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Hey all, I am building a Rat/Muroidea for a friend, and I want to add a switch using 3 pairs of different clipping diodes, like so: This may be obvious/dumb (heh, *may*), but I get the principle, but not how to actually wire up the switch. I am using an SPDT On/Off/On like this one, which I...

Howdy folks, I am trying to repair a screw boss on a wah pedal. It seems to have broke off at some point. I'm not sure how to approach this. My thought so far was to use something like JB Weld or epoxy to build it back up somehow. Maybe insert a screw or stick or something into the hole until...

I posted about this on TGP here, but I thought I'd ask here too. Anyone have an Echoplex, and added a kill switch to the motor to save wear and tear? Seems as simple as a SPST switch interrupting the power to the motor, but I'm not sure. I saw discussion of using a relay or a (new to me term)...

Question for the hive mind. I am trying to build the smallest A/B switcher that also has an on/bypassed switch. I have a UAFX Orion that I really like for slapback and longer delays, but it doesn't have presets. My idea is to get another Orion, leave them both enabled, and then A/B switch them...

Howdy folks, Does anyone know how the Rosemary is meant to be biased, and where the measurements are taken? Ground and one of legs of the BC239s I'm guessing? Also is there a specific gain range or measurement for the BC239s, and/or for the J201? I'm guessing no on the J201, and PGS Andy...

Mythos makes one, which I just bought, but I think the community here/Robert could come up with something as good or better. Maybe an SMD version with a pick and place option for somewhere like JLPCB. I really like that I can install one, have a ton of options, and still be able to just turn it...

Howdy gang, Got a couple questions about the Fuzzy Foxx. 1. My reading of the schematic says that D1and D4 produce the octave, and D2 and D3 are the clippers. Is that accurate? 2. How closely matched to the octave diodes need to be to each other, and is there a range they should be in? 3. The...

Hi all, Couple quick questions on the operation of the Fuzz Face. I have several FF clones and variants, and on most, if not all, of them, the fuzz knob's very last 1/8th of a turn or so really kicks in the gain and fuzziness. My Chase Tone Fuzz Fella and my PPCB Twin Face both do it, off the...

Hey all, Finished up the XS Drive recently, and I love the thing. However I'm curious on what each toggle is actually doing. Clearly some are toggling in and out some different cap/resistor values to tweak the EQ, but even the Xotic page for it doesn't describe each toggle in detail. Second...

I was researching the options out there for tube-based buffers, and I of course came across Sushi BoxFX again, as you do when you look for tube-based pedals. Mainly this is a question for @vigilante398, but I'm curious if there are any plans for releasing the Vampire Slayer as a DIY PCB? I'm...

Hi all, Working on my second spring reverb driver pedal, this time from Scientific Guitarist. It seems somewhat similar to the Hooke/Spaceman Orion I built recently, but with enough changes/additions (like an EP-3 style preamp) to make it worth building. I have another full-sized reverb tank...

Howdy fellow builders, I just finished up a DeadEndFX Hooke true spring reverb, which is clone of the Spaceman Effects Orion. There are some other build reports on the forum that cover it in good detail, so I won't go too much into it. I will say I this is one of the most satisfying builds I've...

Hi all, I have been planning/procrastinating on a rather complex 5-channel looper, with LEDs and switchable buffers and tuner/noise gate outs and all sorts of goodies, but in the meantime, I wanted to get some practice/experience with drilling, layouts, wiring, etc in those big looper...

Hey all, My google-fu has failed me, and I'm hoping the brilliant minds here can help. I'm looking for little rubber caps that go on the end of your DC pedal power cables, to keep them from grounding out. I got a few with a power supply I bought, but I need more and have not been able to find...

Hi all, I'm trying to reduce the noise floor of some of my effects, especially my main OD, a Skreddy Screwdriver. The noise is quite noticeable when I dime the volume pot to get the output level I want, so my idea was to keep it low, and use a transparent clean boost at the end of my signal...

Hi all, As far as I can tell, 1776 effects is out of business and will be indefinitely. I'm wondering if any build docs, schematics, Gerber files, etc. exist for their stuff (acceptably licensed or allowable to use, of course)? They have some neat looking stuff, especially the Multiplex delays...

Hi all, Round two of a failing Echo Foxtrot built. My previous one would work for 30 seconds to a minute, and then sounds would fade out and stop altogether. If I pulled the power and waited a minute or two and tried again, it would start the process all over. I just got another Echo Foxtrot...

Hi all, Curious about the Ge PNP transistor in the Sidecar/Pillion. Docs say a Ge diode can be substituted. I'm assuming this means that the transistor is acting solely as a diode and not as an amplifier. If so, does this mean that the hFE or any other parameters, save Vf, don't matter? I tried...

Hi all, I occasionally make my own PCBs using Eagle, and one of the biggest things I'd like to be able to do is no reinvent the wheel and take advantage of all the Tayda pre-drilled enclosures. But I'm not sure how to accurately create a board layout that would match any of the standard PPCB...

Hi all, I am trying to find a replacement part for my wah and I'm having no luck. Partly because I don't know the exact name for it. Here's a pic: It's the plastic piece that holds the two toothed parts together. The one I got in that cheap wah shell kit is too small. I'm not sure if this...