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I’m batting .500 the last week, build wise. Here are the two that work: the Special K (EQD Special Cranker; left), and the Ice Vendor Distortion (Colorsound Tonebender Distortion; right)… Bare enclosures for now; when I tried to paint them, the spray paint froze in mid air, and just kinda...

This time I’ve done a Tonebender MK 1.5, with an added Timbre control. Attached you will find my notes (with schematic and layout), photos, and a brief demo video!…

Attached is evidence of my brilliance. Behold; a Germanium Mosrite Fuzzrite, made from scratch. I started on the breadboard, and a schematic from Small Bear. Turns out that schematic didn’t work right (for me). Now, I’m no newbie…I’ve built almost SEVEN pedals…but the most challenging part of...

Has anyone used the Tayda Drill Service for the MPB Current Lover? I'd currently love to have it...(get it?)

Would anyone like to talk about the Zonk II fuzz? Not the Zonk Machine (dark MKI TB), nor the rare two transistor Ge version of the II. I am interested in the Si (pnp) version. It’s very simple, seemingly…a Fuzz Face with one less resistor (and also one more resistor). However, I have not been...

Preface: this isn’t a troubleshoot thread as much as it is a “help me understand” something. I am currently designing a distortion circuit for the purpose of learning how circuit design works. I started with a basic circuit (Electra), and started building up from there. I’m working on getting...

I am currently in the middle of an exploration of AIAB-type pedals. I use them at the end of my pedal chain, just before my amp (Acoustic Control Corp. 134; think loud, clean, and relatively flat…kinda like a knock-off Super Reverb). I prefer cleanish “foundations,” and do not use amp OD...

Working on the PPCB Minnow. The build features an on/off LED and a rate LED. My pre-drilled enclosure has a single center-drilled hole for the LED. Could I use a two-color LED with a common anode/cathode?…

Does anyone have a layout for the Minnow? It's a 6-hole layout, but it features two LED's...

After years of talking about it, I finally set my LP up with the Jimmy Page Mod: coil splits, phase switch, circuit switch. It went much better than I expected it to go. T works about 90%. I don’t get any split on the neck pickup. I believe the reason for this is that I may have switch wires. I...

The first phaser I ever spent a decent amount of time with was an old Boss PH-1r. I always loved how you could get so many different tones out of it. Now I have one of my own. This build was relatively easy…it took me 4 months. It is not a hard build at all, especially since I bought the matched...

I’ve had this on a breadboarding for two weeks. Finally decided to box it up. Sounded off; very muffled, and the gain pot does nothing. Found two mistakes: I had two resistors swapped (R6 and R16). Fixed them and now I get nothing, except sometimes I get this roaring sound, As if the circuit...

I’ve had this pcb for a while now. Ran out of steam last fall, and didn’t do any pedal stuff for almost two months. I ended up in jazz mode: archtop straight into amp, and started studying Barney Kessel… Now I’m back and better than ever! (no promises). I decided last autumn that I I’d never...

Let's talk about motorboating...the pedal issue, not nautical past time. Yes, I just finished a build that does a great Queen Mary impression, but this is not a troubleshooting thread (that'll be for later, if I cant sink this ship in the meantime). So what causes motor boating? What should one...

Does anyone have the coordinates for the Aion Lithium? I tried to use the template from the build docs, but the Tayda Tool Box doesn't like them. Edit: I figured it out. If anyone needs them, let me know...

I noticed that, for me at least, UPS shipping is $2 cheaper than DHL. I've never had an issue with DHL. Is it worth it to switch to UPS? It is only $2...

I've noticed that if I play my NYC BMP into my PPCB Magnetron Echo, I lose about 1/3rd the volume. I've never been good with word problems (or math in general), and I cant really figure it out. Is it an impedance issue? Do I need a buffer after the BMP? The only pedal this happens with is the...

Are the transistors on the PCB silkscreen already flipped, or should I flip them?…

Does anyone have the Tayda Drill Coordinates for the Drive 55? It's a 4-knob layout, but with a toggle between the top two pots, and the LED farther south. None of the Tayda pre-drilled enclosures line up...

I don't remember how I found PPCB. All I know is that I was at a pretty great party, and I went home, and the next thing I knew I woke up here...and Fig was there, and Chuck Bones, and Big Monk..and in the distance, a child laughing... Actually, itt was sometime in the Summer of 2020...I...