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Thank you, that is very interesting. However, my question still remains, does it act differently in practice than the volume pot in your setup? It sounds like with no treble bleed you would basically have two pots that do almost the same thing (lower volume while darkening the signal), except...

Do you use a treble bleed on volume control? Wouldn't both tone and volume sort of do the same thing if you don't have a treble bleed on volume?

Regarding the Fire Red Fuzz, I'm gonna give it another whirl first (plus I need to fix the Amber Overdrive I already built), but I was also thinking of modding it further if I wasn't enamored with it. Doing some checking, I think I can switch the tone stack to Ultrastoner specs quite easily...

I was troubleshooting a 2-in-1 Fire Red Fuzz and Amber Overdrive build. The fuzz just did not fuzz. I admit I turned to an Abominable Intelligence for help, which suggested (after some other troubleshooting) to check the transistor pinout - and that was indeed the issue, the silkscreen had the...

Has anyone tested how white shows up on it? Is it possible to make a "hidden" print that only really shows up in the dark, for example? In any case, looks really cool, I'll have to test it out at some point.

Frankly, it sounds a lot like some sort of a manic episode. Thinking you've figured out some new type of physics that is going to hit it big. It looks exactly the part. It does take the funniest edge out of it for me, if the writer indeed would really need help and not ridicule. It's possible...

Is there a vero layout?

Is this maybe related to some recent new Big release?

Well, you're free to start that thread if you feel like it. Although I would strongly consider the harm you might cause by doing that in a DIY-forum first 👀

Add in some extra parts too, especially partially connected transistors and diodes that do nothing but puzzle people. Edit: "So it's a three transistor fuzz?" "Well more like two transistors and their cousin their mom forced them to take along who doesn't really contribute"

What a coincidence, I build all of my pedals using the same approach! Some might call them "sloppy", but I definitely prefer "intuitive artistry and instinctive tactile problem solving". Edit: And into the signature it goes!

I had a lot of trouble whit my Viceroy build, and my takeaway from that is that it's probably pretty picky with the transistors you use.

The build doc also has a wiring guide for that, but the six holes are because the jack in/out are on the board itself in that one (due to space I guess), so that's the two extra pads. You could skip the extra pads and wire it straight from the jack instead, similarly to other pedals. I guess...

How about just testing the continuity of the PCB with a multimeter? Presumably you have a schematic and know how the signal should flow? It's always possible that the PCB design is correct but you accidentally burned a trace somewhere. Testing the actual continuity would reveal that and you...

Curling is excellent watching when you're hungover or tired, just zoned out. Snooker too.

I was under the impression the patented part is the heating circuit so the germanium stays at a stable temperature. If it's just that, you could technically clone everything else and maybe get it to sound the same, except affected by ambient temperature much more? Or does anyone know if there's...

Oh, do you mean you would replace one of the TL072 with an LM308 and also skipping the buffer? That would work op amp stage wise, but a.) not sure if the pinouts are compatible, b.) you need a compensation cap for an LM308 I believe, and c.) you would be changing the first stage of the pedal...

I used to have a Schecter C-1 Classic. Gorgeous guitar, the first one I ever got, but in hindsight playing it always felt like I was fighting the guitar. I do not miss it.

It won't - the informant has two TL072 dual op amps and a charge pump, the LM308 is a single op amp. You could try a different dual op-amp but I suspect the difference won't be that big. If you can identify what it is you don't like and would like more, then you could tweak other parts of the...

If you only get two controls, tbh I would prefer the Electric Druid "Hard Bargain" approach, a tilt EQ and a mids control, you can get pretty much any combination with those two. Depending on the tone stack, technically a bass/treble control also could work as a mid control where you lower both...