Jlcpcb and tariffs
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drgonzo1969
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Maybe tayda can bring back the long boat option and we all quietly pass under the radar like the JLC option. fingers crossed.
jessenator
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Latest order took 6 days to leave HK. Yeah, slow boat ahoy...
Guardians of the analog
Papi Fuego
RIP DIY
Robert
Reverse Engineer
RIP DIY
I suspect commercial builders will be the ones hit the hardest by that.
Semiconductors make up a small percentage of the cost of a typical DIY build. For the average overdrive this would impact the cost by what, $2 - $5? Not such a big deal if I'm only building one or two (or even 50), but hundreds/thousands?
Boooooy I guess all them overdrives make sense now.
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Papi Fuego
It's a domino effect. Pcbs are more, components are more, shipping is more. It's almost getting to the point where buying a commercial pedal makes more senseI suspect commercial builders will be the ones hit the hardest by that.
Semiconductors make up a small percentage of the cost of a typical DIY build. For the average overdrive this would impact the cost by what, $2 - $5? Not such a big deal if I'm only building one or two (or even 50), but hundreds/thousands?
Boooooy I guess all them overdrives make sense now.
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Aleph Null
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What infuriates me is that he's got us talking about whether he will or won't. Not that he legally can't; the power to set tariffs belongs to Congress. Whether he does or doesn't set a new tariff is secondary—he's already usurped Congress. He's already won.
Robert
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It's a domino effect. Pcbs are more, components are more, shipping is more. It's almost getting to the point where buying a commercial pedal makes more sense
Maybe stop buying PCBs from those other places.....
Nah I can't argue with that, and certainly won't pretend any of this is a positive thing. When I first started this I could ship PCBs worldwide for $3.
Prices here haven't increased though, in fact I dropped the price on a few things yesterday and made a couple items qualify for discounts that didn't previously.
I suspect we'll see commercial prices increasing right along with DIY though.... besides, have you actually seen anything new in the past year or two that you actually wanted to buy? ... Me either.
Its kinda disturbing to think that if this continues, in a few years DIY / used might be the only way to find a plain old analog pedal.
Guardians of the analog
Papi Fuego
If I hadn't already been doing this for years and built so many things already this would be a bigger bummer for me. Sucks to see other people pay the price though.Maybe stop buying PCBs from those other places.....
Nah I can't argue with that, and certainly won't pretend any of this is a positive thing. When I first started this I could ship PCBs worldwide for $3.
Prices here haven't increased though, in fact I dropped the price on a few things yesterday and made a couple items qualify for discounts that didn't previously.
I suspect we'll see commercial prices increasing right along with DIY though.... besides, have you actually seen anything new in the past year or two that you actually wanted to buy? ... Me either.
Unfortunately the gear community is in a pretty boring place. Maybe you should be making DIY Great AGAIN with some modulation and delay pedals Robert
Locrian99
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A 300% tariff in semiconductors will effect just about everything thats powered anymore. How many semiconductors are in a car, laptop, washing machine etc. Hopefully those in the house and senate will realize what this will do or pay the price at midterms (though seems like the cultists don’t seem to care).
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Papi Fuego
jimilee
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It almost makes sense to actually play these things instead of just building more.Maybe stop buying PCBs from those other places.....
Nah I can't argue with that, and certainly won't pretend any of this is a positive thing. When I first started this I could ship PCBs worldwide for $3.
Prices here haven't increased though, in fact I dropped the price on a few things yesterday and made a couple items qualify for discounts that didn't previously.
I suspect we'll see commercial prices increasing right along with DIY though.... besides, have you actually seen anything new in the past year or two that you actually wanted to buy? ... Me either.
Its kinda disturbing to think that if this continues, in a few years DIY / used might be the only way to find a plain old analog pedal.
Guardians of the analog
Papi Fuego
Robert
Reverse Engineer
You lost me at almost. You think Stevie got good by practicing?
Guardians of the analog
Papi Fuego
Robert
Reverse Engineer
What in the Team RefDes is going on here?!
Robert
Reverse Engineer
Precisely my point, practicing is pointless.
Maybe I stressed the wrong syllable. "You think Stevie got good by practicing?"
Pedals make you a better guitar player. Don't believe me? Give me a tremolo, my playing improves by 50%.
rwl
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It only makes sense if you take the purpose of the tariffs at their word. The actual purpose is to provide an excuse to penalize any industry, company, or CEO that doesn't bend the knee. And if some smaller players go out of business in the process, who cares? They'll get acquired by larger companies and cronies.
Sorry to be cynical.
blackhatboojum
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