Ruby/Noisy Cricket Amp?

[gutter0909]

Anyone know where I can get a PCB for one of the small amps like the Ruby or the Noisy Cricket? I've looked everywhere and the only place I've found one is FuzzDog but with shipping and tariffs it's just not reasonable.

Please help, I really want to make one of these.

 

[owlexifry]

everywhere? what about

Noisy Cricket - SabroTone

Giving this its own post. Here’s a layout for a battery powered amp.

www.sabrotone.com

Noisy Cricket MkII

Collection of vero (stripboard) & tagboard layouts for 100s of popular guitar effects, with over 1000 verified designs. DIY your own boutique effects!

tagboardeffects.blogspot.com

 

[Diynot]

I don’t know about any PCBs for these projects, but the Ruby is a great way to strengthen your ability to translate a schematic into a physical circuit either as point to point or vero. The Ruby is low parts count enough that if you fudge it up it won’t be a huge waste. Making cigar box amps with a Ruby circuit was one of the things that kickstarted my path to pedal building. Also check out the lil Smokey amp project even easier

 

[gutter0909]

I have never used veroboard, I can't read a schematic and I'm like 3 for 7 on pedal builds. I'm pretty close to giving up on this hobby so I don't know if I'm going to dive deeper into it to build this if there isn't a PCB.

Thanks guys.

 

[Harry Klippton]

I built this one from Beavis audio approximately 1 million years ago on the radio shack protoboard

 

[jimilee]

Here is a link to Osh park with several options for the Noisy cricket .

 

[spi]

I made my own Vero layout. it's a pretty simple circuit to do

 

[SpringReverbFan1234]

I built this one from Beavis audio approximately 1 million years ago on the radio shack protoboard

That was one of the first things I ever built. The enclosure was a tupperware.

Here is a link to Osh park with several options for the Noisy cricket .

Nice. I made my own with a smaller board size and added it on there. Completely untested, for theoretical purposes only.
I wouldn't recommend ordering from OSHpark to a beginner though. There's just not enough build documentation.

I have never used veroboard, I can't read a schematic and I'm like 3 for 7 on pedal builds. I'm pretty close to giving up on this hobby so I don't know if I'm going to dive deeper into it to build this if there isn't a PCB.

Thanks guys.

If you can't find a well designed and easy to assemble kit, maybe just breadboard it. You can build the lm386 part first and drive it with another pedal. Also look into LM386 kits in general. The Noisy Cricket is just a LM386 with a Jfet buffer (plus a few bells and whistles.)

 

[blackhatboojum]

I have never used veroboard, I can't read a schematic and I'm like 3 for 7 on pedal builds. I'm pretty close to giving up on this hobby so I don't know if I'm going to dive deeper into it to build this if there isn't a PCB.

Thanks guys.

https://www.taydaelectronics.com/pcbs-breakout-boards-diy-kits/diy-guitar-effects/ruby-amp-diy-pcb-guitar-effect.html

 

[Diynot]

I have never used veroboard, I can't read a schematic and I'm like 3 for 7 on pedal builds. I'm pretty close to giving up on this hobby so I don't know if I'm going to dive deeper into it to build this if there isn't a PCB.

Thanks guys.

Don’t give up. I highly recommend putting some time in to learn how to read a schematic and start applying that to small circuits. Once you get that down it can help you troubleshoot those 4 “duds” and get them working. Don’t assume that because the Ruby and Noisy Cricket are simple circuits that having a PCB will mean immediate success. If you haven’t already, post one of your non working builds in a troubleshooting thread and we can help identify areas that need work.