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Here is my build of the Median Compressor (based on the Wampler Ego 76). This is actually my second build, as I mentioned in this thread, the first build wouldn't bias correctly with the through-hole 2n5457 JFETs I used, and when I replaced them with SMD parts, I lifted a trace. Though I think...

Here's my build of the Stagecoach Overdrive, based on the Barber BUSS fww Edition. I'm not even sure what prompted me to buy this. And I probably would have sat on it, except that, several weeks ago, I drilled the enclosure for it. I drilled the enclosure thinking I had already populated the...

This is a clone of the Skreddy Lunar Module based on a custom PCB of my own design. A few years ago, I built this circuit using the PedalPCB Aldrin Fuzz board. I also used the Aldrin Fuzz board to additionally build the two variants, the Screwdriver and Hybrid Fuzz Driver (thanks to the great...

One of the main reasons I build my own pedals is that I mostly enjoy the process. And I definitely find it satisfying to play through something I built myself. As such, the "more DIY" something is, the greater the satisfaction. And with pedals, that has been a progression of: kits, to...

Says the rest of the forum, "Sheesh Matt, haven't we seen this a few times already?" Yes, but I finally got it right! I started with the Aion Cepheus. Then I made a custom PCB version of the circuit that had all kinds of problems, and though I got it working, it was too nasty to post a build...

I recently posted a build report for my AionFX Cepheus. I kind of rambled on in that build report, but it turns out I really like it. The only thing I don't like is the mechanical 3PDT switching, as I've become a soft-touch snob. I have various bypass modules, but I'd need to do a custom...

This is in regards to the Median Compressor. I initially had a similar problem as @ninjagrips as described in this thread. I initially built my Median with some TO-92 2n5457s I had in my stash. But like ninjagrips, I could not get the S-G voltage anywhere near 1.875V. However, in this state...

Referring to the schematic for the Chauffeur Overdrive (Shnobel Tone Daily Driver). If I'm reading the schematic correctly, this circuit uses a 7660SCPAZ charge pump to generate a negative power rail. And then all the RC4558 opamps are powered with a bipolar supply. So far so good. Assuming...

My client (my one and only client!) requested a phaser. He wasn't sure between a Boss PH-1R or EHX Small Stone. But, as always, the community here was extremely helpful. We ended up going with the Boss PH-1R clone via the AionFX Emerald Resonant Phaser project. It's a fairly densely-packed...

I recently commented on Sunnyscopa film-free laser jet waterslide decals in this thread: Waterslide paper suggestion. There it was mentioned that there is new/different glue that now comes with these waterslide decals, and that it's process is different than the old glue/aka transfer agent...

This is my build of the Aion Cepheus Amp Overdrive based on the Cornish CC-1. Aion's description of this pedal and Cornish pedals in general is good; he goes into even more detail in the tracing journal. The same board can be used to build the higher-gain GC-1; Aion's build docs have the BOMs...

I have someone who wants me to build a phaser, either a clone of the EHX Small Stone, or the Boss PH-1R. Looks like Aion has boards for both of these, the Sunstone OTA Phaser and the Emerald Resonant Phaser, respectively. I haven't even played a phaser, let alone built one, in decades. The...

A few years ago, I build the PedalPCB Ember Boost, which is based on the TC Electronic Spark Booster. This is marketed as boost, which it certainly is, but the "fat" and "mid" modes also make it useful as a light overdrive; the Baxandall tone stack gives it a fairly flexible EQ. The core...

This is yet another revision of my "Hard Rock Pinnacle Purebred Drive", which is a @Chuck D. Bones modification of the Animals Diamond Peak Overdrive. Here is the build report for the first PCB revision, here is the second. I actually did a one-off third revision, see here. The third revision...

Here's my build of The Fingers Overdrive. This is a PedalPCB original. I believe it is essentially a Timmy, but with discrete transistors instead of opamps. I actually populated the board several weeks ago, but never got around to boxing it up. I got the incentive to box it up when I...

The default resistor footprints in KiCad are basically just rectangles. This, at-a-glance, makes them look very similar to the box film capacitor footprints. It appears other programs have "shaped" resistor footprints. For example, I think all PedalPCB PCB resistor footprints are not...

Here's my Tube Bender Deluxe. This circuit draws inspiration from the Dinosaural Tube Bender (offered by PedalPCB as the Pipe Stretcher), but has been given the hot-rodded treatment by our resident circuit expert, @Chuck D. Bones. (I haven't built or played the Pipe Stretcher or Tube Bender...

Here's a PCB that's been sitting in my "to build" pile for over two years. Is is the Dragons Breath Boost, based on the Catalinbread Naga Viper Boost. The Naga Viper is of course an evolution of the Rangemaster Treble Boost. What motivated me to finally build this was reading about the...

It works! See here for the background: Plug-n-Play Buffered Electrical Bypass Using CD4053 and Momentary SPST. In short, it's a dedicated circuit and PCB that does two things: (1) always-on buffer, and (2) electrical bypass via CD4053. This is essentially how Boss pedals do buffering and...

Not directly a pedal question, but I know many around here have changed their electric guitar's pickups and/or pickup wiring. I went to simplify the wiring of one of my guitars (change a 5-way pickup switch to 3-way). The stock wiring basically uses the metal case of the pots as a ground bus...