I get asked frequently about where to buy components from, and I know a lot of people, like me, have got together a huge stash of parts so they always have the right resistors and caps at hand. But others still seem to be buying the exact components as and when they need them, sometimes from multiple suppliers and so I thought it would be a good idea for these people if we could put some sort of kit together for the effects so that you can buy everything you need from one place. So I had a word with Bob at Bitsbox who sells electronic components at great prices and I know a number of people already purchase from him from all over the world, and he has agreed to put together kits for these layouts which will include all resistors, capacitors, transistors or opamps, diodes, pots, DC adapter, stomp switch and even an appropriately size stripboard.
I know some people have their own favoured parts when it comes to boxes (size or colour of your choice), indication LED (colour of your choice), input and output sockets (quality and type of your choice) and knobs (design of your choice). With that in mind, these parts haven’t been included in the kits so you can still stamp your own mark on the build, but everything else you need is there.
I’ll just add a link to the layouts that have kits available as and when they are available, but if there is anything you want to see then let myself or Bitsbox know and we’ll try to get some order of priority in putting the kits together. I’ll update this post as and when new kits are added so that there is a master list to refer to if you’re wondering what kits are available.
All Bitsbox kits can be found HERE.
Update 24th April 2014
Kits now available for sale in the US. Check out:
http://mklec.com/project-kits/guitar-effects-kits
And contact David about what you would like to see next