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Looks great (as all your builds do)! What is "aviation grade hook-up wire"? Some day I plan on making a PCB for the Clown Centurion. This also an attempt at simplifying the Klon (including removing the charge pump). Here's yet another design, with the express goal of removing the charge...

Have you by chance tried with another DM-2w? Maybe you happen to have one with one or more out-of-spec components. See if you can find another DM-2w to borrow just to see if it's any different than yours.

Have you tried no other pedals? I.e. guitar-cable-amp versus guitar-DM-2w-amp?

Here are my second and third builds of the Seabed Delay. As I mentioned in the build report for my first Seabed, I originally intended to build two of these circuits into a single enclosure. When I went to order the pair, I forgot that I'd previously already ordered a single! I populated all...

My band is covering "Shakedown Street" by the Grateful Dead. When we decided to add it to our set list, I bought an EHX Q-Tron Nano to get that distinctive "quacking" sound. The Q-Tron Nano works great---but it's not DIY. Before I bought it, I actually did a cursory search for a DIY envelope...

That’s a badass graphic! How did you do it?

Back when I first got into pedals, even before I started building them, I wanted a Barber Direct Drive. My interest in it ebbed and flowed over the years, but I never got around to acquiring one. I came really close to buying a used one on a couple occasions, but never actually went through...

That looks great! Is that a hammer blue enclosure from Antique Electronic Supply? How did you get the white letters/graphics on it?

Here's my ADHD Overdrive, this is the "new version" aka "v2". I built this as a gift for my friend/other guitarist in my band. He has a commercial OCD that he loves, I thought he might like to have a handmade spare. I actually started this months ago... I can't even remember now why I...

This is my second Dung Beetle build, here is my first. This is also my first commissioned build. I end up selling most of the pedals I build. Building is most of the fun, and in the interest of keeping clutter to a minimum, I try to keep only a very small number of favorites on hand. I sold...

If you want to keep your DIY cred, you must build your own. :) Take a look at the JohnH passive attenuator in this thread Simple Attenuators - Design And Testing on the MarshallForum. I built one a year ago, see my build report. It works great, I use it almost every day with my DR504 clone.

Using the "clone" word loosely. I'm basically looking for a simple (three knobs, no switches) digital delay that could be used in place of the Boss DD-3 (or, actually, I'm using a DD-8 in "standard" mode, which I'm assuming is more or less the same as a DD-3). A true clone is probably...

Taking a closer look at my pictures, I realized I used a relay with the wrong voltage - I used a 3v relay, it should be a 5v relay. The TQ2 datasheet says max allowable voltage is 150% of rated voltage, which would be 4.5v... I'm giving it 5v, although it's actually less than 5v due to the...

I just completed the Effects Layouts Prismatic EQ, which is based on the Boss GE-7 graphic equalizer. Not a lot to say about this circuit, for me it's in the boring but essential utility category. I mainly use an EQ pedal for a deliberate mid-hump solo boost. I have the real commercial Boss...

How are were you typically using your DM-2w, now Seabed? Did you put them side by side and compare? Just curious. I also recently built a Seabed, with the possibility of replacing my DM-2w. I love the DM-2w, I didn't want to replace it for any reason other than having my board populated with...

The good ol' ProCo Rat. It's probably not far beyond the Tubescreamer as one of the most long-lived, popular, and talked-about circuits. Highly versatile, from overdrive all the way to borderline fuzz. Simple three-knob operation. Simple circuit. Here's my build of the PedalPCB Muroidea...

Boss used to make the SD-2, which was a two-in-one overdrive/distortion pedal, conceptually similar to their current-production Angry Driver. The two modes were "crunch" and "lead". AionFX offers a PCB of the lead mode: Tachyon Amp Overdrive. This pedal rips! I wish Boss would bring this...

Here's my Seabed Delay. At one time, I planned to build two of these into a single enclosure, so I could have one as an always-on slapback delay, and the second for whatever random longer delays. So I ordered two boards; that was a long time ago. I forgot about those plans, and had later...

If it measures amps, it's an ammeter. Does that mean, if it measures milliamps, it's a "mammeter"? If so, we need some kind of mammary gland themed name for it! ;)

Thanks for that, it's super helpful! Nice to know the "background whoosh" is normal - knowing that, I'll play with the trimpots a bit more and see if I can further improve the sound. Although I'm super happy with the sound even now.