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SS-3 no. The compressor, almost: several years ago, I built Aion's Oceanid, which is a Cornish OC-1 Optical Compressor Clone, but it's been sitting in my "to debug" pile ever since. It's either super subtle or I made a similarly subtle mistake.

The actual effect circuit is the Cornish CC-1. I copied Aion’s Cepheus schematic. I did make a change, but I don’t think you can call it a mod. The original circuit uses a bootstrapped BJT as a buffer (I.e. the “Cornish buffer”), and a single opamp for the final (Baxandall) stage. That seemed...

I don't know. But one datapoint with real numbers: my last order was Feb 21, 2026. I had two different PCBs, 5 pieces each. $4.21 for one 5-lot, and $2.09 for the other (cheaper because of the auto-coupon). Shipping was $3.50, tax $0.62. Order total was $10.42.

With JLCPCB, five is the minimum quantity for a PCB. If you go with all the default options, and the cheapest shipping, it’s usually like $2 for the PCBs and $5ish for shipping. So under $10. That $2 for the PCB implies an automatically applied coupon. So if you add another batch of five PCBs...

I love seeing you get these successful builds, keep ‘em coming! That Weston Grey from SBP is one of my favorites.

As you know, I like overkill for the sake of overkill. But sadly, in this case, the thickness is almost entirely from the insulation. The pre-soldered wires with JST connectors were advertised as 22 gauge, but there's no way that's true. The actual conductor is pretty small, I'd say it's...

I had some requests for the Gerber files. So attached here is: Schematic Drilling template / potentiometer offsets (not the same as PedalPCB!) Annotated BOM Gerber files I submitted to JLCPCB Grim reaper enclosure art (with bass and treble labels fixed) Note: all files are either PDF or...

Yes, it's extra optimization where none is needed. But I like to say: anything worth building is worth overbuilding.

Here's my build of the Aion Procyon, based on the BJFe Honey Bee. Kevin has a great writeup on the Honey Bee circuit, based on his extensive research and tracing this circuit. The short version is, there are several variants of the circuit, loosely based on which brand was selling it (BJFe...

Finally joining the party! Full Build Report Here. Great circuit!

Here's my take on @Chuck D. Bones's Hybrid Fuzz Driver Deluxe. A long time ago, I built the Skreddy "Holy Trinity" using PedalPCB's Aldrin Fuzz PCB: The Lunar Module (Aldrin Fuzz stock), Hybrid Fuzz Driver, and Screwdriver. I've done a lot of builds using this core topology. One of my...

I use 2n7000 for this application because it's current-production, cheap, available from many sources, and is still readily available in a TO-92 through-hole package (2n7000), as well as a SOT-23 SMD package (2n7002). In my experience, it tends to be cheaper than BS170, though I would expect...

The build and pics are so clean they look like renders!

Referencing the first two schematics shown in post #1: the first is the original Diamond Peak, and the second is Chuck's first-pass modified version. Specifically, I'm curious about what I think is the bias network for Q1 (R3, R6, R7; and C2 in Chuck's version). My naive take is that Skreddy's...

I see what you're saying. I suspect that happened as a result of the bending. But either way, even if they are bad solder joints, those are the bass and treble controls, I don't see how bad solder joints on them would cause a short (I would expect no signal or unresponsive tone controls)...

What about them looks sus? @z2amiller - "actual fuzz pedal", that's hilarious! All those little bits are fibers from the cloth or Kimwipes I used to clean the flux residue off the back. I wouldn't expect them to be conductive. Though now I suppose I should add a compressed air cleaning step...

That's definitely plausible! Sorry, I originally posted from work. Original post has been updated with schematic and pics.

I had an interesting experience this weekend. I went to add my CDB-mod Animals Diamond Peak to my board, and when I plugged in the power adapter, a digital pedal on my board (Boss GT-1000CORE) rebooted. I thought that was weird, and then I went on to notice that the Diamond Peak wouldn't turn...

I didn't vote, because I like 'em both. Slight preference for Slurpee... But I can only print black waterslide decals, and I expect those would show better on the lighter Lilac. So call it a draw for me. Although it's not too different from you standard Tango Green (which is one of my...

Gutshot please :)