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I think I finally NAILED it

For the first time I feel like I nailed it through and through. This is the closest to “store quality” I’ve gotten.
No excessive slack or short wires.
The pedal it absolutely awesome too I’m thinking it may work even better on bass but yet to try.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 19 days ago

First photocell build, I regret it took me this long.

I could literally play random riffs for hours through unvibe I just love the effect. Circuit is based on eqd depths so not a true univibe but same effect.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 1 month ago
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Setup the demo board for a DIY shootout

Fuzz dog PCB “clones” of the Charlie Brown and Angry Charlie.

A/B is a MAS effects relay switcher I wired up with optional remote switching.

The AC is fine but nothing special IMO but the CB REALLY impressed me.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 1 month ago

Love a good LED opportunity

Besides the fun LED placement, I love this circuit I knew it would be useful but I’m blown away by just how useful it is, this will be making it onto the big board. Fuzzdog spooky mids.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 2 months ago

Why does this pedal sound awesome without the IC installed?

I built this fuzz dog “amber chuck” a JHS Charlie Brown/jtm45 clone. I went to test it without realizing I had not installed the IC I cranked it and it sounded awesome. I had it plugged Into my dsl20 so I assume part is the amp sounding good and then it’s just acting like a transistor boost?

I’ve been assembling PCBs for a while but I’m still learning the design side of things. Would love if someone could explain what is happening with out he IC installed.

Not to confuse anyone I know the IC is installed for pic but it was not when I tested it.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 2 months ago
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First UV print

Tried my hand at a basic design for a test run. This is just a basic volume attenuator (think jhs black box) I have a few, more intricate designs queued up for other pedals. Not very cost effective for small orders but if I plan to do a few batch runs of a build could be cool.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 2 months ago
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New “demo” board ft. My latest pedal builds.

Put this together for testing new builds or trying out new pedal combos.

Currently setup with
-Prince of Tone clone
-Timmy v2 clone
-order switcher.

The P.O.T. Is cool but I’m LOVING the Timmy.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 3 months ago
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First build

Just an Aion Prince of Tone pcb I built for my dad.
I know it’s not much to be proud of compared to most builds, but as a youngster I had dreams of building pedals yet zero skills and knowledge to do so.
Many years later the urge returned but this time I found myself with the ability to solder and a basic understanding of electronics. Figured I’d start with a simple drive. I did not intend to make to look like a knockoff morning glory I honestly just a had the bronze paint in the cabinet.

Surprised my dad showing it off to him and end by telling him it’s his. Felt fitting as he’s the one who got me into both guitars and electronics.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 3 months ago
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I bought a gold 1/1 pedal…now I KNOW I have a problem

GUPTech A(((ole)))
Basically the Sun O))) life pedal.
Gold Rush edition 1 of 1
Sounds awesome so far I’m not big on the Rat sound so to me it sounds best with the octave kicked on, but that octave section is KILLER I love the way it interacts with my other fuzzes too and the boost is a boost lol.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 4 months ago
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The cure for indecision is audition points/power!

Added audition points to my newest board, but grabbing a wall wart and searching for an outlet every time I patch something in killed the vibe. So I repurposed two of the unused Cioks outputs and connected them to a couple of Neutrik panel‑mount RCA jacks. Makes a clean built in audition power source, anytime I want to play with some different pedals.

Front of amp:
Ibanez tuner > JHS Unicorn >
Buffer >Audition 1 >GT1000 front half > Mini DOnut>Maxon OD-9 Pro + > Muff>DS-1 > Foazz>So Many Knobs>Amp

Loop: Moyo volume >A/B order switcher
[Loop 1=Ml5R]
A: Ibanez mini chorus
B: DD-7
C: DM-2w
D: GT1000 core back half
5 Lucky Cat
RC-5>Sonicake IR
[Loop 2=Audition]>>Spring Tank>RC-5>Sonic IR>Return

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 4 months ago

Fun nugget left over from the days as the Pink Panther

I knew they were the same pedal but was surprised to see the text.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 4 months ago
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SOTB This version might stick.

FrontEnd: Temple Bulk Head ->Tuner ->Univibe ->Buffer —>Keeley Comp —> Guptech mini Do.Nut ->OD-9 Pro
-> Guptech-So Many Knobs ->Audition Point - >GT-1000 Core ->Temple Bulk Head

FX Loop: Temple Bulk Head —>A/B Loop Order Changer
Loop A: GT-1000 Core Loop
B: Audition Point
—>MI5R —>RC-5 —> IR —> Temple Bulk Head
A:Chorus
B:DD-7
C:DM-2
E:Lucky Cat
D:Spring Tank

Still need to wire up the Do.nut, straighten a few pedals and re-connect the midi to the GT-1000.
Debating just using compression for the GT when needed moving the keeley to my bass board and adding an fz-2 clone but not ready to give up the stand alone comp yet.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 5 months ago
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Not done connecting everything (obviously). I’ll straighten the pedals and tie up cables once I’m sure it’s all working correctly.

Front of amp:

Ibanez tuner > JHS Unicorn >

Buffer(under board) > Keeley C4 > Auto wah (place holder for pitch shift) > Audition point>Muff>Maxon OD-9 Pro + > DS-1 >Audition point>Amp

FX Loop:

Moyo volume >Ml5R:

1 Ibanez mini chorus

2 DD-7

3 DM-2

4 JHS Spring Tank

5 open (Audition point)

> EHX Freeze > RC-5>Sonicake IR

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 6 months ago
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I genre hop when I jam a lot. This board gets me into the ballpark of most things I like. Ds-1 will get swapped for an op-amp muff soon.

u/A-Bitter-Buffalo — 6 months ago