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Is that a Stompbox enclosure? Looks great! Your skill is improving nicely!

I am blown away on many levels. First, the pedal looks fantastic and clean. Secondly, it is a tonebender, so I am always a fan of these pedals. Lastly, the lack of a charge pump is mind blowing. I'm going to have to breadboard this guy. I'd love to drop my charge pumps for these circuits.

@genXslacker and @swelchy Thanks for the ideas. I think I will give your ideas a try. I will need to order some graphics in the near future, so it is worth a try.

I agree with you that the finish does not appear to be done correctly. I’ll give the mineral spirits a test on the base plate. It is worth a shot. Thanks!

I purchased a champagne Tayda enclosure. I am using UV printed stickers to add my art. Prior to applying the sticker, I'll clean the pedal with isopropyl alcohol to review oils and dirt. When I cleaned the pedal, the finish became very streaky and the streaks would not buff out. I think...

I have used that standoff that you listed from Amplified Parts. They work well.

I love the design. Great build too.

@Morbidpale https://www.taydaelectronics.com/mxr-style-fluted-chrome-knob.html

That looks to be the cleanest board that I have seen. There is absolutely no flux on that board and everything is in line. Perfect.

I recognize that my next statement is blasphemous, but I am not a fan of a Rat. Despite that opinion, I wanted to try this variant. With Rat’s I found them to be too dark for my taste, but this variant fixes that issue. I had purchased these mirrored knobs (20 mm) before looking at the layout...

Very nice!

So, like Syphillis, fuzz is making a come back for you? 😂 All jokes aside, great build. Clean and sharp.

The enclosure is a metallic clear from Tayda. I like it a lot. I would breadboard it, because it does have some great tones. Thanks!

Gator and Chuck did a great job optimizing this Hellbender/Pagebender hybrid pedal. It definitely captures the typical Tonebender sounds, but you can set the bias to get some sputter-ish fuzz. The EQ is great addition for a Tonebender. I made the PCB, but there was a few errors. The...

@Chuck D. Bones Thanks! I am trying to learn some of the engineering, so I appreciate the technical explanation.

I got it working! By the way, this is a balling pedal! I have played a lot of Tonebenders, and this one, is up there with the best. I like that it does not require finicky, germanium transistors. Great Job!

Well, I figured out my issues. When creating the PCB, I must have used a footprint that was not comparable to the BC459c's and the BS170. Once I flipped those three devices, it worked like a champ!

@Chuck D. Bones and @The Gator made a great option for the Hellbender, but I've had some trouble with my PCB. The pedal will work with my PCB, and tonally, it sounds like the Hellbender demos. However, when I reduce my mids, the volume will significantly drop. I've double checked the parts...

Thanks. I thought something was off. I'll start a separate troubleshooting thread.

Thanks for the schematic and work. I created a PCB of this circuit and wanted to check that my pedal was behaving correctly. Tonally, it sounds similar to the Hellbender. However, if I dial back to he mids, the volume will be reduced. As the mids, knob gets closer to 0, the volume will...