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    Distortion using RED LEDs. Does Size Matter? SMD or full size LEDS?

    Distortion using RED LEDs. Does Size Matter? SMD or full size LEDS? I have a run of the mill distortion pedal, BEOD clone. It uses RED LEDs in the circuit, harder you hit the strings, the more bright they become. Would there ne a difference using really tiny surface mount Red Leds or Full...
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    Friedman BEOD overdrive pedal Brightness MOD?

    This is a sort of dark sounding pedal, (i built an AION design called the tempest), the treble isnt that bright, same for original pedal. Im wanting to see how to brighten up this pedal, or add more brightness to the treble dial, or a dedicated bright switch, yet i dont know which part of the...
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    Need slightly heavier compression from limiter dial / effect

    Can anyone help. I built this for fun, it works perfectly, but im wanting to mod it just a little bit, to produce a slightly heavier compression from the limiter dial. It gives a unique slight compression to overall output, like a compressor or like output tube compression, but not quite like a...
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    Unvibe build noise - HELP!

    Hello. I built a vintage univibe clone, SMD version, and it works flawlessly in regards to the vibe function, yet, there is some separate noise sneaking through. The noise is a swish swish swish with the bulb flash that is separate from the vibe effect sound. All other aspects of the pedal...
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    buffer or not to buffer - how to add a simple buffer to pedal? jacks?

    how to add a simple buffer to pedal? jacks? mainly from the buffer, im wanting to eliminate switch popping on and off.
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    Boost pedal i built. Finding best Potentiometer rating! HELP!

    I have a boost pedal, its going great, but the boost dial / pot, almost all the effewct comes on in the last 5 %, from about 7-10 is where everything happens, nothing before that. Ive tried A100K and A500K, and seems to be about the same. Would it be more than just the pot? Suggestions please.
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    Boost Pedal master volume at output jack. Without loosing high frequencies while turning down!

    Hello everyone. I have a general boost pedal. I want to add a volume / master volume control on the output jack, yet just adding A100K pot seems to take away some of the high frequencies, i.e. you loose treble (or brightness) while turning down the volume pot. I want to retain the treble /...
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    Uni-Vibe Wet Dry Dial MOD!

    Hello. I have this uni-vibe i built from, the diagram attached. Its pretty good. What i want to do is put a wet / dry dial on the pedal. The reason is, the pedal schematic has a really nice pre-amp in it, and also the vibe is pretty good, yet a lot of pre-amp tone comes through, and i want to be...
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    Uni-Vibe Wet / Dry Dial. Where in circuit to place it?

    Hello. I have this uni-vibe i built from, the diagram attached. Its pretty good. What i want to do is put a wet / dry dial on the pedal. The reason is, the pedal schematic has a really nice pre-amp in it, and also the vibe is pretty good, yet a lot of pre-amp tone comes through, and i want to...
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    This Univibe schematic - What part would you change to brighten up the tone

    This pedal plan and build works great mostly, but the vibe tone is more on the deep and darker side mostly, i cannot seem to get to the brighter aspects of the vibe throb? any suggestions or components on this schematic anyone sees that could be changed or adjusted? Or is it mostly based on the...
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    Univibe issue - bulb not bright / deep enough flashing.

    Im having trouble with a vibe build. Here's the thing. When i plug in the power supply, i see the bulb go brighter and deeper in the flashing mode, seems perfect, yet after about 1 second after i plug in the power supply it suddenly goes more dim, the depth of the flashing has gone much dimmer...
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    Univibe Bulb not bright enough - HELP!

    I have built a univibe. Here's the thing. When i plug in the power supply, i see the bulb go bright and deep in the flashing, yet about about 1 second it goes more dim, thus the univibe tone doesn't sound correct. Any ideas on power supply issues or what part of the univibe circuit controls...
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    Univibe bulb / Throb not going very deep after speed pot changed - HELP

    Ok i changed my speed pot to a anti-log because the sweep was wrong (everything was happening in the top 10%), and now with new pot the sweep is great yet the pot change has made my bulb or the vibe effect not go so deep. lost about half the depth / throb. weird. Are the speed pots wired into...
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