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DBA's recent release of the Photo Modulator got me thinkin'. And as linked to in that thread, the company's store listing gives concrete detail on the incredibly simple wiring and components needed. I started by just taking apart a Neutrik TRS jack, soldering a GL5528 across the tip and ring...

The DBA Photo Modulator just dropped and it's a fun concept for sure. I of course also quickly thought surely this is simple enough to wire up on my own. I've got LDRs and a spare TRS Neutrik jack. Oliver practically encourages it as most if not all of the technical details are included in the...

I love how this sounds but I'm curious if there's a relatively straightforward way to increase the phasey quality. Replacing the Depth pot with higher value, replacing/omitting other components, or some combo of both?

This build went totally smoothly other than my current issue as per the title. I tried swapping a fresh TL074 into the left side, but the volume difference still persists. Bonus question, more mod-related though: what components would I change to increase the Depth amount? I'd love to be able...

I have two questions here: 1) Per @Chuck D. Bones's insights in this thread, I have socketed R5 (normally 68k) and connected a B100K pot for midrange control. It works great, but when cranked all the way up it makes a shrill trebly noise. Is there any way to counteract his? 2) I realized that...

Loved my previous gift build so much I had to make my own. I haven't played the original but Chuck's mods are essential, just absolutely terrific. Other than the mode switch (set here to static in order to capture both LEDs lit up), those are my preferred settings pictures: mode on 1, phaser...

Great Falls are an absolutely killer band and a wrecking ball onstage. I first saw them in 2011 opening for Rorschach. Until recently, they didn't tour out of state much at all, so we in Seattle had far and away the most chances to see them play at a regular clip. What happened recently? Well...

Have had this built and boxed for months but for the life of me could not think of a theme. Well, Elden Ring: Nightreign has made for some great and hectic times for my gaming buddies and I since its recent launch. The base game and its initial six weeks after launching a handful of years ago...

My latest giallo-themed build. I keep a running list of themes/titles for pedals and knew I had to do something filtery with All the Colors of the Dark. I can't lie, though, I don't have an immediate use for what this pedal does, but it's always cool to have utilitarian stuff on hand and I'm...

@cwsquared kindly sold me his last VFE Woodchipper, which comes with a Truesoft Bypass v3.2. I'm gonna be using my usual 125B instead of the expected 1590B, and I really don't care about relay bypass in general, so is there any way I can just wire this up with a standardt 3PDT switch? Ideally...

THE SOUND Among the couple of extra goodies Nils of Moonn Electronics threw in with my order was this clone of the Mellowtone Wolf Computer. I'd never played one, but had faint ~2011 memories of lurking ilovefuzz witnessing major salivation over them. I also had no idea how few components were...

THE SOUND Between the brain knobs I got with my Moon Order and @Feral Feline referencing this very scene, it was destiny. That and the fact that Young Frankenstein is a beloved favorite in my family (I literally sculpted a clay bust of Marty Feldman's Igor in high school). Indeed, this one-knob...

THE SOUND The Zvex Machine is crazily splattery and shitty, and not generally meant to be used on its own. But it's exactly because of its bizarre, abrasive character and its intended tandem use with other gain pedals that I wanted one in my arsenal. My bandmate asked me to build him one and I...

Skip the second section of the post to avoid my rant 😂 THE CONCEPT Giallo pedal no. 2 for yours truly, this time themed after the titular 1973 film by Sergio Martino (his grip of early '70s gialli are a nearly-peerless run IMO). It's even more of a proto-slasher than its genre peers of the...

Bought this board in my last batch on a lark as I wanted to continue to diversify my builds and had yet to do an outright modulation pedal. I also incorporated Chuck's awesome mods and must say, this thing sounds absolutely killer (though I can see why he omits vibrato mode 😂). I'm nearly five...

I absolutely love giallo films (gialli, if you're a person 🍝 of 🤌🏻 culture 🇮🇹). I've been rewatching some here and there after starting a ~four-year binge during lockdown. As in any inevitable era in any medium, there's a good grip of classics and a whole lotta trash. And while I wouldn't...

Hey folks, I'm wiring up a build where I've managed to replace the SPST toggle with a DPDT footswitch (big shouts as ever to @DGWVI). It's just a hi/lo gain control switch, basically. Does anyone have a sec to illustrate how to wire this Tayda A-1076 bi-color LED to the left leg(s) of the DPDT...

Shouts out to all who helped me with the wiring. Holy shit does the 1590A test my patience and hand-eye coordination, lol, I hosed an enclosure on my first attempt. This great lil' board is $3.50 or free with any Huntington Audio over 10 bucks, IIRC. It's layout allows a whole bunch of...

Picked this one up in my recent PPCB order as I saw high praise for it here and have never owned a Tone Bender-based anything. Build went quickly and smoothly, and I'm really impressed at the breadth the controls provide. Theme-wise, I was stuck for a bit until I remembered a line from Dracula...

I was browsing the PPCB webstore and quickly stumbled upon the Nutty Fuzz board. I LOVE expression control--I'm always thinking about what knob(s) would be awesome to sweep while playing--so seeing the clear labeling for the TRS EXP jack even from the thumbnail had me interested. And boy howdy...