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Glad to see your build report on this circuit! I've been curious about it. One thing I'm not clear on--the Ge transistor as diode in the clipping section should be NPN or PNP? I thought NPN from the schematic but not sure if that's right...

I love this! I'm glad to see something new in DIY analog bbd land as well. I approached storyboardist with an idea to do an Ibanez AD-80 or AD-9 a while back and it sounds like it could happen (but I'm sure will take a bit). In the latter case, pretty sure it would be 3205-based.

Demo sounds great! I honestly didn't know what a Metal Zone sounded like, but the owner of a local guitar shop in my town swears by its EQ section.

You bet! I should have pointed out for folks who want to build this that Antique Electronic Supply has the same transistor that I used in this for Q3, the OC141. I just tested one I got from them and it was around 197hfe and really low leakage, so higher gain than the one I used, but you could...

Thanks for the kind words and likes, everyone! Also thanks the b-day, wishes, Chris! I always picture you and bio77 as around my age, at least if I'm going by the sonic referents in your clips and such. Anyway, after playing around with the build more, I would highly recommend it. It...

I'm feeling a little sheepish to finally be posting a build report for this when I participated in the trace thread a while back! I have to admit I had a failed build of this the first time around, so picked up a second board this summer when my daughter got me a PPCB gift certificate for my...

Looks awesome, John! I am tempted by the low noise floor to try this one out. Love my A/DA clone, but without the gate, man that noise...

I was hoping to see the first build report of this soon! I honestly did not even know about this pedal until PedalPCB had a board coming out, after which I sought out clips. Will very likely do this one over the summer!

I did, this one has the red dot on the C. I confirmed it through the gain/leakage testing and also through trying it out in a Keeley Fuzz Head-type build I did a while back. It's a great transistor for sure.

So I just tested my completed Marigold PCB and am getting no sound other than a quiet gated fuzz, which only happens if I turn the volume up louder and hit the strings hard. I've checked resistor and cap values and looked for solder bridges/issues; also, I went through any thread I could find on...

Thanks! This is definitely my vibe. Seems like it was really responsive with both the tone and volume knobs. Sounds great with that Tele as well. I know what you mean about those blue LEDS. They are still bright even with 22k for the CLR!

Now this I would like to hear a demo of! Your OD-1 build sounds great, and both that and this have been on the list for me for some time now.

I had to listen to this right away! Yes, it sounds awesome. Love that Silver Surfer theme!

This is awesome! Wanted to add, I haven't built the Sweet, but I was intrigued about those 1n6263 diodes. I grabbed some as part of a Mouser order and tried them in the symmetrical (non-stock) diode position on a Percolator build. They completely slay in that circuit!

Great build! I absolutely love fuzz or distortion into chorus. Check out how Bob Mould did so with Husker Du in the eighties ("In a Free Land" is a good example, as is "New Day Rising"). Makes it sound even more like your amp is about to get a rip in the speaker or something. That's my reference...

This is an absolute beauty! I appreciate all the information you shared as well.

Looks great! I do still love my Buzzaround after all these years. I'm a sucker for anything in this circuit family.

Your Q2C should be fine with -0.39v. If it's in that range or ever a little higher, you will have better volume knob cleanup from your guitar (just maybe with a bit more background hiss). It should pair well with that -7.0v you have on Q3C as well. Anything below -0.20v on Q2C and you will hear...

I see you have a couple of Russian transistors there. Make sure you have the correct legs in the correct positions. Guitar PCB's board is set up for and EBC pinout, but I think a lot of the Russians are something like ECB. That could explain the odd voltages. In particular, the Q2 collector...

I seriously need to populate the board I have for this! You've inspired me to get off my rear and make it happen before too much more time goes by. I know what you mean about drilling--center punching things just a bit off has been the bane of my existence. I'm finally getting a bit better with...