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Now, this blog is about building effects pedals. Ive been playing guitar for a fair while now (since I was 13) and have been into FX since I could afford to buy them.I thought it would be cool  (and a good memory exercise for me) to delve into my FX past and try to recall … Read more

Now, where was I. Oh yea…shamelessly ripping off a certain mr Zachary V… After I’d managed to build a few SHO clones as shown in a previous page, I was getting very frustrated with my inability to make something with a bit more of an “effect” to it. I’m sure many purists out there collect … Read more

Buoyant from the success with the Pula Mare, I went on to try to produce a smaller version, using the same home-brew layout, this time employing a 3PDT footswitch and an LED, with DC 9v power. I was at this point still using my old soldering iron setup, and struggling along with it. This build … Read more

Now, Ive played guitar for some 15 years…shit, sounds a long time when you put it like that. Ive always had shall we say a keen interest in guitar effects, and I still have a large boxload of them. It wasnt until a few months ago that I put serious intention into building a pedal … Read more