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I purchased a champagne Tayda enclosure. I am using UV printed stickers to add my art. Prior to applying the sticker, I'll clean the pedal with isopropyl alcohol to review oils and dirt. When I cleaned the pedal, the finish became very streaky and the streaks would not buff out. I think...

I recognize that my next statement is blasphemous, but I am not a fan of a Rat. Despite that opinion, I wanted to try this variant. With Rat’s I found them to be too dark for my taste, but this variant fixes that issue. I had purchased these mirrored knobs (20 mm) before looking at the layout...

Gator and Chuck did a great job optimizing this Hellbender/Pagebender hybrid pedal. It definitely captures the typical Tonebender sounds, but you can set the bias to get some sputter-ish fuzz. The EQ is great addition for a Tonebender. I made the PCB, but there was a few errors. The...

@Chuck D. Bones and @The Gator made a great option for the Hellbender, but I've had some trouble with my PCB. The pedal will work with my PCB, and tonally, it sounds like the Hellbender demos. However, when I reduce my mids, the volume will significantly drop. I've double checked the parts...

This is my first attempt at creating a more complicated PCB. The inspiration for the pedal was plentiful. My girls (and I) like the Band Camino. It is a pop band, but they do a good job. They have a song called Daphne Blue. The song begins with a simple chord progression, but the the magic...

You all know this pedal. High gain and heavy hitting. I have only got to play a little with it, but I like it. The bass knob was less impactful that I hoped, but still good. I really like Tayda’s metallic black. It may be my favorite color that they make. The graphics are another good example of...

I am a sucker for Tonebenders, so I had to try this one. It will definitely go on the board. The treble/bass pot plays interestingly with the fuzz. As you increase the bass, it feels that the fuzz is less aggressive. I like that feature and the way that pot adjusts the treble and bass. At...

This is a nice build. I like the options available for tone sculpting. It is less “chewy” when compared to Aionfx’s Quadratron, but is brighter than the Quadratron. I think the Redshift is a more versatile pedal. As for the build, it is straight forward and a good option for someone wanting to...

I was skeptical about this pedal after reading @MichaelW ’s build report. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I really like the smooth and quiet compression and the treble control. At low settings, I like the grit, but I didn’t like it at the high settings. The build requires some parts that...

I have a huge packet of zener diodes, but I failed to look and see if I have 2V7 diodes. Unfortunately, my pack doesn't have that value. In the Cetus, the 2V7 diodes are used in series with another valued Zener diode. I believe that they are being used as clippers. One is paired with a 3V6...

This pedal reflects @blackhatboojum hard work with this PCB. It is a monster of a circuit, but a great, warm delay. I had some added clock noise, but placing a 22 pf capacitor across pin 1 and 2 of the 4558 IC cleaned it up nicely. I do not recall the reasoning, but it worked!

This is a great pedal. It sounds fabulous. I really like that you can have two different speeds for the LFOs. That ability makes for some unique and musical sounds. The build is complex, but doable for those that have done a fair share of builds. I opted out for the added jacks and kept it as...

This is @Chuck D. Bones rendition of the King of Tone. If interested in his dialogue, check out his post (https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/the-week-on-the-breadboard-the-emperor-of-tone.24276/). It is really informative information about the circuit. I made a couple of changes. I added a...

I have read a bunch of reviews of the Boss HM2. All stated how great the pedal is and how versatile it is. I have been hesitant to build it, because I wasn’t into Swedish Death metal. 😉. Now, that I have made it, I love it. It breaths fire of distortion and can also spew wonderful overdrive...

This is a really good pedal and my favorite Marshall like pedal. The quality of the overdrive seems to have a degree of clean signal blended into the overdrive. The build is relatively easy. I did purchase the odd valued resistors from Mouser, so there are no modifications to the circuit. The...

These were my first attempts at my own PCBs and Faceplates. The Burns Bender is a great Tonebender variant. I added a buffer and pickup simulator in front of the pedal. The second, Harmonix fuzz, is a Big Muff. I made this one as a triangle variant.

I got this board on a whim, but it doesn’t disappoint. It is a tweaker’s dream pedal with 3 independent bands of distortion. Under the hood, there are a gazzilion trimpots to further dial in your toan. Admittedly, I haven’t changed one trimpot, but it sounds good “out of the box”. VFE pedals...

Here is my newest Fuzz face variant. I added a pickup simulator in front of the Fuzz face circuit. The pickup simulator was my first attempt at making my own circuit board. There were some minor errors with the board, but they were easily remedied. The enclosure is another fantastic box from...

This maybe my favorite circuit. It has a ton of raw power and versatility for different genres of music. I breadboarded this circuit and had my transistors picked out, but when I put it all together, it just wasn’t right. It had too much gain and feedback. I lowered the HFe on Q3 and that did...

I have really enjoyed Amified Parts’ layouts. They are fun to make and can make some great sounding fuzz. The hardest part is finding the right transistors. I got a bunch of Russian transistors from alexer1 on eBay. They are good transistors, but they don’t have much leakage. With these, I...