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My guess is a Peavey Bandit into a Sovtek. It would fit the timeline.

Back in the day I thought that the white washers were a sign that you were making modern pedals with a 3PDT and true bypass and had graduated from using junction boxes. Spotting a washer was a sign that you were bridging the gap between a DIY-er and the big guys. I still like them just fine but...

I've almost always used 4.7K because that's what was listed on the circuits when I started and before I knew what that particular part did. I still don't understand a great deal about what makes a circuit behave like it does, but I still almost always use a 4.7K still. OCD? Nostalgia? Not...

Right before their shutdown I made an order and got a handful of NOS caps. Two of them came in handy on a recent build so I'm happy. I'm hopeful that whomever buys them out can also hang onto their sources for the more rare parts. Their germanium offerings are unlike any other supplier and they...

The layout posted above looks very do-able and I've got a few extra enclosures laying around... I'm planning on building a JHS Little Black Buffer clone or possibly a dual one to put near the front and also at the end of my signal chain so I guess I'll be covered. As people build these, I'd...

I hope you get them boxed up and rocking soon! I'm getting interested in trying some double deckers. Would anyone be willing to share Mouser codes for particularly small electrolytic caps? They seem to be the biggest obstacle for tight builds. Searching and squinting and scrolling through...

I got into metal in high school and soaked up Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Dio, Motorhead and bands from that time. One of my first concerts was Maiden and Accept back when I was 14 or 15 and I was so happy to being my 13 year old son to his first concert which was Maiden just a...

I don't gig and in the past I really only had a few shows a year where I really had to get my playing ship shape. Now I play infrequently but am always game to get together with some friends and play. I usually find some inspiration on youtube and give it a go to learn a new tune, which often...

Sounds like a plan. Thanks for the info.

So I'm building a handful of pedals with the end result being a grab-and-go pedalboard for jam sessions with friends. I intend on these pedals (or something similar): Fuzz (not certain which one)->Diamond Compressor clone->Neutron Envelope Filter->Hotcake clone->Blackstone Mosfet Overdrive...

I can't offer any help as I'm a more "paint by numbers" builder but I'm building one of these in the near future. I hope it's an easy fix for you.

Well done! Too bad quality axial capacitors in the amplifier world are getting more expensive and rarer by the day.

I'm gonna give Steve Harris a pass on the shorts thing. Angus too. Bob Weir on the other hand... (Google "Bob Weir shorts" for a laugh and a heap of horror all in one!)

Life just got real for many people over the last year or so. Wrapping up college is a major feat and the hours, the thought, the worry, the isolation and all can take a toll. You're not alone, even if it feels like it at times. I'm glad you feel stronger and more positive now. It's good to hear...

Elastica's "Stutter" takes on "performance problems" in the bedroom from the perspective of the lead singer and her boyfriend. Pretty unique topic and deserves to be in this thread. Rocking song too! No need to whine, boy Like a windup toy you stutter at my feet And it's never the time, boy...

I am pretty indifferent mainly because the belly carves on most of the guitars I've played don't line up with my gut. My old Kramer superstrat has a pronounced cut but unless I am playing it up high, it is in the wrong place. For comfort, the area that seems the most important to me is the...

I'm gearing up to build some amps. A few friends and I decided to give it a shot and spent lots of time on the various forums. Luckily there's a lot of documentation going around these days and even voltage readings to help troubleshoot. The amps that I'm assembling are a Trinity Tramp head...

Good to know! Thanks guys!

Mark Kozelek is a solid songwriter. I'm glad I got to see him in a small club up close and personal.

My favorite songwriter is by far Tom Waits. He creates strange, sometimes spooky, sometimes sweet and always human murals in his words. I love his album Rain Dogs and it was the first one I really got into back in college. "Time" Well the smart money's on Harlow And the moon is in the street...