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Up until today, I've used the Basic Relay Bypass (latching) on at least 15 pedals without issue. Up until today... :ROFLMAO: For some reason, the first board + switch that I assembled would switch the LED but not pass signal when turned on. Things I checked: All solder joints are solid, and...

I recently wanted to build a Klone for bass and decided to take some inspiration from Chuck's well-considered and helpfully explained mods. This is my third Kliché Mini build and they've all been a breeze — really a fan of this layout! Figuring that I might want to tweak the clean channel...

This was a build for a friend of mine who wanted a germanium fuzz and said I should surprise him. His only other specification was that it should cater to his affinity for stoner/desert rock, possibly tying into his musical influences (Fu Manchu, Kyuss, etc.). I had a set of three Mullard...

Pretty short build report on this one. I decided to give it a try because I liked the original pedal in some of the demos I heard. While it's certainly a capable circuit, there's a fizziness in the note decay that I could never seem to dial out. Just not really my thing, I guess. (I'm having a...

I'd wanted to build this one for a while! I actually owned and used the original Mojo Hand version in the 2014-2016 timeframe and enjoyed it as a more tweakable TS. Eventually, my tastes drifted toward BluesBreaker-derived circuits, so I sold the Rook. When I saw the Bastion, I figured it would...

I sometimes regret selling my old TS-9s back when I decided that I needed to pursue more boutiquey things. So I built this. :) Not a whole lot to say: It's a Tube Screamer. In the interest of making it slightly less congested and mid-focused, I changed C4 to 56n, C5/C6 to 180n, and D1/D2 to...

I'm way behind on posting build reports and figured I'd start with this one since it's probably my favorite pedal that I've built over the last few months. I decided to try it mostly on a whim: the clipping topology appealed to me (feedback loop clipping followed by diodes to ground, with...

Some of you might remember this one from the troubleshooting thread. In the intervening time, I've had a chance to get it dialed in, and I built a second one for a friend (with the benefit of some experience 😅). As you might be able to tell from the graphics on my (blue) pedal, I use it for...

Hi all! I posted about this on the Madbean forum but I'm still trying to resolve a couple issues. In summary: My initial build was completely silent when engaging the effect. I tracked this down to a solder joint that I had missed. 🤦‍♂️ After resolving Issue 1, I was still seeing screwy...

I decided to give this one a shot and I'm glad I did! There's a really satisfying texture to the distortion and it cleans up so nicely with the guitar volume. As others have noted, it's pretty bass-heavy, even with the normal "channel" turned all the way down — maybe just a bit too bass-heavy...

I built this one over the weekend and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! I used Tayda's drill + powder coat + UV print services and decided to have some fun with the graphics. A friend already asked if this is some kind of Rat/Klon hybrid, and I can see how I created some ambiguity 😂...