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Hi! I’m building a pedal for a friend who’s a bust touring musician as a gift. While he’s not abusive with his gear, he is an enthusiastic performer so I want to make sure this build is as bulletproof as possible. Up to now, I’ve only built pedals for myself and a couple of local friends...

Bonjour I’ve been breadboarding some ideas and was wondering if anyone here has experimented with modulating parameters like gain, bias or tone? If so, how did you approach it? I’m a beginner when it comes to breadboarding, so I’m curious to hear if/how it could be done. The reason I ask is...

Hey all! After last month’s company shake up with layoffs, new management structure and some fun new processes we’ve been offered a free LinkedIn Learning subscription as a “benefit”! The catch? We need to complete 16–24 hours of courses by year end. Local management wants us to focus on...

Ahoy! I consolidated some of my parts storage and suddenly have six glorious 4x4x2" drawers sitting empty. Naturally, my first thought is - what obscure mojo parts can I start hoarding with zero intention of ever actually using? I'm getting into breadboarding and experimenting with the...

I was talking with someone this morning about building guitar pedals and they asked if I ever thought about selling them. I’ve noticed something funny, when I talk to musicians about it, they ask if I can build them a pedal while non-musicians ask if I sell them. That got me thinking, what’s...

Hi! I'm getting ready for my first Tayda UV print and wanted to see if anyone could give it a once over before I pull the trigger. Big thanks to @Fingolfen or the Steggo tutorial, it is super helpful! I started with the @Pachyderm template (appreciate you sharing that though I can’t seem to...

Hi! I am thinking of having an enclosure pin striped, think Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top style. I believe my friend uses an enamel paint pen to do it 90% of the time. What to so you think would work best? Raw? Matte? Gloss? I know my friend does it on cars and guitars with existing clear coats...

Hi - I have a couple compressors in the cue, a 401k and Median, I was curious to see if there way a way to add an LED to represent the amount of compression. While a full LED meter would be great, probably not ideal for a 125b enclosure. When I was working in studios full time, I never used...

Saw this on my local Facebook marketplace. I kinda really want to convert it in to a pedal or something. 8in wide, 6in deep and guessing 3in tall. What would I put in there?

Hi! I am looking for some Pultec style knobs and having a hard time finding any that aren't massive. 38mm makes it impossible for a pedal in a 125b case with more than one knob. https://www.taydaelectronics.com/eqp-1a-black-knob-38x21mm-shaft-6-4-mm.html I ***think*** I have searched...

As a 90s kid, I dig the sound of wahs on solos like Janes Addiction and Pearl Jam. That said, I cannot for the life of me replicate those tones. Clearly it isn't me and needing to practice more, it is 100% in the wah. I have modded 2 crybaby's I picked up for cheap with the Stinkfoot mods, one...

Bonjour! I was checking the build docs for the Chalumeau, and they mention an LDR, but I couldn't find any specific details though I might be looking in the wrong place. Quick search found threads that talk about LDR placement but not which one. Do you have any recommendations on what to...

Is there a cool parts store in LA? I’m flying in tomorrow for the day, it would be great if there was a shop I could stop at and pick up stuff, I’m thinking like a Small Bear kind of shop, or the electronics district in Tokyo. Anything like that?

Built a pedal this evening, test fit in the enclosure but don’t tighten everything down. Fires right up. Woohoo! Tightening everything down, midway the led turns off, won’t come back on. Pull it, test it, it’s dead. Reason I keep power on is because it’s happened before, usually backing off...

Synchrony Pedalworks put together the Marriage Keeper, a headphone amp and UniCab in one. I think it’s an awesome idea, VERY well done and I’m 100% "borrowing" it with a few tweaks. Since this will be a desktop unit, I want to move the headphone jack to the bottom instead of the top—my SSL2+...

Friend and I were chatting at lunch, he’s interested in a low to mid gain pedal for his surf punk band. He’s using amp distortion from a solid state Marshall (I forget the model) and a boss overdrive (that that I’m modding) Kliche is my first thought but wanted to see if the brain trust had...

Hi! I am in need of an on/on 3pdt toggle for a desktop headphone amp/cab sim I’m putting together. Looking for something with some heft, like a clunk, not the petite little click you get when you use a tayda switch. I want to know this thing is on. Searched LMS, Tayda and SBP, didn’t see...

Looking for options for some stickers for art. Last round I used these https://ninjatransfers.com/products/uv-dtf-stickers-decals-by-size They look good, are a little raised to give some depth, can print white, cut to shape, get pretty detailed and you can gang orders together really easily...

Hi! Putting together a phaser II and no yellow LED. It is showing .5v In the build I had to remove one of the ic sockets of IC 3, it was a pain in the ass but got it out and a new one in. I was reflowing everything and came across one of the legs of IC 3 won’t take solder, there is also a...

Hello again. I’ve had a good run lately! 3 of the last 5 needing the forums help! My issue- not hearing a thing with the high cut switch. Went through and reheated all the joints. Checked the switch for continuity. Gave it a glaring look. One thing of note, I did put in the wrong switch...