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The true answer is that the original design from which all these came is the Jack Orman Mosfet Boost circa 2001.

In fact, if you Google  this text

Jack Orman Mosfet Boost

you will find a hidden portion of the mbp website!

The only appropriate place to add hard clipping would be after IC2.1 and before the Hi Cut control. I'm not sure that this style of circuit would benefit from that option, though.

Are the mA ratings per output or are they shared amongst them and do you have anything else plugged in simultaneously? There should be no operational difference between a 300 or 500mA output so this is curious.

I am guessing that somebody brought the business from them or something to that effect. I thought smallbear was going to be gone, but they got bought and have reopened (did they even close?)

Pedals have become a big business these days. Google says the market size was $3.6 billion in 2024, but in 2020 it was less than 1 billion, by some estimates only about 500 million. That is a huge amount of growth in the market. It may not have made sense for somebody to buy it a couple of years ago when they were closing up shop but with the pedal market probably doubling in that time maybe somebody decided the math was more in their favor. 

Can verify. I made $1B this year.

Does anyone know how to bias a Tone Bender mk1? I have mine set to chinese democracy but it's not working.

Here's a pic of the circuit:

I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this post.

It's past time to cull the member list. I've avoided it for the last few years because it is a very hands on and time consuming process with smf. Approximately 57% of member registrations have 0 post count.

Couch guitar straps for me! I love mine but I dont know if they offer a padded version. I also have a Couch wallet and pick holder attached to my car keys. I'm a fan.

Killer stuff. Thanks for taking the time to post your results!

Thanks, guys!

It turned out to be a challenging excursion because we took the (sickly) animals us, but there were some really enjoyable moments. Donna and I drove up the entirety of the Delaware coastline and we had so much fun just being together!

It was also brutally hot but at the very end of the week a cool front came in. We had one evening of thunderous rain and a cool breeze coming through the screened in porch just 50 yards from the Atlantic ocean. It was truly a special experience. Not kidding, that couple of hours were just magnificent.

Store is open again, obviously. This coming week I will get back on track with the release schedule. I do not expect any restocks of sold out items until next month. Gotta make a few $$ and get this engine running again. More soon.

I'm glad you like it. The Bonesaw is probably my favorite fuzz I've built in the last year or two. It's just gnarly.

Overload LED is oriented correctly? Does the flashing go away if you turn the Feedback all the way down?

I'm pleased to announce a limited number of madbeanpedals projects are now being offered at smallbear. These are offered as PCB, full or partial kits. There will be about 20 projects to start with more in the future if all goes well. Thanks to Chris and smallbear!


https://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/pedal-kits/?Brand=Madbean__Pedals&filterPage=1

Hey bud, I was in no way trying to call you out or put you on the spot. Sorry if it seemed like that. I hope you know that. Thanks for all that you do and have done for me personally and for the community. Also please DM me your address. I'd still like to send you those ICs. Thanks again
-Mike-

Not at all. I'm just acknowledging that things are in a valley now. We'll get back to a peak. I'm just having a bit of difficultly in getting the engine started again. I'm glad you brought it up.

I'll interject since it has been part of the discussion in the thread.

Obviously, the forum has taken a major downturn and that is 100% my fault. It's clear I'm not putting in the work on mbp right now. I've reached a stage of burnout that I just can't seem to recover from. Sixteen years of working solo on a singular "project" has taken a toll and I don't know how to get back on the right side of things. An extended sabbatical would probably be the right thing but I think that would end up pushing mbp further into irrelevancy (in terms of my colleagues and "competitors").

So, I've just been plodding along hoping the stars will align again.