Legal, Site, and Shipping FAQ

Privacy and Order Processing At GuitarPCB, we prioritize your privacy. Your personal data is not used for order processing; we exclusively use PayPal for transactions. You will receive only a PayPal purchase confirmation and a shipping confirmation when your order is dispatched. Orders typically ship within 3-5 business days, with additional time required during sale periods. Please note that while we strive to ship promptly, we are not an Amazon-like service. International Orders International orders are shipped twice per week. Alternatively, you can purchase GuitarPCB products directly from Das Musikding in Germany or PedalpartsAustralia.
Disclaimers
A1: GuitarPCB™ does not guarantee the successful completion of your pedal or that any technical support will resolve all issues. Refunds and exchanges are not available.
A2: For build issues, we offer troubleshooting assistance on our forum. Please provide clear images of both sides of the board, voltage readings of all components, and a description of the problem along with steps taken.
A3: Our circuits are not to be represented as “clones” of any other circuit. While selling your pedal builds is allowed, they must not be advertised as clones of commercially available products.
A4: Each project is uniquely designed and fully verified.
All content on GuitarPCB.com™ is intended for private use. We permit the sale of finished products, provided they are not misrepresented as clones of commercial products. Any downloaded materials remain the property of GuitarPCB™ and cannot be published elsewhere. All information on this site is presented with the understanding that no copyrights or patents are violated. Original manufacturers’ names and trademarks remain their property, and no affiliation with GuitarPCB™ is implied. GuitarPCB.com™ respects intellectual property rights and expects users to do the same. For claims of copyright infringement, please contact us via the Contact Form, providing:
  • Identification of the material claimed to be infringing and sufficient information to locate it.
  • Contact information for the complaining party.

Forum Behavior

We maintain a family-friendly environment. Questions are welcome, but bad language, flaming, or abuse of posting privileges is not tolerated. Discussions regarding cloning commercially available pedals, spamming, and offensive content are prohibited. By joining, you agree to these rules, and violations may result in bans.

Conduct

You agree not to disrupt the Service or networks connected to it, or to provide false information to GuitarPCB.com. We do not endorse third-party content and you agree to indemnify GuitarPCB.com against any claims related to your use of the Services.

Suspension and Termination

GuitarPCB.com™ reserves the right to suspend or terminate any part of the Service, refuse orders, or delete user content at our discretion, particularly if Terms or applicable laws are violated.
By purchasing or becoming a member, you agree to these terms.
GuitarPCB.com™ reserves the right to select its Members and Customers.
Final FAQ Are these Circuit Boards Clones?
  • We have a team of Engineers, Designers and Legal who design and approve artistically unique board layouts while making sure that whenever a project may be similar to a known circuit it has been modified from its original version in a meaningful way making the project better. This is what I believe sets us apart from the rest.
  • We are in no way affiliated with or should be misrepresented with any commercially available pedal.
  • Anyone discovered selling constructed Pedals as “CLONES” of name brand companies will not be tolerated and banned from the site.
Are these Circuit Projects Legal?
  • Circuits themselves are not copyrighted.
  • Names, logos and artwork (including PCB layouts) can be trademarked and copyrighted.
  • Circuits can be patented, although the vast majority of guitar effects do not utilize patented circuits.
  • It is completely legal to build your own versions of any of these circuits for personal use or to sell while observing our policy above.
GuitarPCB.com™ includes an expert team of experienced and qualified individuals which spend many weeks or months in most cases planning projects thoroughly which begin by creating a Unique Artistic Layout for every project board we sell. We also have an engineer team that will proceed to modify and create an enhanced, electronically unique circuit as well which we believe will improve the circuit. Mods and enhancements are our thing while making a circuit that is affordable to build with common components that through scaling will achieve the proper results desired. Some examples of things we look for in a project are ways to remove useless components, component values, change tonal characteristics, clipping characteristics, increasing or decreasing available Treble or Bass Response, adding mods, removing or replacing a buffer with a better one and so on. The ultimate result is to develop an easier-to-build project that will yield similar or better results than what it may have been based on. Often we include modifications for the buyer to experiment within the build documents.

General Domestic Shipping Rules

Updated shipping policy for orders after 6/20/2018. Normal shipping times are 1-3 Business Days upon receipt of order. This may be extended during heavy sales and promotion periods, please read the entire FAQ and Shipping Policy. Business Days are Monday to Friday. (Please Check your Junk Mail Folders). I always respond to emails.

International Shipping Policy:

International orders are mailed once per week. Business days are Monday through Friday. Any packages over 3/4″ thick require “Package Rates” which starts at $9 and up. Here is what happens if the envelop exceeds 3/4″ thickness when I try to ship 1st class to Canada: They want another $4.48 on top of $6.95. This is not affordable for either party. *Disclaimer – International Shipping & Handling will default to USPS 1st Class and can take anywhere from a typical (6 to 9 days) – to up to 2 weeks depending on  your country’s Customs. An appropriate amount of time must be given. GuitarPCB is not responsible for stolen mail.
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