I have some (quite a lot) annual leave to take before the end of the year, and alongside a few other things to do and a couple of outstanding diy projects, I was thinking of stuff I could learn in a day, and get something out of at the end of it.
So I thought of effects pedals, I've always fancied making my own (all standard stuff, nothing too zany) and think I should be able to learn it, but wanted to see what you guys thought. I've never learnt how to solder, which I'd expect would also be a useful skill elsewhere, though I do have some kind of basic soldering iron at home. I'd prefer to get a kit that came with a ready drilled enclosure so there's no drilling involved. Would probably just try one or two drive pedal types to see how I get on.
Is this achiveable in a day?
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Would be a nice little day for someone to run. As for doing it yourself in a day I guess it depends how quickly you can pick up soldering technique and how many times you realise you haven't got the right tools. Finishing the enclosure can involve a lot if waiting for stuff to dry so it would also depend if you wanted to paint it, etch it or whatever.
Go to Maplins and buy their One Watt Amp kit*. Buy some AA battery boxes and some "PP3" clip leads and at least TWO stereo 1/4" jacks sockets and few cheapo jack plugs plus some screened cable.
The amp kit builds into a super guitar headphone amp powered by 2 xAA and powered from 9 volts will make a respectable noise into a speaker.
*The bigger 7watt amp kit is really quite loud powered by 18volts.
These kits are easy to make, useful as test amps, hard to bust and cheap enough if you do.
Dave (PM me if you want a bit of 1 on 1)
Will have a gander at pedal parts et al to see what can be achieved - excited about the Distortion + I can see on there already though!
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I started out building a rangemaster boost- it didn't work so I decided to switch fire and move onto BYOC kits. As stated by @sassafras they are a bit more expensive but the quality, customer service and support forum are second to none.
Would like to try a Distortion Plus, something like a Rat, then if that goes well then the Mutron!!
Cheers for the recommendations guys, I really value the opinions on here as you guys know your stuff in terms if building and your tone ears. Thanks
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