x 55k in parallel would be 27.5k, and since carbon films always read a little low, you’d be likely sitting right at 27k. Your way is MUCH simpler!!

Measure them with your meter first. Pick the one with an actual value closest to the value you want (most carbon film resistors tend to read on the low side). Or use 4 of them in series/parallel and you’ll likely be dead on

To make them work you’d be stuck with 3 options: 1- set it up as center positive and then flip the polarity on your power supply patch cables (pain in the ass!) 2- use insulated shoulder washers and an oversized hole to keep the metal using away from the enclosure (look up how the Cliff style...

As mentioned before, safety is #1. Can it be done as a first amp project? Absolutely! Would I recommend it? Personally, I always recommend a few lower gain builds first (tweed champ and deluxe, maybe a tweed bassman or plexi Marshall etc) to learn good lead dress habits/troubleshooting ground...

You were probably better off as a programmer. I was working a UAT for a software implementation, and was working with a consultant, whose spouse is a well respected (#1 in her state) cardiologist (I believe)., and he said after taxes, insurances etc, he makes significantly more as a consultant...

Is a hot plate a good solution for removal? I know I’ve heard stories of folks using clothes irons upside down as an ad hoc hot plate

I’ve heard particle size made a difference - so: filings bad/lead solder good. I know for the better part of my life, I never took any precautions. Now that I’m into the half century club, I may not worry about solder…but I still wash my hands and clean my work surface after handling….and when...