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This is a report on my build of the EQD Acapulco Gold. This was one of my very first builds, and I've now built several. I started with the PPCB El Sol Distortion, but ended up making my own PCB for this one. I saw this in some "favorites" lists when I first started and I think this might still...

I've started making a modest number of pedals for sale at a local guitar store - dropping off 3-4 at a time. I'm doing this to basically try to break even on the hobby, use up spare boards and parts, etc. I really enjoy soldering, and don't mind placing resistors, capacitors, ICs, transistors...

This is a report on my build of the Tube Bender, a circuit that was first published by Dan Coggins in Guitar Magazine, in 2003, and which I think received some changes to become the Dinosaural Tube Bender. You can find the gerbers here. Inspiration For this pedal I went with an allegory based...

This is a report on my build of the Electrovibe Mini, based on the Shin-Ei Uni-Vibe. I knew I had to build this canonical pedal, and it's pretty widely recommended on this forum. Inspiration I wasn't sure what kind of bird to base the pedal on, but a sort of pun based on the 'vibe' in the...

This is a report on my build of the classic Home-Wrecker Nurse Quacky circuit. I built this pedal because I had a little voice whispering in my ear. A voice that said "this is it. This is your chance to be the very first. You could do it. You could create the first Mary Tyler Moore-inspired...

This is a report on my build of Dylan159's Pelota2, using a board from @szukalski. You can find Szukalski's gerber here. I made this pedal about a year ago and thought I'd already posted a build report, then realized it was missing. Here you go! Inspiration With a delay pedal, I wanted to...

This is a report on my build of a Spaceman Saturn V. You can find the gerber here. Inspiration I knew I wanted a retro-futuristic style for this pedal - like a Flash Gordon/Tom Swift or Queens/Seattle World's Fair style. For this batch of pedals I granted myself permission to start using some...

This is a report on my build of Dylan159's "Trembling Satellite," a version of the DIY classic Tremulous Lune. You can find the gerber here. Inspiration Well, this is a pretty obvious one, isn't it? For a circuit based on "Lune," the pedal has to be a "Loon." I always liked loons, although I...

This is a report on my build of the Paul Trombetta Mini-Bone (on PedalPCB as the Trumpeter, but I laid out my own PCB for this build). I saw this in one of the "favorites" threads... and it is now one of my favorites. Inspiration This is one of the most obvious names for a pedal, since I saw...

On occasion, I've seen y'all talking about 3D printing and laser cutting/engraving things. I'm curious if you have any recommendations for either machine. I'm interested in getting into both, but more interested in designing things than in mucking around with getting the machines themselves...

This is a report on my build of the Poison Apple Auto-Wah, based on the Mad Professor Snow White. I wanted to build some pedals that weren't just overdrives and fuzzes, so I picked this up. Inspiration I liked the snow white name of the original pedal and wanted to play on that - and buntings...

I might be selling some spare pedals at a local music store. I've only built pedals so far for my own use, and if they don't work or have a problem, I can always open em up and fix em. The last thing I want is for a pedal I sell to malfunction. I'm wondering if there's any final "touchup" you...

I'm still relatively new to the pedal-building hobby, but RunOffGroove is one of the OG pedal sites, and I wanted to start laying out PCBs for some of their circuits. The Supreaux Deux is really nice. It's reelated to the JHS SuperBolt (based on the Supreaux, not the Deux). If you want to build...

This is my report on a build of the Magnetron Delay, in turn based on the Keeley Magnetic Echo. I saw this recommended in a few places, including the build report from @Erik S. I think this is my favorite PT2399 delay. Inspiration "Magnetron," "Magnetic Echo" - why not the "Magnificent"...

This is my report on a build of the Mid-Fi Clarinot, which I gotta say is one of the most unique analog circuits I think I've heard. It's some combination of delay/envelope filter/fuzz/etc. I saw it recommended on the forum at some point, and what a cool effect. Inspiration I spent a while...

This is my report on a build of the Sabbath Distortion, based on the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra. I'm a big fan of Black Sabbath, and this pedal was supposed to have the "Sabbath sound," which I think it does. Inspiration Straight off, I was thinking about metal birds for this pedal. Now...

I'm interested in laying out a PCB for this VCA pedal designed by Dylan159. However, there are two optional jacks. I'm curious what you all think would be the best way to include these as optional. Dylan159 built one of these pedals and it appears he omitted the jacks. It seems like basically...

This is my report on a build of the Kokko Distortion. I built this pedal after @Cybercow requested a PCB layout (he called it the 'Ratstortion'). This is maybe one of my most unusual pedals because it's a clone of a knockoff generic pedal brand (the $15 Temu-type pedals), which Cybercow found to...

This is my report on a build of the PPCB Low Tide Mini, based on the Fairfield Shallow Water. I like Fairfield pedals, and this one was recommended across the forum. It's a great pedal. Inspiration I hadn't done any shorebird pedals, and that was an obvious choice for the "low tide" or...

This is my report on a build of the Skidmark Pedals "Sonofier" boost, a fairly versatile boost pedal. @coltonius shared the build doc on the forums. The gerber is available here. Inspiration I've been trying to cover a lot of the common birds here in the Pacific Northwest, and the Song Sparrow...