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Drawing some inspiration from @comradehoser, I got a wild hair to try my hand at a point-to-point fuzz. I'm chalking this up to a learning experience as I'm not really satisfied with the result. First, the circuit looked substantially better before I had to rework the pots after spacing out...

Is this circuit significantly sensitive to transistor sorting? I'm asking in the context of deciding whether to socket them or solder their little asses directly to the board. I have a preference for the latter if the circuit just needs the BOM transistors to be generally in spec.

This was a very straightforward build, other than difficulty sourcing a 0.68 uf electrolytic. I subbed in a 1 uf, which seems to work fine. I went with shielded cable because "superdistorter". First time using bare bus wire from board to pedal. I like that and have already wired another in...

Ignoring the questions of whether mojo parts are worth the money or whether I'd actually discern a difference without an oscilloscope, one of the hundred projects simmering on my back burner is making a top-notch Red Snapper in terms of sound quality. I normally throw 1% metal-film resistors in...

Behold, the King of Pwn ... simultaneous nods to Mike Piera, Eric Cartman, and Andy Summers. (Sting is a douche bag. His solo music is bad, and you should feel bad if you like it.*) It's a dual overdrive with a Mesa Grid Slammer circuit feeding a Greer Lightspeed circuit. I didn't bother with...

I put this one together over the weekend. It might wind up in Troubleshooting, because of rampant LFO issues, but I've read some pointers from @Chuck D. Bones regarding capacitor swap outs and higher gain transistors I'll try first. That said, in the narrow range that it works properly, I'm...

I debated whether to ask this in General Questions or here, because it's mostly functioning just fine. I built this a while back. I'm not sure how much the guts pic will help, but I have a feeling there would be requests for it if I didn't include it. I expect a little noise from any...

Aesthetically, it's hard to beat a 1590B. This one is a Love My Switches CNC Pro. I'm not CNC-equipped, but I dig the rounded edges on their box. It's my current favorite enclosure, and I look for boards that fit. Apologies to Fairfield Circuitry for jocking their style. It's quick to mimic...

I'm going to build another Phase 90 using 2N5952's. All else equal, i.e., matching VGS, does it make even a theoretical difference if I use higher or lower VGS JFETs? I've sorted 100 of them, and I have several matching sets to choose from.

I've exhausted the limits of my knowledge and fortitude, and I'm begging for help now. I'll try to be brief. I boxed and then attempted to rock. No joy. Bypass mode, however, worked perfectly. I pulled the lid and noticed the D2 clipping LED was solid on... and bright at that. D3 was solid...