After modding a pedal tonight, the sumbitch wouldn't work anymore and I was about to take it apart again when I realized the power supply wasn't plugged it. Aaaarrrrggghhh!!!!
I'm getting better at this. I usually figure out that I have done this in less than 10 minutes. It used to take me a lot longer. :-[
This is why I bought a 10 mm Red LED from Tayda for my next demo rig, as my current one is reaching the end of it's life. It will be wired always on with a 1k resistor, so there's no doubt that I have it plugged in. Now, if I could only do the same thing to ensure the guitar was plugged in.
My go-to bonehead move is to plug the in/out jacks in flipped. Still get clean signal but NO effect when switched on. Done this so many damn times but still manage to flip em once in a while. ::)
Mine main move is to test the build without the IC in. Then freak out and panic. I've got that move down.
Every pedal I test I either don't plug in the power, don't turn the power on, don't turn the amp on, or don't plug cables in somewhere. Every single time and I never learn!
And I sometimes leave the sockets empty of transistors or ICs just to make myself feel really stupid!
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I have done all of these many many times! It's just too exciting once a build is done to think like a grown up. I'm pretty sure we all become 4 years old for the first 30 minutes of getting new gear :D
Since I forgot my soldering iron on for a entire night :P (luckly no accidents), I always unplug everything, so its difficult to forget now in this way :P
My test rig isn't totally idiot proof, otherwise it wouldn't let me use it, but I have a power LED and an effect LED. I'm also using a fat cable to the amp, and a skinny George L cable to the guitar. I suppose it would just be boring if we got it right EVERY time.