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So I want to get started making my own pedals, and I've found a lot of schematics, but since my funds are limited, I don't want to go making something that's going to sound like shit. That, my friends, is where you come in!
I want you guys to show me the pedals you have made, and tell me what they do, how they sound, and how much difficulty you found in making them.

tl;dr
>ITT: post your home-made pedals!
>What do they do?
>How do they sound?
>How easy were they to make?

>> No.105242
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>> No.105243

I have no guitar, but I plan on getting one + amp from a friend for $40.

In other words, bump.

>> No.105251

i want to get into this too, but your post is way to ambiguous. Just youtube/google any particular pedal clones you want to hear...

>> No.105258
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>>105251
I think you missed my point. It's not just about deciding what I want to make, it's about hearing from other people about what they have done...

What the hell, let's just make it a circuit diagram thread.

>> No.105267
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>> No.105273
File: 9 KB, 640x480, Apollo Treble and Bass Booster Schematic.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
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>> No.105278 [DELETED] 
File: 32 KB, 770x426, Fuzz Face Schematic.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
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>>105273

>> No.105282
File: 32 KB, 770x426, Fuzz Face Schematic.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
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>> No.105308
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>> No.105318
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>> No.105325

>>105267
I think that should be 4.7µF not mf

>> No.105340

anybody got one for a ring modulator? I figure it's hard as shit, but I've always been curious about how those work.

>> No.105344

>>105340
Seeing as how all of these pictures are recycled, if you haven't seen it on /diy/ in the past day or so, chances are no one has one

>> No.105354
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105354

>>105344
untrue.

>>105340
I have a couple, which I shall post for you now.

>> No.105359
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>>105354

>> No.105360
File: 47 KB, 1672x1184, Oberheim Ring Modulator Schematic.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
105360

>>105359
last one

>> No.105365
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>>105360

>> No.105366

>>105354
Ah, I stand corrected.

>> No.105368

>>105340

There are different types of Ring-Mods, as you may know. There are simple ones like this :

http://thesquarewaveparade.com/images/mingrod-perfboard.gif

Or difficult ones like the ones posted.

The difference is that with the simple one, you must have some sort of other external source; like a oscillator.

Here is a sample page of that simple ring modulator :

http://thesquarewaveparade.com/mingrod.html

>> No.105454
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>> No.105482
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>> No.105489

What kind of current/voltage capacities should I be looking at in transistors for a pedal? I have no idea how much current an unamplified guitar puts out. Looking to build my first, probably a simple fuzzbox.

>> No.105492

>>105489
I'm no expert, not even a beginner, but if I was getting into the World Of Guitar Pedals, I'd start by guessing they were in the <0.2V and 1 milliamp range.
Experts feel free to shoot this one down. Grey Worm deserves no less or more.

>> No.105519

>>105489

Any transistor can handle the required voltages and currents. The only gotcha is that some of these designs are so ancient that they're designed for germanium transistors and might not work properly with newer transistors.