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Is that a standard SBP lens in the LED bezel? I might have to try that.

Looks great to me, but Q1 looks like somebody should have cut him off after the ninth drink. Acetone is a pretty aggressive solvent, even if you can buy it at the beauty counter. I'm a little surprised it didn't help with that glue, but not at all surprised it attacked the powder coat. I don't...

My thoughts exactly. Happiness is a warm tube.

Looks dope to me. I tried to layout a simple circuit on vero today, and it nearly broke my brain. True point-to-point impresses the hell out of me, and this is no exception.

Gracias! I've considered this but never tried it. I was thinking about plate glass, but I like the sound of MDF better.

Thanks for chiming in. I've actually been reading through your experiences with it since I built it. I've already replaced Q1 with an MPSA13 and the relevant 1μf caps with tantalum. You will not be shocked to know that those things didn't eliminate the problem, though they did mitigate it some...

Ah, shucks. Thank you. Usually I use a scrap piece of vero that is cut or snapped about halfway through one row of holes. Put a good right angle bend in one side of the jumper with pliers, then put that end through a hole of the vero that's the right distance from the snapped edge. Bend the...

We are cut from the same cloth.

I have one of those in the bullpen. I'll bookmark @Jachiro's post. Depending on where you need the space, outtie jacks can frequently provide a little elbow room right where you need it.

As much of a pedal geek (RIP) as I am, nothing sounds better than a cranked '60s-circuit tube amp. But even in the rare situation that I can push those power tubes without attracting a visit from law enforcement, I value my hearing too much to enjoy it for long. Anyway, that's a cool build...

They look like lava lamps. Just find a way to work that into a theme and you're golden. They definitely look intentional.

Thanks! Yeah, I use a punch set and hammer. I've definitely improved at it over time. Part of it is paying attention to how hard you're hitting the punches. For example, an "I" doesn't need as much force as a "B" due to the shape of the letters. The "I" goes in like a knife if you don't watch...

That and I have a box of completed boards that I started not knowing whether I'd like the circuits. I've put them on the test bed, spent five minutes with them, and concluded that they don't merit an enclosure. I'd probably like at least a couple of them if I spent more time with them. But I...

I thought I had something like that going on at first, but I think what is happening is that the aluminum gets slightly recessed around the stamped areas. Carryover from the stamp tips, I think, and a trace amount of paint stays behind. It really did look slightly stained or something. What got...

Muchas gracias! I have stacks of those from multiple different vendors. I still use them sometimes, but I dig the look of the hand-wired switch. And overdrive is definitely glorious. I'd build them all if I had the resources.

That turned out very cool. I think your just brown resistors away from having it look like a surplus board from Sputnik, which is cool... vintage energy and all.

You might already know this, but a lot of people "ink" their wrenches and sockets with nail polish. I've tried this, too, but I find it to be way more difficult to scrub it off the flat non-recessed areas than paint markers. Some tabletop game players ink their dice with crayon. It's more...

I know what you mean. Not with that pedal in particular, but some others that seemed like they should be really cool and just weren't. That said, context is everything with overdrives. Pickups, amp, what party favors have been ingested, etc. I suppose a TS808 might even sound good if the...

That's not how you spell "Red Snapper". YATSes are some of my favorite circuits, although the original has never done much for me. I'm definitely getting an Uber Drive now. I didn't realize it had that topology.

That's good to know. Sharpie paint markers are bad, in my experience, about drying up.