Anyone built a pedal?

[leehutch]

So yeah I thought why not and bought a kit just a basic fuzz for my first go at it, it turned up like the above and should be finished tomorrow night. Anyone else tried? And how did it go?

 

[Planespotter]

I've built a few. 2 BYOC 27v Boosts (one that runs on a battery in a large box, and a small one for my board), the Lazy Spricket, and the Leeds Fuzz. They've all turned out great. I'll probably be building the BYOC Divided Octave next.

 

[johnk_10]

I've also built a few.

 

[father of fires]

I've also built a few.

...hundred. Fixed that for you.

 

[nshuman]

...thousand.

FYP

 

[father of fires]

View attachment 932704 So yeah I thought why not and bought a kit just a basic fuzz for my first go at it, it turned up like the above and should be finished tomorrow night. Anyone else tried? And how did it go?

It's an amazingly fun hobby with plenty of online support. Good luck!

 

[J Posega]

I've built a few. It's awesomely satisfying. Good luck!

 

[Spidey2112]

View attachment 932704 So yeah I thought why not and bought a kit just a basic fuzz for my first go at it, it turned up like the above and should be finished tomorrow night. Anyone else tried? And how did it go?

No cold solder joints! Nice and neat, even though none of the connections are visible... I will be going to my OCD counseling, now. I built a digital alarm clock, pre-1992, and it's still "ticking".

 

[quickfix]

Hmmm! Very cool and useful looking hobby.
Checked out BYOC. I think I'll try my hand at this.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I bought a kit for a fuzz a year ago. It's still in the box.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

I've built some, modified and fixed many. I however don't consider my self an expert like some of the fellows here (Respect). The book "electronic projects for musicians" is well worth the money if you've just started. Have fun, rock.

 

[Orion1985]

I've been thinking about building a boost for a little while now but I haven't pulled the trigger. I'm interested to hear how your build turns out!

 

[jbybj]

I've built a few. 2 BYOC 27v Boosts (one that runs on a battery in a large box, and a small one for my board), the Lazy Spricket, and the Leeds Fuzz. They've all turned out great. I'll probably be building the BYOC Divided Octave next.

BYOC Divided Octave is the shozzlebits. I think there were 126 components. BYOC kits are very well documented, great instructions. The Divided Octave sounds great and tracks spectacularly. Highly recommend.

 

[2goody!]

I started, out of necessity, making a couple high quality Rick-o-sound boxes for a friend and myself....then I thought "I wonder if I could make an effects pedal from scratch?" The answer was, yes I could, but they weren't very good. My next effort was to make a Peter Frampton style talk box. That thing was pretty cool...but silly and I didn't use it for anything. Now I just mess with making random changes to garage sale pedal buys to see what happens! Good fun!

Oddly, I barely ever play with effects when the boys are over.

 

[Bigwan]

Yeah, and I'd do a lot more of it if it wasn't for those pesky kids! (my kids that is!)

I can highly recommend building a BJFE Blueberry or Ezekiel 25:17. Great sounding pedals. I'm half way through a clone of a Southampton Fifth Gear which I hope will stack well with my modified Blueberry.

 

[spaz21387]

I started, out of necessity, making a couple high quality Rick-o-sound boxes for a friend and myself....then I thought "I wonder if I could make an effects pedal from scratch?" The answer was, yes I could, but they weren't very good. My next effort was to make a Peter Frampton style talk box. That thing was pretty cool...but silly and I didn't use it for anything. Now I just mess with making random changes to garage sell pedal buys to see what happens! Good fun!

Oddly, I barely ever play with effects when the boys are over.

How do you make ric o sound boxes i still want one bad... also i have made a few big muffs and a rat. Pedal building is pretty fun if you ask me. Just make sure to watch your solder joints. Cold solder joints will cause problems.

 

[Teijo K.]

Really fun hobby! Recommended.

 

[qersty]

I built a devi ever dark boost kit way back. It sounded great on the tiny practice amp I had back then. It sadly broke so I never really got a chance to try it on a big bass rig

 

[nshuman]

Building pedals is interesting. I have built a couple and it was a fun process.

 

[Nev375]

I bought a kit for a fuzz a year ago. It's still in the box.

Hey, at least you got a box with it. That's the important thing right there.