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Ape Chimpenson replied to the topic Anxiety Disorder too distorted - Volume pot not working in the forum GuitarPCB Build Support

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:13:55 -0400

Hey Billy and Berry, thank you for getting back to me.

The pots have rubber stickers on the back, they dont have contact with any solder leads. I measured a bit today and found out that there indeed is a 9V (vs. 9.4 V directly on the 9V – Gnd) reading between Out and Ground. I removed the Mosfets and the IC but the voltage remains. Tomorrow I…Read more

Barry replied to the topic Boogie 57 - Gain issue & Biasing (solved) in the forum GuitarPCB Build Support

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 20:12:03 -0500

Yes I meant 5:00 as full up.

So I am confused a bit here. You are saying that there is no difference between the Wiring Diagram Mod I sent and just attaching a B1M pot? That is what I need to know. Details on that specific change between stock and my mod as shown in the diagram.

If there is no change or very little change (I would have expected…Read more

mybud replied to the topic Tremolo hang ups in the forum GuitarPCB Build Support

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 17:46:28 -0500

FWIW I’ve just built the selfsame circuit, but noticed that it doesn’t seem to work if D1 is not connected.

Maybe try this if it still fails to work after you’ve replaced the BJTs with FETs.

@Billy: 2 questions if I may

5459s are fairly easy to obtain here (South Africa), unlike 5457s and 5458s, which are scarcer than hen’s teeth. However…