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Bonus question, can C14 discharge through R3? or do I need something like a 1M between C14 and the first Op-amp?

Having 9 different germanium diodes pairs is less helpful to you than having a good number of the one specification IMO. D9E is probably the most "average" amongst them. Germanium can be a little fragile being made with glass so if you break one better to have backups of the same type. As for...

Do any of your builds require Germanium transistors? I would normally have a circuit in mind before buying them. If you just want them in hand fair enough. The BAT diodes will sound pretty much the same in those circuits, you can even add a small resistor in series to make them a bit more...

An interface that directly sends the inputs to the monitoring mix is probably what you want then, most entry level interfaces do that these days, even the Behringer ones.

Where will the external audio come from? If it's from a computer then possible an interface is actually the easiest way.

Hey folks, I've been designing this Blackface-ish inspired preamp circuit. The thing is it inverts the output which I want to avoid. For stubborn reason I've been trying to avoid using another op amp for the task of re-inverting the signal, adding a bit of gain, and buffering the output. I've...

Criminally underrated pedal.

Someone in the NAM discord shared this which might be of interest to FRFR users. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eR78QwneX_8vBmsnuxlLYMEjn47GQGJM Rather than a regular impulse response which is both a speaker and microphone capture at a certain spatial location, this models the actual...

The problem with this statement is two variable are changing at the same time. The size of the speaker, and the quality of speaker and cab. I suspect the increase in quality is a much larger factor here.

https://www.guitarpedalx.com/news/news/a-brief-hobbyist-primer-on-clipping-diodes

Maybe I don't understand correctly, but wouldn't a single diode in series with the tone stack cause half wave rectification? Or does the voltage divider with the 5k6 prevent that somehow?

I've kinda given up on chasing 1n34a, they've become very overpriced. A BAT41 will work perfectly in this circuit and you won't have to chase NOS parts. While they're not intended as clippers, that config does contribute to the distortion characteristics of the pedal in that they generate cross...

Deluxe Reverb for the kind of stuff that makes sense for, PV5150 and Mesa Dual Rec for the kind of pedals that makes sense for. I really like the power amp of the 5150 so that's what I use for preamp type pedals, or for the more edge of breakup type preamps the FX return of the Orange Rocker...

Sorry to necro this I guess, but I thought I would mention that the TL and TM series use different core sizes, so while under optimal / linear circumstances they should behave identically, if you care about inductance, resistance, or you are saturating the transformer, they will not respond in...

It's generally considered better to use a low ESR capacitor in this situation which MLCC capacitors are, one of the situations where X7R is a better choice than C0G.

Nice, if you built it using 1:1 transformers it will also function as a Re-amp box when run in reverse to go balanced to unbalanced.

You're focusing too much on the specifics, the important take away from this discussion is that the pickups can't be responsible for your problem, but one way or other, the guitar setup is.

Pickups just translate the vibrations of the strings to electrical energy. They can't even out dynamics. The problem you describe is down to the setup of the guitar. The best thing will be take it for a good setup so the neck can be adjusted and the frets levelled.

How did you choose the P-chan JFET? Been thinking of getting some in for tinkering. Had my eye on the J177 as it's used in some of those AMT designs.

I have to echo @vigilante398 here. Don't use an SSD for backup purposes. If you are only plugging it in once a week to do the backup, much better to go for reliability over form factor and speed.