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I feel ya bud, sucks that happened. As @swelchy said, we have all been there before. I'm the most backwards mf'er here for sure! I don't always fully complete and box up every board I build, since they don't always work with my style/setup. So I completely populate the entire board, switches...

Nice job man! Gives me some great ideas for some mods to do this weekend to play around with. I literally covered that entire board in sockets, so I can switch out any component. I can't remember what exactly I did, but I blended together 3 different Muffs circuits into one, to shape the tone...

Getting into diy pedal building 2 years ago has been the best thing to happen to my tone discovery. Being able to tweak every circuit to fit my style and tone has been beyond thrilling. Has made it so much easier to test for myself whether I like soft/hard clipping, symmetrical/asymmetrical...

Thanks for all of the recommendations everyone. Placed on order last night for Dumble/Timmy style circuits. Good to go!

@jjjimi84 first you got me started on the hydro dipping kit, which has saved SO much time from all the hand painting I did. Can't believe I never thought to dip the knobs?!?! Just amazing work you guys! @Pauleo1214 if you need to go out even deeper into the universe (4 Archnids to 8!!!!), I...

So I have a Zendrive and have build the Scenario, which I absolutely adore. Also a bit confused as to the link for the Scenario circuit topology, is it Dumble or Timmy? I've built waaay too many OD pedals and have found that with my amp and guitars, Dumble style circuits seem to work the best...

Ran into the same problem a few times as well. Sounds great, box it up, doesn't work. Loosen all the pots, screamin' toans! Also use pot condoms, so they're not making contact with the board.

The Effects Layouts board Long Tom,works pretty much the same, also dependent on knob position. I think it's either the "Gain" or "Shape" knob, can't remember. Haven't used it in a while, but I had it dialed in where anytime I would stomp the momentary switch, it would instantly engage.

@Locrian99 was beyond kind and sent me 2 Reverb boards with another item for a contest I won here. The DIY Riptide Reverb was one of those boards and is very similar to that one, may even be the exact same. Built it with the "Long" Accutronics blue plastic spring reverb "tank". The Spring reverb...

Sick artwork!

I had a package last year that evaporated in the USPS system, "shocking" surprise. I sent them an email and next day they had the same order sent to me at no cost, even for shipping. About a month later the original package showed up. I ordered a boat load of germanium transistors so was pretty...

Man, just the definition of a clean build. This is definitely 100% a pedal from PPCB that more than benefits from using a faceplate. Nice work!!! I've had that board/faceplate for almost a year. Your post just moved that project up in line from my massive backlog.

@Robert, hey bud, just wanted to take a second to thank you for dropping Docs with your new PCB releases recently. I know all of us absolutely LOVE that the parts are silkscreened on the boards, but it's always so nice to scope the schematic. Hope you have a wonderful rest of your weekend...

Super cool idea making holes in the PCB for using zip ties to hold down the "lamp shade"

@Robert @p_wats 100% totally agree! That was such a perfect explanation Robert, absolutely understand Vref so much better because of that excellent explanation.

I don't know why, but I ALWAYS have problems with charge pump ic's........unless it's a LT1054. I stopped buying anything else a long time ago. The TC1044 datasheet has information on how to correct oscillation that may occur with that charge pump ic.

I always shoot for stuff between 25v-50v. That way, if I want to use 18v for a particular circuit, I am usually able to. But, that also can depend on the voltage ratings of of IC chips used.

I spend so much money on pedal building, that I try to cut cost some places. For leads, I solder clipped off legs from components I used on the board. I use a flush cutter by clipping the first leg on the end, then resting the fresh clipped bottom of that leg on the cutter to cut the next leg...

Man, I keep seeing threads "popping" up about the SB having issues. I built one this year and mine works perfectly 🤔

I'm a two screw man myself........one has never left me satisfied.