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After waiting for USPS for over a week and 4 projects on hold waiting for parts I finally managed to find a project I had everything for! This is the Rocker 83 by Columbo Audio meant to sound like the old Rockman. I must say he did a great job it nails the tone. I never even noticed the almost...

So this in #3 in the 5 Bjorn, I think, overdrives that I’ve been able to get my hands on. This is his take on the Zen-Drive and it sounds, well, like a Zendrive with more gain and perhaps more clarity as well. The pots lacked “Accent” and “Contour” kind of throw me off and there’s some overlap...

This is only the second of several of Bjorns circuits I intend to build. The first being the Fuscia Fuzz which is absolutely killer. This one also does not disappoint. It doesn’t sound like a tubescreamer or Timmy thankfully it has its own sound. It can do light Od to almost distortion. However...

Finally got around to trying this one. This IS ZZ Top in a box. Layout by @szukalski and mods by @Chuck D. Bones and @HamishR I do believe. Please correct me if I’m wrong. This is a nice and different drive with the clipping provided by the op amp only. Feels great under the fingers and works...

Long story short this pedal and I just haven’t gotten along. the first time I built this it worked on the Auditorium but didn’t when I housed it. Second go I just made a stupid error. Thankfully third time is a charm. Luckily I had a friend send one or two, maybe even 3 boards to redeem myself...

The color of this may give it away and I would’ve used pink knobs but the only ones I had were way too pink. Those if you familiar with the circuit, and that have eagle eyes, may notice a TL072CP instead of the CA3240EZ. Long story short I had ordered one and recieved it from Smallbear. Popped...

@Chuck D. Bones hit the nail on the head with this circuit and a very easy build thanks to Robert’s tidy layout. This thing sound great and I still have several more transistors to try. Hardest part was choosing between the Cosmic Lilac or Matte Pink enclosure…but I was saving the Matte Pink...

Finally had all the parts come in to finish this one off. Great sounding overdrive/distortion I think. Does it sound like a JCM800? I don’t know I’ve never played one but it has that Marshall growl. Not quite as “in the ear” as the Marshall 59 but does have more distortion. Not the hot rodded...

Another great overdrive by Sheepy Love! I’d never heard of it before as they’re supposedly out of Japan, please correct me if I’m wrong, but the Happy Sheep is based off the KarDian Serotonin overdrive. I’d say more Timmy-ish but buffered and with a smooth midrange. Can function as a light boost...

Finally found the time to box this one up as it’s been on the auditorium for quite a while. It may look very familiar to some of you. That’s because it’s the same housing I used for the Silver Bee that decided to quit working after I boxed it up. Still trying to figure that out but I’m not good...

Been meaning to get to this one for a while and glad I did. Very Timmy-ish sounding overdrive but I’d say more transparent and not quite as “soft” as a Timmy. It sounds more like your amp to me but still has plenty of gain on tap. All controls are useful throughout their full range as well. I...

This one’s been a long time coming but has been well worth the wait. Probably the best Plexi in a box I’ve built or problem even played. I put the LPD Pedals 87 up there as well but it’s just a different flavor. Easy build. Highly recommended. Thanks to @Synchrony Pedalworks for help getting the...

This was an easy one but keeper for sure. It’s not a TS or Timmy! Definitely has a feeling of sag you can really dig in. Pulls of some old Hendrix nicely and flip to the bridge and get some of that tweed snarl. Highly recommended especially for the simplicity.

Finished this up last night and love this pedal! I was expecting it to be higher gain than it is but I’m not disappointed as it’s what I imagine as a real early Plexi sounding like. Highly recommended. Pretty easy build again thanks to Robert’s layout. I used an audio taper instead of linear...

Finished this up last night and have really been enjoying playing. This is probably my favorite Timmy-esque circuit I’ve tried. There is no denying it’s a Timmy though by just playing it. I prefer it over the Jan Ray as well. Pretty easy build thanks to @Robert easy layout once again. Very...

This may look familiar because I just built it! I let a buddy of mine play it and he wanted one so I just gave it to him. I swapped the enclosure of his out with my bare 4 hole I use as a “Proto” enclosure when doing this layout. I’m a shitty friend. Only differences I did was a different...

I didn’t see this anywhere in the search box. I’m working on the Cast Iron Overdrive which calls for 2 RC4559P IC’s. Stompboxparts only has 1 in stock and you have to buy 5 anyways. What would be the closest alternative? Anyone built this pedal using something different? Thanks in advance.

https://lovemyswitches.com/cliff-switched-2-1mm-dc-power-jack-outtie/ Atleast I haven’t seen anyone use except Skreddy in the past. Not sure if he still uses them. Seems to me that these would be more practical than the standard thin line that require 100lbs of pressure to insert the plug...

Redemption! First time I built this little circuit something went wrong and I couldn’t even reach unity gain! Now I can shake the whole damn house! Versatile little boost with tons of output. You can run it as a dirty Electra or a clean SHO. Not sure where this will be going in the chain yet...

This is the last of my “exotic” enclosure colors so to speak. It’s the Cosmic Lilac from Stompboxparts. This is the Cadmium Fuzz/Distortion based of the Danelectro Nichols ‘66. They really released a group a cool pedals and this one is no exception. It has a little bit of everything. Fuzz...