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I purchased a Ecstacy/Euphoria PCB from VIPFX effects many years ago. The PCB has been sitting around but I'd like to build it now if I can. Problem is I can't seem to find the build document with the component values. I guess I could try to go off the schematic, but I'm a novice builder and don't have time to put any guesswork into it.  Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Rick

I know this PCB has been discontinued for a while so apologies in advance if this is in the wrong forum. I stumbled upon a transistor combination that I really like for my Deadpool. It's 2N3094 in Q2 and a NOS 2N3565 in Q1. For whatever reason it's a very pleasing combination, however the gain is just a wee bit over the top. The Deadpool has no Gain control, just a straight up volume level. I can't tame the way I want using the other controls either. Are there any resistors I can experiment with to dial it in?

Thanks in advance,
Rick   

Hi everyone,
I built an Afterlife that turned into a cursed project! I just didn't start the project in the right state of mind and things snowballed from there. Anyway, I finally got the board together correctly and it did power up initially. Then I realized the output jack didn't have enough room to fit the plug, so I fidgeted with it a bit and now it's not powering up at all!  Anyone have a suggestion as to where I should start checking? Did I short something?

Thanks in advance,
Rick 

Hello Everyone,

My name is Rick and I just recently started to work on my first build. I have plenty of experience with soldering from performing pedal mods and working guitar electronics. I decided to go whole hog and attempt to build a Total Recall as I always wanted one so badly...

So far so good, the Madbean PCB has been a pleasure to work, possibly my most pleasurable soldering experience to date. Using a 25W iron I got from Radio Shack for like 8 dollars...works just perfect. I've populated most of the board and just waiting for my Xvive BBD's and a NE570 (The NE570 was the hardest part to find, had to order this from China via Ebay) and pots, jacks etc.. Since I have some downtime on the build I wanted to ask a few questions.

1) I ordered the parts via Mouser using Madbeans cart. This was honestly the most convenient thing in the world! I was so bummed thinking about having to source parts until I saw this option (Thank you Madbean!). My question is  about the 1uf Film caps, I see most other builds have different style caps for these. I was curious about what effect does this have on the sound?

2) I am about to order the enclosure. I will probably go with a pre-painted/drilled one from PPP, Mammoth etc..Regarding artwork, is there any very basic artwork around for the Totall Recall build? Also, If I get the enclosure pre-painted do I apply the artwork after? I'd like to learn more about this aspect of pedal building building eventually but right now I'm concentrating on getting the builds done right, so any info would be appreciated!

3) Any other tips and suggestions would be appreciated. I'm sure there will be a quite a few questions from me once the build is completed and it's time to test with a audio probe and calibrate. That part will challenge my skills for sure...

Attached are a few pics of what I've completed so far. Best regards,
Rick