But most importantly you are basically looking for a mid to highish gain Read more

Kirk Hammett’s out of phase setup is generally attributed to an error made by his tech, but even earlier Fleetwood Mac’s  co-founder Peter Green had a similar set up with out of phase pickups as well.  If I’m not mistaken his modification was intentional.

I *think* t…Read more

I tried really hard to be as “to the point” as possible.   I work in the engineering field and the last thing I wanted to do was to put someone through the kinds of lectures on discrete electronics that I had to sit though in college LOL!  The whole phase topic IS really interesting ho…Read more

Mine IS functional and DOES sound good, but it wouldn’t be hard to beat mine in term of a clean build.  There are really talented people out there who make absolutely insane p2…Read more

Haha yea the mojo stuff is great.  I love the whole vintage and collector aspect, not that it really super matters in terms of outright tone (ok the transistors sorta do), I just find it helps me get in the mindset and vibe of the period for what I’m jamming.

Agree about the the Japanese Ge.  I’ve got a decent stash of transistors of all k…Read more

My coworkers wife works for a company that has connections with ATT Stadium in Dallas and was able to get tickets to the AC/DC concert there in April of next year for me, my fiancé, his wife, and him.  Super awesome.  Obviously I felt the need to show some serious gratitude as the tickets for us are basically free.

I decided to cook up this P2…Read more

Simple, small, inexpensive parts list, took 15-20min to fully populate the board and another 10min to assemble the rig.

I recommend creating a “full blown” rig like this.  Cheap and ez.  The wood is scrap I had left over from something else.  Board is mounted using plastic M3 standoffs (just make sure you get them tall enough to clear the me…Read more

People that have filled their life seeking and…Read more

Nearly all of the those…Read more

Running into problems during assembly can be REAL frustrating,  but the satisfaction of successfully troubleshooting an issue and then fixing it is a super satisfying feeling.   It’s a huge confidence bui…Read more

I also completely spaced out and forgot I also have these projects.  Doom Prophet and WATT amp.  I REALLY can’t wait till my 2 week vacation starts on Friday.

I’ve been so busy at work recently that when I get home I don’t have a lot of time so I just look for easy things to complete like soldering in all the resistors, but the result is that a…Read more

The Sho’Nuff is for a friend.  The Aeon Drive and Sunn T I started forever ago, but have just gotten d…Read more

Either way I will say that Raytheon makes a darn fine chip.  They are really high quality, they have the strongest, shiniest pins I’ve ever seen on an IC.  So I suppose they will be perform as expected.  Plus the…Read more

Apparently the “secret” to the OG Eternity pedal is the LM1458 IC.  I personally don’t really get into the hair splitting over op-amps, but a quick bit of research says that the RC4559 and LM1458 are real close in specs.  …Read more

All of em looks like great builds!

I’ll be honest with you, the fact that you have taken the initiative to use basic tag board and are trying to wire up a circuit shows that you understand electronics far more than most first timers.  In reality the way your’re going about it will teach you the most and make you much better…Read more

My Tayda pack finally came in yesterday, so I was able to assemble my NostolgiaTone 70s.  Time to break out the blacklight posters and velvet leisure suits.

I just used the PDF print file from the product page without modifications, but I did get the enclosure powder coated in a gnarly glow-in-the-dark finish and added some cool knobs that…Read more

Im in the middle of soldering up my last two foot switches on the NostolgiaTone 70s triple right now and REALLY want to jam out on the “British” circuit.

The 1N4001 is actually a rectifier so I assume that what that was supposed to be for.  In the new instructions you can see that D5 is a 1N5817 diode that serves that purpose on the Emexar board.

Basically you need to use to the BOM for the emexar at the beginning of the web document…Read more

I got my Nostalgia Tone 70s all soldered up just sitting since I am waiting on Tayda for the enclosure I am having them powder coat and UV print.  I can’t hardly wait to assemble it and jam….almost temped to drill out a temp enclosure just so I can h…Read more

These were the selection of diodes that I was pondering over.  I was shooting for finding three of a kind that were ~0.28fv.  I’ve always used that value for germanium hard clipping diodes….not exactly sure why…..habit and sounds good to me I suppose.  I for sure recommend the asymmetric config.  I really dig it.

What kind of surprised me…Read more

Put together my first guitarPCB Emexar pedal and added an after blaster board.  Enclosure is temporary while my Tayda order finishes.

The Dist+/250 is pretty much my all time favorite pedal to kick on for a screaming solo, so this build was a no brainer.  I decided to put the AB on a switch, but I’m not sure why, I have it turned on always (…Read more

For  years I got REALLY into Eurorack/Synths.  That in itself is a dangerous rabbit hole.  My damn friend introduced me to a few Eurorack DIY projects and that became a problem real quick.  Eurorack btw is not a cheap hobby and even building your own synths and stuff is still rea…Read more

For drilling it’s totally a…Read more

I’m finishing up the 70s triple combo right now.  I have the board finished, and am really just waiting on Tayda to finish my enclosure that I ordered for it!  Can’t hardly wait.

First post here and I think it’s a pretty simple question I need confirmation on.  Did a forum search and didn’t see an answer, apologies if th…Read more