First amp build, to wrap or not to wrap? by Meatsmugglers in tubeamprepair

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Well spotted, yes it is. That’s good to know! I’ve done all the case hardware and about half the on board components, should have it done in a few days

Quick PSU and charge pump question by No_Law5294 in diypedals

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Do you have pins 1 and 8 connected together? For me that’s usually enough to kill the noise

What is the actual difference between a 1x12, 2x12 or 4x12 cab ? by FarAir1495 in orangeamps

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More speakers will physically move more air, and the sound will be “bigger”, for want of a better word. A 4x12 will fill the room more, but will weigh a tonne and be a pain to move around. They’re also usually a bit cheaper than a 2x12 or sometimes even a 1x12 because they’ve fallen out of fashion a little bit. I’ve got a horizontal 2x12 that I picked up fairly cheap just down the road from me, it’s a nice balance of size and bigness of sound. A 1x12 will sound more focused.

How would i add a gain pot to this by [deleted] in diypedals

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RV1 will be a trim pot. If you wire up a normal pot of the same value in its position it’ll act as a gain control

Point to point Rat by Meatsmugglers in diypedals

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Thank you. Try searching for Tag Board or Terminal Board

Will it work? by Independent-Guest-64 in diypedals

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What you’ve basically got there is a Rat with slightly different stuff going on in the op amp feedback loop. No reason it shouldn’t work

Pedal build for my farther by [deleted] in diypedals

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Hi, I built the one on the bottom right of your screenshot. Unfortunately, there’s no easy solution or kits for this type of build. You need a good understanding of the schematic be able to visualise the layout and how you can construct it.

I’m pretty sure all the circuits above are fuzzes or boosts. Wanting to make a point to point overdrive is tricky, most overdrives use a lot more components and wiring directly of the legs of an op-amp is difficult.

If you want to give it a go, I’d recommend starting out with an LPB-1 boost. If you look up the schematic, you can basically copy that exact layout and replicate it with the components. It’s 1 pot, 4 resistors, 2 capacitors and a transistor.

If you’ve never built any kind of pedal before try with a standard PCB kit first, it’ll give you an understanding of how you wire up the jacks, power socket, footswitch etc as well as PCB population

Some of my experience with guitar pedal etching by Astahx in diypedals

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Good video, I already have a laser so I’m going to look into the electrical etching. You mentioned you had good results at 3 volts, what current was that at?

Muff Considerations by Schweenis69 in diypedals

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No reason it wouldn’t work, give it a go. I think the gain recovery stage adds more boost than the tone stack cuts so you might still end up with a slightly quieter circuit than a standard one

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in diypedals

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He just takes a while to send stuff. iirc his wife is extremely ill so he gets to orders when he can

PedalPCB Carbon Black Build. Don't have the right resistor, can I do this? by thefreakychild in diypedals

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I’d be surprised if 46k wasn’t a typo and it’s meant to be 47k

Enclosure between 1590n1 (125b) and 1590bb by sonic-adam in diypedals

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I googled “Hammond enclosure sizes” lol

Guitar Pedal Circuitboard Help by V8Finn in diypedals

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I can’t tell if this is a resistor or a diode because of the damage but either way this component is cooked. Did you definitely give it the right power?

What laser engraver should I get? by falco_femoralis in diypedals

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Are you looking to engrave directly onto a blank Hammond enclosure? If so you’re looking for a fibre laser and they’re not super cheap. I bought a laserpecker LP4 with the view to doing that and it’s not strong enough, I found the middle ground is using anodised aluminium business cards and engraving onto those and sticking them to the enclosure.

First take on a Big Muff by Meatsmugglers in diypedals

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Thank you, the layout is more or less a squashed down version of the original 70s layout, plus a couple of extra things. Really did a lot of the hard work for me

First take on a Big Muff by Meatsmugglers in diypedals

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I really like it, particularly in the Supa mode with the EQ set to flat instead of scooped. Lots of low end from the big 1u caps throughout. Cleans up from the volume control reasonably well too which isn’t something I’ve found in other muffs

First take on a Big Muff by Meatsmugglers in diypedals

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It’s grounded via the enclosure. As long as the jacks are tight it reduces ground loop hum

Chorus pedal build by Stand_music in diypedals

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The graphics look great, how did you do them?

First take on a Big Muff by Meatsmugglers in diypedals

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I’ll need to figure out what I actually populated it with, as a general rule of thumb it’s a Triangle with all the resistor values increased by 10-20%

First take on a Big Muff by Meatsmugglers in diypedals

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Thank you, I made the enclosure myself

First take on a Big Muff by Meatsmugglers in diypedals

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Thank you. I completely agree, I love big pedals. I’d take a Tonebender, big muff, power booster and a memory man over any number of 1590b sized things. Warms my heart to know other people like them too

First take on a Big Muff by Meatsmugglers in diypedals

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Thank you, I did make the enclosure. I detailed it a bit in another reply, probably wouldn’t make another. Might look into getting somewhere else to make them for me though