Finally finished …. and it actually works!!

[Vokinn72]

Finally finished my first pedal build. Tonnes of mistakes were made (soldered the IC’s directly to board lol) but got there in the end. Thanks to @brd and @barry for your patience and guidance along the way. Keen to get onto the next one!

She is ugly as hell but she does the job 😉

[JasonWickersham]

Woohoo!!!  Well done, sir. We hope to see more of your completions in the future.

Ugly?? Who said anything ‘bout that!?!  P-touch, especially the clear backed tape, is awesome, especially when using the Brother editor app.

 

[Barry]

Congrats on getting it up and running! That is definitely a more ambitious choice of circuits for an early build. The standing resistors look great too.

Most important thing is that it works and now you have a solid foundation moving forward from here.

Here’s a helpful tip for soldering jacks: apply a small amount of liquid flux to the jack lugs before soldering. It helps the solder flow evenly and makes the job much easier. This works for input/output jacks, power jacks, or really anywhere you want cleaner, easier solder joints.

Great Job! What’s next?

[Vokinn72]

Thanks Guys! And thanks for the tip there Barry. I’ll grab some liquid flux ASAP.

Well the next build is the Space Modulator 🙂  Just waiting for it to arrive from Musikding. I’ve also bought some VW hubcaps to turn into copies of the Arbiter fuzzface pedals as my brother in law is a guitarist AND a VW freak.

I’ve also started doing some free online electronics courses online so I can understand what I’m doing rather than just following the instructions. I can’t explain how much fun it was building that first pedal. It’s all I can think about now lol!

Thanks again guys!

[brd]

Very well done. It looks better than my last build.  After the space modulator you’ll be ready to start building tube amps.  I just recently discovered the magic of Barry’s Emerald Ring into a fuzz face, very funky. My next advice is to make an audio probe  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T9OsJ0riQhm1QFWPfNQ5q5guikuFKDRN/view. Hopefully you will never need it, but it’s a must have for troubleshooting.

Best

BRD

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