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That's some impressive stuff. Especially love the look of that fuzz!

For the life of me, I don't get why Barry puts the switch on the PCB, then has all those pots wired off-board ...

Thanks! I based the design off of my favorite Hendrix poster : https://i.pinimg.com/originals/29/92/c9/2992c91e852baa1697c7c95a12ab28c2.gif

The Mastodon is pretty cramped I must admit, but I'm not sure if I could fit it in a sideways 1590b otherwise. Was a good learning experience though!

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Hey guys

Recently completed my first three builds just in time for my "building season" to wind down. I'm a coach so my year is pretty well scheduled out ahead of time - bonus to anyone who can guess what sport. Anyway, after struggling with a Fretwire.com build last fall it was a huge relief to have these work out. I've populated and tested 5 in total, just waiting to get my enclosure back from my friend who painted one, and my Classic Trem isn't tremming, so I'm guessing my last week will be spent troubleshooting that guy.

First in is a GPCB Mastodon. I had this guy assembled and rockin, but figured I'd try to clean up the wiring... BAD idea as I think I fried a few of the eyelets a bit as the pedal only works well at certain levels of each pot. Still an awesome tone, particularly for a desert/stoner rock sound. Good news is I have another PCB on hand so I'll have another shot at it next year.

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Hand painted this, as are all in my 2017 series. Was looking to go for a small-run boutique look this year.

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Next up was a JMK 5-Knob Fuzz. I started off with a pair of 2N3906s In Q1 & Q3 based on someone else's post here, and boy I was not ready for that level of oscillation. Tested out a few different transistors in Q3 and settled on a 2N4403, getting me a great vintage fuzz sound along the lines of Inna-Gada-Da-Vida or Godzilla. Again hand painted.

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And lastly, a JMK Engineer's Thumb. I love how seamlessly this seemed to enter my signal chain. Will be close to an always on pedal for me I'm feeling.

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Hoping to have my Little Angel chorus boxed up in a day or two, and get the Classic Trem going. Thanks for looking guys!

Welcome Dude, you'll love it here!(but you probably already know that )

Absolutely! Wouldn't have left the shadows otherwise

Welcome! This one of the most friendly and helpful forums I've ever found. I hope you'll feel the same way when, inevitably, a project doesn't fire up at first (everyone has that project at some point).

I've been really impressed with how the sense of community here really is extended to everyone. Crossing my fingers that day comes later than sooner though!

Welcome! Don't be scared to ask questions. A lot of times it turns out your build is closer to working than you think! In my case, sometimes they're working but I have my cables connected wrong. Haha. Looking forward to seeing your builds. Pedals and guitar.

I'd like to think my first try was close, but when the directions just include a shoddy diagram and no words I'm not hopeful lol. Finished the guitar today and it worked first try so I'm a bit more optimistic now. Should be posting it shortly.

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Hey guys, been lurking on the boards for nearly a year now, figure now's a good time to step into the light.

I'm fairly new to the DIY guitar and pedal world, but have been doing woodworking for a few years now. First got into the pedal game with a tremolo kit from TheFretwire.com (which I found 3 months before MadBean), which I was never able to get working (hooray for cheap Chinese parts and awful instructions...). A bit discouraged and with available time winding down I decided research was my best path for the time being. I'm still at a loss when trying to understand most of this electronic stuff, so please bare with me as I drop plenty of questions in the coming months.

With my career I really only have about a 4 month span that I can work on projects like these, and that time is once again approaching. I'm in the process of building a guitar with a kit from the same site as my first pedal (much easier to understand), and plan to attempt 3 pedals before my time this year runs out. Looking forward to get to know everyone and continuing the constant chase for that perfect tone!