Coda
Well-known member
I'm ready for the next step. I have built many, many pedals, all from Pedal PCB boards (and a few non-PPCB thrown in). At first, I was pretty conscious of trying to follow the BOM as close as possible...looking for the exact transistor listed, etc. Gradually, I began to become interested in modding circuits. This led me to breadboarding (its not a habit...I can quit anytime). Breadboard mods led to more mods, and so on. And now, I'm ready for the next step. I have toyed to heavy mods, as well as designing something new. Meanwhile, I have also started looking into expanding the "y" in DIY. With this being the Test Kitchen, which is kinda about testing stuff/ideas, as well as having a bit of help (I came up with the name, after all, so I get to pretend like I have a say in what this sub-forum is about...anyway...). My end goal in this little project is to design from the ground up. I want to be Jamie Stillman...I want to take a time-tested circuit (lets say, a Buzzaround), build it on a breadboard, start changing components, change some controls, and then build that circuit on stripboard/perfboard, whatever, and box it up...
BuddytheReow has done an excellent job with the breadboard tutorials. Since we all know what we are doing now, maybe we can collectively take it to the next step. Let's start PERFIN' (lets make that a term). Where should we start? I could write something up about the difference between/benefits of and against the various board mediums...that's an easy one. But what about how to translate a schematic to perf/vero? What else do we need to know?...How do you mount the board in an enclosure? How do you cut the board? Where do babies come from? How do I make an original schematic?...
So, if you are interested in taking it to the next step, learning more about building pedals as a group, and perhaps even designing you very own pedal (probably a fuzz, be honest...) say so in the comments below. If no one is interested I will go about this journey alone...like that trip I took to Mordor that one time...
BuddytheReow has done an excellent job with the breadboard tutorials. Since we all know what we are doing now, maybe we can collectively take it to the next step. Let's start PERFIN' (lets make that a term). Where should we start? I could write something up about the difference between/benefits of and against the various board mediums...that's an easy one. But what about how to translate a schematic to perf/vero? What else do we need to know?...How do you mount the board in an enclosure? How do you cut the board? Where do babies come from? How do I make an original schematic?...
So, if you are interested in taking it to the next step, learning more about building pedals as a group, and perhaps even designing you very own pedal (probably a fuzz, be honest...) say so in the comments below. If no one is interested I will go about this journey alone...like that trip I took to Mordor that one time...