BMXGUY Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Hi im interested in building a pedal i checked out generalguitargadgets.com and saw that they sold circuit boards for various pedals, what would be the easiest one to build, at low cost but would sound good, with a strat. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 what kind of pedal do you want??? personally woudl go with the lpb2 booster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 imho if you are looking for a pedal thats easy to build and has enough theory behind it to make it interesting then go for either a fuzz face clone or a booster circuit of some sort. the fuzz face has a bit more theory behind it and so its a bit trickier to understand but there are some damn good articles explaining it so you can teach urself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Tube Screamer Clone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bell Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 There's a book called something like "Projects for the Electric Guitar" which is an excellent guide to building fx pedals. It starts with simple stuff like a treble booster and by the end of the book tackles delay, chorus, etc. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 i have a once chip distortion pedal that realy kicks butt, i could send you a board but i dont' share the actual schematics. cause i sell these. but if you wanted a general layout of it. it is a very theory intense pedal but it only uses one chip three caps one resistor a toggle switch and a stomp switch and three leds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Hmmm... three LEDs. Using them to asymmetrically clip the signal to generate even harmonics simulating the distortion of a Class A amp? Just a wild guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Hmmm... three LEDs. Using them to asymmetrically clip the signal to generate even harmonics simulating the distortion of a Class A amp? Just a wild guess. actualy one is an indicator, and it is symetrical distortion un less you really dig in and then it becomes asymetrical depending on how hard you play it. so it is really responsive like a tube amp.. when i demoed the latest version for one of the guys who is going to carry my pedals we played it through an old peavey head that was based on a tube amp from fender not sure wich but its real spankin clean. anyway when i hit the double gain switch i was jammin out some yngwie and it sounded like a cranked up plexi.. he bought the prototype on the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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