Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
In this post I want to talk about the order of a build. When I started I just put everything on one piece at a time and that made it hard to get things looking neat. Sometimes components fell out of the holes while soldering and made things down right ugly. It also took a … Read more
Here you’ll find my most up-to-date list of resources for parts. There’s also a description of each of the vendors with stuff to look for and avoid from each. Lastly, there will be a breakdown of how I usually order parts for a build. Vendors Tayda Electronics This is a great resource for passive components … Read more
The two most popular ways of building guitar effects on are PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards) and veroboard (a.k.a. Stripboard). I’ll go through the pro’s and con’s of each so you can decide which is best for you. So let’s start with… Veroboard (a.k.a. Stripboard) Veroboard is essentially a series of parallel copper strips with holes … Read more
Alright, let’s look at what materials you’re going to need to get started Soldering Iron This one is rather apparent. You’re going to want something that will last you for a few builds and not fall apart on you. DO NOT BUY FROM RADIOSHACK! Radioshack soldering irons will corrode really quickly and will only last … Read more
I’ll be honest, I started building guitar effects because I couldn’t afford the originals. I’m a poor college student and, at the moment, my time is worth far less to me than my money so cloning a pedal is worth my time and fits my budget. But that’s an important factor with this kind of … Read more