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This is a report for the Cannon Fodder MkII, based on the Caroline Wave Cannon MkII. I built it because it seems to be a fairly popular and well-regarded distortion/fuzz pedal that I'd seen mentioned in a few places. Inspiration I was kinda struggling with this for a while. A lot of the...

Oh wow, I hadn't considered that. Mind blown! I suppose that guidance only applies for when lug 2 and only one of the other lugs are populated, since basically the only important thing is that the two traces should be connected somehow when the switch is flipped

Wow, this is some great feedback! @jessenator - You know, it didn't occur to me until you marked up the layout that it would be a lot easier to keep things aligned by drawing some helper lines in an unused layer in the editor itself! Good call, moved these caps a bit further from other...

Wondering if I can get some more feedback (just some basic feedback, doesn't need to be in-depth). These layouts aren't done (I need to add to polish a little and add labels, but the DRC passes). They're on the more complicated side for me. I've now done ~10 overdrives to various stages of...

Its pretty easy, especially for smaller circuits. It feels somewhere between a mildly pleasant chore (copying schematic) and a game (layout). I think between watching videos to learn KiCad and then trying a basic circuit it took me about 4 hours of time. Really helps that ordering 3 different...

@jwin615, @spi - Thanks for the outline and links. @Feral Feline - Wow, your repsonse is amazing, and very helpful! The Big Muff tone circuit is a great distillation of what I was looking for. I think I'll need to read your response a few times...

Well, I had my first batch of PCBs arrive yesterday: the pcb I'd posted before, my own footswitch daughterboards, and a board with the Dyl-Ei Fuzz Apprentice. I quickly threw together one of each, and put the Dyl-Ei in a box. Everything worked! And it all sounds good! Thanks @Brett, again, for...

I like #3, #1 and #2 are a little plain. The white knobs look better to me with this print. The white knobs in the box look a little like cassette tape.

I haven't been able to find a good explanation of why capacitors act only on certain frequencies. I'll read something like "change C3 to 22nf and you'll get more bass". Does it work the same for caps on the audio path and to ground (I feel like I've seen similar guidance for both)? Is it the...

@MichaelW's post convinced me to add it to my wishlist, and this only solidified that decision!

This is a report for the Abyss, based on EQD's The Depths. I saw this recommended in a few places and I've been going through a bunch of EQD pedals, and I hadn't built an optical vibrato. Inspiration With a name like "Abyss" or "The Depths" I wanted a bird that could go deep. Penguins are the...

Ah, I misunderstood your previous post. I thought you were saying that pours for power or ground were bad. But it sounds like you were just saying power, or power and ground together. I had just enough room for the LED and resistor in the corner, so I've added those back in. Thanks for the...

Artwork and design is great and the 10mm LED is very cool. I might need to look into those!

Thanks so much, @Brett, your advice was really helpful! I finally got a chance to rework everything based on what you said. I figured I'd keep the separate schematic sheets since it seems like a good habit for larger circuits. I added values to the schematic (for the standard Meathead variant)...

I really like this pedal. It's literally 3 pedals stuck together. You can start with the documentation for the Hoof (the muff pedal), and Tentacle (the octave fuzz). The last pedal is the Tone Reaper, but the documentation for that seems to be down on the EQD website. There's also the overall...

Well, I'll be damned. I thought I had just bought cheap bits and abused them, rather than thinking they'd built up aluminum scraps... No microscope necessary! It looked like the edge of the steps was "smearing" out (this was after 40 pedals). I assumed because the temperature was causing the...

This is my build report for the Carcass Fuzz, based on the DOD Carcosa Fuzz. This pedal was recommended on the forum and on Reddit on a bunch of threads. This was an early build for me, but took a long time to actually complete. Inspiration With a name like Carcass (and The King in Yellow)...

Thanks, @Brett! I've adjusted the traces for the footswitch to be .3mm (they were .2). I've got a follow-up question for y'all - you seem like wizards here. I'm working on translating a simple board from Effects Layouts (the One Knobber - which supports various versions of a DAM Meathead). I've...

I was wondering if I can get a second set of eyes on my first KiCad project - a basic footswitch breakout. I had to make the symbols and footprints myself (based off some MadBeans libraries), so it seems like there's a lot that could have gone wrong. I wanted the following features that I...

This is my build report for the General Tso's compressor, based on the Thorpy Fat General. This pedal was widely recommended across the forum on multiple threads, and I hadn't previously built a compressor, so I figured "why not?". It's a good pedal, but as a compressor that I like on my...