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Rules of Band Practice: If you are a guest at band practice do NOT applaud If you are not a drummer, do not get behind the drum kit

I’ve built several BYOC kits and their quality is top notch. Their documentation is very thorough and noob friendly. I would put GGG as a close second behind BYOC for a noob friendly build.

If you are a DIY type and can build your own, General Guitar Gadgets has a kit for $55 or $60, depending on which options are selected https://store.generalguitargadgets.com/collections/kits/products/dallas-arbiter-fuzz-face-replica-complete-kit?variant=32408604639316 Info about building the...

I just recently built the Joe Gagan "Easy Face" with a kit from General Guitar Gadgets. https://store.generalguitargadgets.com/collections/kits/products/dallas-arbiter-fuzz-face-replica-complete-kit The kit is $55 for the standard 2-knob FF and $60 with the extras for the "Easy Face". You can...

I'm not sure if this kit will ever be re-stocked but I have gassed on it for awhile now: https://shop.electrosmash.com/product/germanium-fuzz-guitar-pedal-kit/ Electrosmash has some really good circuit breakdowns of well known pedals and the Fuzz Face is no exception...

PedalPCB has the build documents on their website. You can see what is needed before you order the PCB.

I am not sure I really understand how pot value works for the gain control in a circuit. I'm hoping somebody can explain like I am 5. I modified an SD-1 and changed R6/C3 to give the pedal more gain. It still has the stock 1M pot. I have all the gain I need at about 12 o'clock. Am I correct in...

Sorry about the necro-bump you can find the Blue Guitar website here: https://blueguitar.net/

Brian Wampler has two new mod e-books up on Amazon. One is a book on the Boss DS-1 and the other one covers the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver. I have both and much of the content is already contained in his original book "How to Modify Effects for Maximum Tone". Also the first 5 chapters of both of the...

My TS9 is LOUD!! Unity is at about 8:30-9:00

Thanks for the responses Mojotron and cousinpaul. I did find that a treble bleed circuit helped. I ended up using a 2.2n on my HSS Strat without a resistor, it sounds good but still needs some tweaking. I would say that I use enough gain to play 70s classic rock but not enough to play heavy...

Thanks, Lightning Phil that is very helpful.

Thanks Ed

Durk, What kind of circuit is that? I see it is designed by PedalPCB but I do not see it on their website. Is it commercially available?

Can someone explain what helps a dirt pedal clean up with guitar volume? I recently did 11 Gauge's SD-1 to OCD conversion and while it cleans up reasonably well it does not clean up as well as I would like. It does not seem to clean up as well as the real OCD. What aspects of the circuit would...