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I had a shower thought and wanted to bounce it off you guys if it's even worth pursuing. Regardless I'll breadboard something to find out for my own. Take a one knob fuzz for example (i.e Two Sticks of Derm) and build it stock. Putting a boost in front of it will produce a different sound...

Dirt pedals I get when it comes to troubleshooting. This one I don't. I did the Phase 45/90 mod which I think comes standard on the Xc Phase sold here. I get a horrible oscillation/whine when this pedal is engaged and there is also distortion, which is a big no-no for this. In the Phase 45...

Here's the PPCB Valhalla, which is an AIB take on the Diezel VH4. The VH4 was one of the flagship amps of 90's metal for anyone who's interested. If you were to buy the amp today they run about $4500 and pedal version runs about $250. All parts included, this build was maybe $40 at most. I'd say...

Last, but not least on my "things I built while on holiday break" list is a Thumb Sucker compressor. I built this primarily for my bass, but it works just as well on guitar. For this build I decided on trying out a relay board. It's an extra few steps to get a completed build, but I am happy...

Edit: See post #3 for final build and write up Boosters and EQ have been lacking on my board or even in my collection, so I thought it was time to build what I consider to be both. This is the Catalinbread Varioboost and was built on stripboard. Here's the layout from Dirtbox Layouts. This...

Months ago, I tried designing my own PCB and was pretty successful with it. It wasn't anything special; just an Electra distortion. FOr those of you who don't know what that is, think of a textbook transistor amplifier (in our case, a booster) followed by hard clipping diodes. I had a number of...

Here's a MBP Pigbutt that I finally finished over my holiday break last week. I had the main circuit done for a while, but not the enclosure artwork. This is simply a Opamp Muff. I think it's the PPCB Dream Fuzz if I'm not mistaken from here. Anyways, this does exactly what I thought it was...

Anyone know the orientation of the relay chips on the relay boards? Is the little notch the top just like opamps?

Update: See post #20 for updated build. I can't contribute much more than what's already been said about this one. Most of my recent PPCB orders have been based on the hype created by all of you rather than the rest of the internet. Anyways, here's a stock Chop Shop. Looking at the schematic I...

Boosters. Many of you build them as stand-alone into a nearly breaking amp. And I get it. The problem is I don’t have a tube amp but only solid state. Would a booster have a similar effect on a solid state amp or am I wasting my time? I’ll probably breadboard something quick and try it out on my...

Many of us tinkerers (might) know that coupling caps block DC, but allow AC (signal) to pass through. It's also known to tinkerers that larger value caps allow more lower frequencies through. Is there some sort of chart/graph/equation/smoke signal that shows what cutoff frequencies correspond to...

EDIT: See post #30 for this to come full circle. Some of the newer 125b enclosures from Tayda won't accept the machine screws they come with to close the lid. What's the best way to bore out the hole so they'll fit?

I've been eyeing up the idea of a 7 string for quite a while now (probably the past 2 years). Can anyone provide some recommendations? I don't want the high end stuff since I may not like it. I've already got a Schecter 6 string, so that brand is out since they all look very similar. Are the...

There have been a few threads describing the issue here, but never a good "solution". Many of the pots I'm getting in the mail these days are a little tough to turn and seem coated in a sticky residue. IMO, a pot should turn freely without much effort. So, I'm asking you all here, and this may...

I picked up this board specifically for my bass. Envelope filters are a lot of fun and like Pokemon, I gotta catch em all. Or at least try em once. Anywho, as a stock circuit this does pretty nicely on guitar and it kinda works on bass. Someone here, and I forget who, mentioned a simple mod to...

Edit: See post #3 for final build. Here's a stock M800 OD build. This board was sitting on my bench for a while just staring at me for well over a year. I personally consider this a rite of passage board: it's pretty classic (though not as a much as a FF, TS, Muff, or Rat) and does capture the...

@cdwillis has been cooking up a pretty neat tonebender/muff baby. If you'd like to read more about it you can here. https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/powderkeg.19330/ Anyways, this is one of his boards and honestly, it doesn't disappoint. It's not quite a muff, but not quite a tonebender. It's...

This is the winning submission from Buddy's Contest held at the beginning of this year. The contest was to simply design a circuit that can fit inside a 125b enclosure. Many of you submitted something and I was honestly surprised at the level of involvement from you all. I'm really leaning...

So, for work I need to make a small powerpoint presentation (1 slide) as a "Who am I?" to the rest of my work team. Part of it is the boring "This is my education. This is where I've worked. Etc." The other part is what everyone likes to do outside of work. Of course I'm going to flex my inner...

Many circuits out there have an output cap followed by a volume pot. Like so.... Cranked wide open, there are no issues. However, as you turn the knob down you start to change the tone since this also acts as a passive filter. Is there a way to remove the tone shaping aspect but keep the...