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Found it - Wrong resistor value! I don't know if anyone would believe me but i'm 99% certain the resistors I got from tayda were the wrong value. labled as 680k and were actually 47k. I'm sure of it because these were from a new order with only one missing - the one in this pedal. The 47k...

Hello, A month has passed and I still can't figure this one out. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! SC

nice! how you doing them cool stamps for labeling?

Thank you for the suggestions. Continuity checks out. at least the smd legs to the through hole open holes is what I did. q1 B 4.8 E 1.33 C 0.12 q2 B 8.6 E 5.9 C 3.0 q3 B 4.9 E 1.5 C 0.12 q4 B 8.6 E 5.8 C 2.9 q5 B 8.6 E 5.7 C 2.2

Hello, Just finished a Tweedman and having some trouble. toggle switch in "stock bass" mode is very quiet. "lead" mode is barely unity even with gain and vol pots maxed. No signs of gain... Treble pot is non-functioning too. pres. trim pot works, all other pots work - except treble. could...

Alright. My whole life is a lie. Damn it. Been working from a batch of them for a few years. I'll have to get some real ge diodes then. Is D9D a decent all around replacement when something calls for 1n34a? A lot of posts talk about how there is nothing special about 1n34a or that its a catch...

Thats a consideration. They look like si but they are 1n34a's from guitarpedalparts so I think they're real 🤷‍♂️

Hello, Been messing with this Uberfuzz (super-fuzz) transistors. I know its not a 1-1 comparison but playing it next to a behringer sf-300 it is very close except that the Uberfuzz has a lot more harsh high end information. The sf300 is actually tamer. The uber just a lot brighter tone. I...

A few 2399 delays I've build have some noise on the repeats so I built this Hydra as my first FV1 build. Now this is sounding good normally except there is some fuzzy distortion when sweeping the speed knob or flipping a switch while sound is playing. Is this normal behavior for the Hydra...

Sorry @swyse I got lost for a few years.... opened this thing up again and yeah, there is a little bit whine still going when all transistors are out except the third. Think its the chip?

Hello Old Thread... I am having this same issue. Pedal works as it should but only when guitar volume is turned down a bit. When guitar volume is up there is a compressed attack, the sustain knob is less versatile and just messy overall. Any guesses? I've already eliminated the redundant 10k...

Did you ever try this? This pedal is a little muddy for me as well.

BINGO! That did the trick. Thank you very much! While we're at it do you know how I might be able to get more clean signal from the Blend pot? right now the clean signal is lower when engaged then the clean signal when the pedal is off and it'd be nice to start from a similar place and blend...

@Toy Sun Have you done any more messing with this? The tone boost on mine is pretty muddy and i wish the tone knob worked while it was engaged.

@itstimtime How did you dial in the trimpots?

A CAUTIONARY TALE: I finally opened this up after more than a year and found that the center lug of the treble pot wasn't even soldered... Its easy to make stupid mistakes. Now the pedal works and sounds beautiful. Thanks @Feral Feline for your help!

Futzed around with it today but still nothing. Might just be the transistors I have. I don't have very good luck with Ge circuits! The attack knob kinda swells in and out at lower settings too.

Thanks for getting back. Reflowed the solder on the switch and pots. The treble pot is giving me subtle changes but nothing else still. Is there something else I could check from there?

Hello, My Maestro FZ-1 build is getting a high pitched whine when engaged. I swapped through a handful of different transistors and nothing seems to stop it. Any pointers or options? Thanks in advance.

Hello, The bass, treble and mid boost switch all are not working. Volume and gain work as intended but no tone controls at all. Any help? I can give you voltages and pictures upon request but is there anything I should check first?