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Does anyone have recommendations for nut drivers that won’t scratch up my pedals or guitars? I’ve been using 3d printed rocket socket style nut drivers but they don’t last very long. The actual rocket sockets are injection molded so they’ll be much more durable, but what other options are out...

Hey I could use a hand troubleshooting my nobelium. It’s been working great for several years now but I’ve had issues the past few nights. I’ve started getting a farty distortion on the lowest notes after about 30 minutes of being plugged in. I was using the 1/4”out. The issue seems to be...

I'm trying to practice guitar more and want to convert my cheap combo amp to something nicer. I have amp modelers and nice pedals and all that, but I just want something that's plug and play. I plan to gut out the amp and replace it with a preamp, a reverb, and a class AB amp board Im...

I love using blue tac to hold my parts and PCBs in place while soldering. The only problem is that bluetac softens with heat so it can get a little messy when a part gets too hot. Are there any alternatives to like blue tac that aren't as heat sensitive?

It's about time I get around to building my first amp. I don't really play guitar so I could use some suggestions. What I want from this amp: -A platform to test pedals with. I don't it to be a super clean pedal platform amp though. I want to be able to feel the interaction between pedal and...

When ever a pedal needs an odd amount of opamps, the extra opamp is usually slapped on the end of the power supply. For example, a pedal that uses 5 op amps would take 3 tl072s, that gives you 6 opamps to work with. I usually see this extra op amp used as a unity gain buffer after the power...

I've been looking at a lot @Chuck D. Bones reworks and noticed his frequent use of tantalum capacitors. What I've gathered so far is that in the signal path: Film > Tantalum > Aluminum for large values and Film > silver mica? >Mlcc > ceramic for small values I've also found that Mlcc caps are...

I just found out about these boards and ill defiantly be building one as a dedicated reverb pedal. I'm kicking around the idea of building a pedalboard just for my fretless bass. I'd love to have a harmonizer pedal to get this type of sound at 4:15 I saw a pitch shifter in one of the git...

A friend of mine has asked for a 4 band preamp for his bass. I've built a good number of pedals, but really haven't designed much myself. I'm taking on the project as a learning experience and will be documenting my progress here, mostly as just a log for myself but also to get feedback from the...

I just finished a Benson stripboard build, but I have this weird fizz under the sound that I can't figure out. I have swapped all of the transistors out and have tried different bias voltage for each tranistir but the fizz is still there. Any ideas what is causing this and how I can fix it?

I was approached and asked for a Mosrite FuzzRite clone by two people and I'm happy with how they turned out. This was my first time using taydas printing service. It was pretty easy to make a simple clean design. One of the enclosures got scratched up and I forgot my LED resistors initially...

I found a pair of 8056 Nuvistors in a old parts bin. Is there anything cool I can build with these?

Looking for a lambchop template. I couldn't really find templates for any 1590BB pedals

Tayda has the option to print on the "bottom" or "enclosure lid" Which option should I choose to print on this part? I'm guessing enclosure lid but I just want to confirm.

Ive just come into a pretty large stash of TI 2n404a transistors. What projects should I add to my list? Also can someone recommend me an affordable transistor tester? I definitely want to build a dizzy tone/buzz around I have an npn version on strip board right now that is not currently working

My university library will print me whatever I need so I printed some tools to help me finish up some pedals. I have basically unlimited access to 3d printed parts now. Is there anything else music related that would good to print?

My mxr m81 bass preamp is cable of running on 9volt dc/batter/or phantom power. It's one of my favorite features because I can just grab and go, no power chords needed. I working on my own preamp right now and I would love to add a phantom power feature. Phantom power is 48V and can provide a...