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So a lot of these are replacements to pedals I have reluctantly sold, have had a request for, or I’ve built other iterations of the same circuit. There are 2 net new builds in the bunch. Let’s start with those. Truth be told, I like mostly useless noise makers. I wish I could use them in music...

Not sure why this is even a thing. Who asked for this or more appropriately what interview identified this as the “secret sauce” to someone’s famous tone? Whatever. There are some sounds in here that aren’t terrible, but the amount of parts compared to ROI is incredibly disproportionate. I did...

So my Poison Apple “works”, but I am getting serious popping/thumping at the envelope opening and even a little distortion on lower strings/frets. I have been pouring over this thing doing all the troubleshooting basics and the thing I keep coming back to is that my 5v keeps disappearing. So...

For reasons, I’ve started building things again. Maybe just needed a little retail dopamine hit from getting packages in the mail and building. Trying to stay within the limits of parts on hand to mitigate having to order a bunch from stateside suppliers. First up is a Poison Apple auto wah...

So, I know there are lots of you who do a lot of pickup rolling so I need some advice. Got a player II Strat in a trade and as much as I like single coils, I already have that territory covered so I decided to go with a pair of Firebird pickups. Found a set of Gibsons on reverb for a not...

YouTube decided to drop this on me and it really did not disappoint, both for the project itself and the narrative with it. Enjoy.

I seem to still be building random things for some reason. As in all things some are winners, some are Losers, some are cool but will never make it out of my noise cave. First up is the AionFx Redshift a Blackout Effectors Whetstone phaser clone. I remember seeing one of these in a local guitar...

Soooo @bean how’s that super exciting batch of projects coming, especially the Microsnyth?

Ordering parts for a Lumitron and just need a gut check on this rather odd value mlcc (C15 470nf) called for in the power section Is that extra (and seemingly negligible) capacitance really necessary when it is in parallel with the 10uf electro? Does the nature of an mlcc offer some superior...

Was approached today by an acquaintance asking if it would be possible to make a Mu-Tron III based pedal that could be switched at will between EF and wah (with the use of an expression pedal). He wants his board real estate and cake too. Thinking on it my plan would be to (somehow) put the LDRs...

Was given this amp by a fellow marching band dad. Needs tubes and he says there is some sort of “flash” around the power switch when turned on but said that once on there are no other issues. I have had it out of the head cab and done a visual inspection and nothing looks burned or discolored so...

Was approached by a fellow marching band dad who plays trumpet in a few local bands who really wanted to dip his toe into the world of pedals. After setting him up with some of my personal pedals to try out he decided that these were keepers and commissioned me to build some for him. He said he...

Long story short, the L78l33 in a recent HAARP build is putting off 6.7v to the eeprom and FV-1. The effect is there, just distorted when hit with the lower strings. How long can these chips withstand that voltage, are they baked now? Data sheet says max v for the FV-1 is like 3.5v. 5.5v max for...

Legit cure for tube rattle or snake oil? My Swart 6v6se has some wicked rattle that I’d like to put in check.

Hot off @steviejr92 CNC and brake I saw these and needed one. Not really wanting to go down the Ge tranny circuit rabbit hole to build what it was intended to emulate I opted for a Kazoo instead. The Kazoo is a simple but unique fuzz that I just really like. The only change from stock is that I...

$79usd pre order at Sweetwater…..

Is the Kazoo Horn switch really an SPDT on/off/on? Looking at the schematic it really doesn’t appear to be offering 3 options. The last one I did way back when I think I just used an on/on and that seems to match with the demos I’ve seen.

Anybody got a schematic of this pedal? I was given one that isn’t doing the fuzz. Probably because the “Dry” trimmer is jacked and stuck on all clean, but would like to do a more thorough investigation before just replacing the trimmer.

Yup. All this talk about flangers gave me the push to finish this behemoth. I have built a few of the larger AionFx projects, but I have to say this was the most intensive one yet. 16 jumpers between the footswitch and main boards alone. The build docs weren’t lying with their warnings. At least...

So for this Bronco bass project I have going, has anyone ever tried filling holes in a pickguard? This came with some J style bridge and pup covers that I don’t intend to reinstall, but don’t want to buy or cut a new pickguard because……cheap. Was thinking JBweld, but am open for suggestions