Jun 04

Spray Painting DIY Effects Pedal

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Many people like to build their own guitars and effects pedals. Getting a high quality finish is important if you want to replicate the look of a factory made guitar or effects pedal. This article will look at a method of getting a nice finish on a DIY homemade effects pedal.

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Written by Alex on Thursday 4th June 2009

Aug 29

Make Your Own Overdrive Stomp Box

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This effects unit was inspired and a slightly modified version of "Joe’s Easy Drive" by Joe Davisson from the Guitar Effects Projects website. I added a DPTP stomp switch into the schematic to allow you to turn the unit on and off (overdrive / bypass).

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Written by Alex on Tuesday 29th August 2006

Jun 22

Homemade PCBs for Effects Pedal Projects

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This article looks at a common alternative method to using press ‘n’ peel transfers, hand drawn layouts, or routed boards. This will cover each stage of the process in detail, showing you how to get a good result. You need access to a laser printer, and some copper clad board.

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Written by Alex on Thursday 22nd June 2006

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