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This is a report on my build of the PPCB War Scythe, based on the EQD Hoof Reaper. This is one of my favorite pedal designs, and favorite pedals overall. Inspiration I got into pedals around last May, and one of the first pedals that caught my attention was the Hoof Reaper. I think it was...

This is a report on my build of a Marshall Shredmaster pedal. I worked off of the BYOC Shredder build doc when laying out the PCB. This is a nice-sounding, quiet, but gainy overdrive (not a contradiction). You can download the gerber here. Inspiration This was a tough one. I resorted to...

This is a report on my build of the PPCB Pharmacist. I built this pedal as a Christmas present for my girlfriend, who's a huge Beatles fan. It's a nice overdrive. Inspiration I was thinking about what bird would best fit the Beatles. Of course there's Blackbird, Blue Jay Way, And Your Bird...

This is a report on my build on my version of the Way Huge Angry Troll boost, which I think is one of the more popular Way Huge pedals. It's a really nice dirty boost. You can find the gerber here. Inspiration I was wondering what bird is most troll-like and settled on the Shoebill. Frankly...

This is a report on my build on the Way Huge Purple Platypus overdrive, a rather obscure pedal that I don't think was widely made. I was poking around on Dirtbox Layouts or somewhere and found the schematic. I like some of the other Way Huge pedals so I figured I'd try building this one. I think...

This is a report on my build on the Paragon Mini, based on the famous King of Tone. Since this is a legendary pedal, I of course wanted to build one. While I think it's not that different from other overdrives, it's still one of my most-used pedals. Inspiration I'm pretty proud of the name...

This is a report on my build on the Aion Redshift Deluxe, which is based on the Blackout Whetstone Phaser, which in turn is based on the EHX Small Stone. I wanted to build some of the more advanced Aion boards and I liked my Circulator build, so I thought I'd try - and it was worth it. Right now...

This is a report on my build on the Escobedo "Jawari Fuzz" circuit. I laid this out myself. I guess I'm a sucker for novelty pedals that make a guitar sound like other instruments (Chalumeau, Trumpeter, etc) and I was interested in giving this one a shot. I've made the gerber files for the PCB...

This is a report on my build on the PPCB Hydra Delay, which I think is a PPCB original circuit. I'd seen this recommended on the forums as a really unique pedal so figured I'd see what the fuss was about. Inspiration The pedal is based on Common Mergansers, which are indeed common here in the...

I'm in the process of laying out my first 1590BB (or more likely 1590BB2) PCB layout - in portrait orientation - and I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions for a maximum feasible board size for such a build. I could try to do some measurements of course but I'm wondering if there's "suggested"...

This is a report on my build of the Harrier Distortion, based on the venerable Proco RAT. I was been interested in doing my own layouts of "classic" pedals, and of course the RAT fits the bill. Inspiration I knew I wanted some kind of "rat"-themed pedal, and I liked the way the Shika Fuzz...

This is a report on the PPCB SuperHeterodyne Receiver, based on the EQD Data Corrupter. I saw this on a few lists of "weirdest effects" and built it a while back. It sat in an unfinished enclosure for a while before I eventually rehoused it. Inspiration I knew early on that I wanted a bird...

This is a report on my build of Dylan159's "Dudson Narrowcast", based on the Hudson Broadcast. I was curious about this pedal because it's supposed to sound like the Hudson Broadcast, but it has no boutique or unusual parts (no OC71, no transformer, no 330U capacitor). You can download the...

This is a report on my build of the AionFX Azure, based on the Boss CE-2. This was among the top chorus pedals I saw people talking about, so I was excited to build it. Inspiration The inspiration was straightforward: Aion called it the "Azure", the Boss pedal is blue so why not go with the...

This is a report on my build of the PPCB Greengage Overdrive, which is based on the EQD Plumes. It doesn't seem like people talk about this pedal much here, but it's a very popular "beginner pedal" recommended on Reddit. As a result, this was one of my very first builds, but it took me a while...

This is a report on my build of a Catalinbread Katzenkoenig. I'd seen this recommended in a few places, but there's no PPCB board available so I figured I'd give the layout a shot myself. There is an AionFX version (the "Poseidon"). But I like laying out PCBs so here we are. This thing...

This is a report on Dylan159's "That" Compressor. It looked like an interesting circuit to try putting on a PCB, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I don't know what I was thinking - great idea to put a compressor on a custom PCB when you're the kind of guy who can barely tell compressors are on...

This is a report on the Muffler noise gate. I've been looking for a noise gate, but the Muzzle was out of stock for a while and also relies on a THAT4301 that I can't seem to find anywhere. So I figured I'd try this, although not many people are talking about it. Why not? I don't know. This is a...

This is a a report on the U-235 from Parasit. I tacked this on to my Parasit order because it seemed like a really clean-sounding suboctave based on demos on the site. I don't think I've seen anyone else talking about this pedal, which is a shame. Inspiration The inspiration for the pedal is...

This is a a report on the Chop Shop OD, based on the Fairfield Barbershop. This pedal showed up on some pots in the original Top Five thread and is pretty consistently recommended on this forum, so I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Inspiration I was originally going to give this...