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Yo, I’m finally getting around to trying my hand at building my first amp, a Benson Monarch. Thanks again to demetris who was able to get me a layout and schematic. It’s still a work in progress, but here’s where I’m at so far… I measured the components, created a chassis template on Apple...

While I flood the thread with posts… I’ve used water slide decals, acid etching, and paint, but recently I’ve wanted to get some enclosures finished without the need for labels. So, I’ve been snapping the backs off enamel pins and epoxying those suckers down. And just for good measure...

Another non-pedal… For this one I made my own router template. I used a high-res image, and pasted it into an Apple pages document. I was able to cross reference fret distances and screw spacing on the bridge to make sure I was scaling the picture to the correct size. By using metric...

Looks like we’re taking the creative liberty of posting non-pedal builds in this thread, so here’s one of my summer projects. I had a few old pine slabs left over from when my house was built in 1955. Originally, I filled the cracks and worm holes with gold epoxy, and turned them into shelves...

I love the Hydra delay, but I find that I’m usually trying to dial in a more subtle effect using the first 30% or so of the mix control. I almost never go past 50%. Is there a mod that would allow me to cut the amount of effect output or change the mix control so the effect is less pronounced...

Hey there, I’m wondering if anyone can help me. I’m crunching the numbers on trying my first DIY amp. The Benson Dizzy bird would be a great option, but I’m not able to see/access the layouts and schematics on The Amp Garage, because I’m not a forum member. I tried to register, but there...

This has been my main pedal board build. Built from Cherry that was salvaged from a bed headboard. The brass plate was a leftover from my guitar build. Cable management is raw full grain leather. Fender power supply, and a 13th pedal is powered by the tuner. I’m thinking about Macgyvering a...

Walrus Audio Julia. Gorva enclosure. Spray painted chameleon finish. Acid etched brass plates.

This may belong in another thread, but I figured I would post it here, since I haven’t shared any of these builds before. This pedalboard is for “misfit” pedals that are old, not the nicest enclosures, or don’t have a current place on my main board. It’s a skateboard deck I painted about 12...

I haven’t posted anything on this forum in ages, cause I’ve been busy with a lot of projects. Covid has me laid up for a week, so here we go… This is my EQD Arrows boost. It’s powered by a 9v battery that charges via USB. One toggle is the bypass, and the smaller cuts the 9V power, so it...

Just finished up my Catalinbread RAH build. For some reason, I landed on Plato's Allegory of the Cave as a theme. I used sharpie on a white enclosure, then "melted" the ink with rubbing alcohol to create a watercolor/drip effect. Then I overplayed it with some transparent decal of a piece of...

Hey folks, Long time since I've been on here. Took a break from pedal building, but I'm back knocking out another 4 pedals. I've got two problems with my Ocelot Octave build. The first is probably the foot switch, but the pedal is active all the time and my switch is acting as an intermittent...

Hey Party People, Any tips for dialing in the trim pots on the Duocast? I’m trying to go by ear, but figured I would ask the community if they have any suggestions

Hey, Just finished my Crimson (Carmine) Drive build, and I’m getting bad noise that seems to be originating at the Drive control, on The first terminal of the Pot. I’ve double checked the 10k resistor that it leads to, and it’s grounded and testing at 10k. For kicks, I jumpered the terminal to...

Hey, thought I would share something different. The wife wanted me to move my gear out of the living room, so I compromised and made an amp stand/ pedal board that would tidy things up and match the book shelf I built. Super cheap to make. I dug through the Douglas fir at Home Depot to find...

This is another recycled beer label. This time from Lervig in Norway. The name of the beer translated to "Pearls for Swine." Pedal sounds awesome. I've been holding off for too long on building it. Not sure if I want to go with the clear knobs, or these metal telecaster knobs that barely fit...

Because this thing is so damn simple, I wanted to do something really fun for the layout. So I transformed the box into a Daruma Doll. They're little paper mâché figures that represent the first Monk to bring Zen Buddhism to Japan. You'll see a little one hanging out next to my painters tape...

Well, this ended up being a lot of bad luck. It started with bad jacks. Then somehow I managed to blow some capacitors. Then of course, I had some bad jFets. But now it's up and running. Recently I was on vacation in Denmark, and I pulled the label of a beer can I thought was cool. Stuck it...

Hey, This Benson build is driving me nuts. I’m getting no output, and also, very low voltage at my transistors. Without transistors in the socket, I’m getting 9v at the socket. Once I have transistors in, I’m measuring 1.6v to .4v I found a faulty electrolytic, and reflowed my solder, but...

All of these designs were done with waterslide decals, printed on an old crappy laser printer. The layouts were made using Apple's free "Pages" app and some images taken from google. Obviously, it only prints in black tones, but that makes it more fun to find ways to be creative. The Pink...