The Top Ten Rules of Pedal Building:
10. Friends don't let friends use Duracell batteries.
9. In Muff we Trust.
8. Buffered bypass is almost always better.
7. A well-designed pedal sounds good with all knobs at noon.
6. Except Fuzz-Face - the Fuzz knob should always be dimed.
5. JFETs are not plug 'n' play.
4. Neither are Germanium transistors.
3. Use the correct size parts.
2. All hail Roger Mayer, Bjorn Juhl & Peter Rutter.
1. The circuit works the way it's wired, regardless of how you think it's wired.