Recommend some pedal kits for Christmas?

Adam_MD

1776 have some excellent pcbs if you don't mind ordering some of your own parts and drilling your own enclosure.  The Cardinal harmonic tremolo is outstanding.

Teyeplayer

Jeds Peds clone of the Swamp Thang Tremolo is a lovely old school sounding bias trem. It’s a pcb kit. 

Chalky

So far I've gone with the Musikding zvex 5 knob fuzz clone and the Gasfx Drive Thru. Any more recommendations?

ellangus

I know that the GasFX pedal isn't cheap, but It's really good and very versatile and transparent too - check some reviews online

TTBZ

Can also heartily recommend fuzz dogs. I have his Raw Fuzz (fuzz war clone) and it sounds absolutely huge. I use it at practice when our bassist can't make it.

rico

I have built three Fuzzdog kits in the past couple of weeks - an EP boost, a TS808 with mods and a Sweet Honey. The EP boost has kicked the Kokoboost off my board and was very simple to make however I have learnt a few tips along the way.

The sweet honey is a very good pedal - the focus control is inspired and sets this pedal apart from other dirt boxes.

DarnWeight

My favorite fuzzdog build so far has been the Durham Crazy Horse.  Phenomenal dirt box, and he's just done a vertical PCB of it too...useful if you really don't like those sideways Z'vex-style boxes.

rico

DarnWeight said:

My favorite fuzzdog build so far has been the Durham Crazy Horse.  Phenomenal dirt box, and he's just done a vertical PCB of it too...useful if you really don't like those sideways Z'vex-style boxes.

I'm considering that one next - what does it sound like?

DarnWeight

rico said:

DarnWeight said:

My favorite fuzzdog build so far has been the Durham Crazy Horse.  Phenomenal dirt box, and he's just done a vertical PCB of it too...useful if you really don't like those sideways Z'vex-style boxes.

I'm considering that one next - what does it sound like?

It's basically that Neil-Young-Tweed-Deluxe-About-To-Explode driven fuzzy sound.  In a box.  Pretty much a drive going into a fuzz, with a Muff-ish tone control on the end, and the option to starve the voltage.

I added a footswitchable pre-gain control to my build so I could kick it from a milder tweedy drive setting (it can cop 90% of the Red Llama sound this way) into all-out filth.  Works a treat, but if you're the kind of player who likes to ride your guitar's volume control to get those sounds, it would probably be overkill.  Anyway, here's a pic...  

rico

@DarnWeight that does indeed sound pretty epic and nice job on the enclosure too. The problem with this very addictive hobby is that I have run out of room on my board!

Chalky

rico said:

@DarnWeight that does indeed sound pretty epic and nice job on the enclosure too. The problem with this very addictive hobby is that I have run out of room on my board!

I thought that was the aim!

bbill335

TTBZ said:

Can also heartily recommend fuzz dogs. I have his Raw Fuzz (fuzz war clone) and it sounds absolutely huge. I use it at practice when our bassist can't make it.

that one's on my list for future, as well as the green ringer, sho and a bunch of the fuzzes.