How To Build Your First Guitar Pedal
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- Have you ever wanted to build a guitar pedal? In this first video I take you through everything you need to successfully build your very own fuzz pedal.
I am using the PedalPCB.com Sandspur fuzz for demonstration but what is talked about in this video series can be applied to any pedal.
www.pedalpcb.com/product/pcb378/
If you use the coupon code "Sandspur" you will get 15% off of your board. It is a awesome gift from Mr. PedalPCB to all of you.
heck yea man love this new style of video great job
Thanks man! Just trying to help out any new builders
Very helpful, thanks
Thank you for taking the time to watch, I appreciate it!
@14:07 lol Had that happen with a sewing needle, went straight into the center all the way in. Great video by the way! Really useful.
Ahhhhhh seriously?!? It is the worst, I feel like there are resistor leads everywhere. Thanks for watching!
Little flux on a toothpick would make it so much faster and easier
I have something to obsess over about.
This rules man.
Pure nerdgasm
This is my favorite comment! Welcome to the party and let me know if this helps you out
Just got my first PCB and electronics in last night and probably said 9:36 after putting every part in. Gonna try to solder it all on there tonight!
Hell yeah!!! Make you post a build report, we all want to see it.
now me - dont listen to me because i am completely out of my mind . i had a piece of a capacitor lodged in my left foot for a few years . i had to have it surgically removed . it was the cut off or part that should have ended up in the garbage . I agree - yes perhaps this is wise choice to try and be careful with your cut offs . perhaps it may be wise to wear shoes , dont solder with short pants . I am nuckin futz , my solder already has the flux innit BUT - i like to use paste flux . i also like to remove the paste flux , i never solder with out using some form of additional flux paste or in some case liquid. i have a lot of fluxs too. its my thing . i use fans and filters when soldering , and i also remove the flux . if you do not use flux thats great i am happy for you . i bring it up because my experience is that most people who are beginners have a tough time soldering . my experience showed me soldering is much less challenging with a massive bump in success rates when i employ flux . if you never used it good for you ! make a post , make a video , paint it on a barn. i am trying to provide info which made my life infinitely easier -we solder a lot in our house , for the first 25 years i did this stuff i did not use flux . a plumber turned me on to it . since that single demonstration i have never soldered with out using additional flux. after i am finished soldering , i remove the flux . i use ipa for this , old tooth brushes and also wire hobby brush as a last stage . i also add a second applique of flux - go over the solder joints a second time - before testing . you certainly dont have to do any of this stuff , thats the fun part of it . we built a DIY audio probe and paired that with R.G. Keens quick and dirty test oscillator. as a result of building hundreds of circuits , effects , oscillators and amplifiers, i got rather adept at trouble shooting over the years . we now test every part that we can before cutting them in . we have run into bad switches , bad jacks , bad pots , bad capacitors - especially the mlcc ones that come in a multi pack - about 1/3 of those were bad on my last order but they were not from tayda . tayda has been pretty good but , minimal fake stuff and minimal duds , when you are buying bulk and then budget buying on auction sites my experience was that i ran into a lot of bad components . your experience is not mine . i wont say sorry , there is no emoji to state what i took the time to type here . if you do not have the patience to read what i took my time to type to you , perhaps it would be wise to choose a different hobby . Chinese pedals are 30 dollars shipped from al baba now . ordering everything i need to build a single boost pedal , the last time i did that costed me 63 dollars from tayda . now if you are going to come at me with attitude because your experience was different thats great i applaud you . i am merely trying to be helpful and realistic about how expensive this hobby has become . if tayda or dhl is charging you 3 dollars for shipping thats great and i am thrilled for you because they are charging me 16 - for a small order , again to build a single boost pedal .... its funny because these angry know it all types never post but they come out in droves to respond in an accusatory tone , like i took the time to type all this out , but all of it is a fairy tale i cooked up because i am secretly josh from jsh . the thing about guitar effects is this , tone is subjective . telling someone the pedal i think they should build is about as smart as trying to describe the plot of tom and jerry to my cat . starting out , start small , do not rush . test first .having a capacitance testing multi meter with a pair of alligator clip clasps for testing components quickly - using flux , image flipping vero board jpgs for hole cutting , all stuff you do not need to do . in fact NEVER do any of this , NEVER use flux , you will be the next anthony zvex by noon tomorrow . what are you doing ? go pick out which fishing lures to put in your cap to wear at NAMM where tessa jeffers and rebecca dirks will be fighting over who gets to interview you first
@peteytwofingers will you please comment more? I love it!
Thank you very much for the vid. Perfect for new builders. I happen to be building the same pedal. It's about my 20th build. My friend has the real deal and I will be attempting to match it... Going to try silicon Bc108b and Bc109b. Could you recommend any other silicon barrel transistors? Maybe a source for germanium? Can't wait for your next vid. My next step is getting my pedal art and painting up to speed. Would love to learn to learn air brushing! Boop!
Any npn silicon transistor will work, there are certainly favorites like the bc183. If you are looking to have a pre matched set I highly recommend smallbear. They have a really nice selection to choose from. The next part in the series addresses drilling and airbrushing. Stay tuned for next week!
Great video. Well done.
Thank you sir! Anything you want to see next?
@@dkpedals You're welcome. The only thing I haven't seen in detail by anyone is how to trouble shoot. Might be to big of a task since you don't see it anywhere.
@@Papa-Kev well let me see what I can come up with….
@@dkpedals I can just ship dan a box full of all the pedals i've done that dont work lol
@@EricJustenGuitar deal! Ill get them working, maybe I try to do a live stream or something.
Nice video for beginning pedal builders. You might try a small chisel tip on the soldering iron.
Absolutely! I have a bevy of different tips for different things, I like the chisel tip and the standard tip. Thanks for watching and for the “tip”!
They sell spring loaded center punches, you don’t hit them, you push down on it , it’s safer as far as not accidentally denting the aluminum
That is why I use a tiny hammer and take light taps! They are a really valuable tool though and agree that people should use them.
tate electronics you mentioned? Do you have a link
www.taydaelectronics.com
Thank you for this. I feel confident in my soldering skills to build this but I am unsure how to buy all the parts. Do I just look at the Pcb on pedal PCB and try to buy parts that match? Is there anyway to buy just what I need?
You might want to look at getting a kit to start with. Once you start making pedals from pcbs parts will start accumulating due to how parts are sold in quantity
@@dkpedals thank you for the speedy reply!
Often times you can find spreadsheets with the parts on and this can be imported straight into Mouser Electronics and immediately added to the basket in one go
did you say tate electronics? i can't seem to find it on google
Tayda electronics
When I heard that I thought Tait Electronics which is an NZ company making radios and other electronics, had me excited for a second, but no 😂
Please tell me the voltage of capasitor
Anything rated over 16v will be fine for the electrolytic capcitor
@@dkpedals if I use 16v or 25v or 50v
Is this ok ??
@@anubhabghosh4175 anyone of them will be fine
@@dkpedals thank you so much
Are you saying “poNtentiometer”?
Ha it should be po-ten-ti-ometer
I’d socket the transistors
I usually do socket most transistors and is certainly useful for swapping out and getting the best results. These little guys were measured out and ended up sounding great.
@@dkpedals What are the hFEs of those bc108s? great vids btw!
@@jalmonsalmon I believe q1 was around 250 and q2 was 350. Thanks for watching!
@@dkpedals I have a board that I got for free from madbean that is called the Violenzz that is an EJ clone in a 1590a. I have a couple of nice bc183s that I will use but tempted to just make a sunface instead lol, I will end up nixing he 1590a and toss it inside a 1590b, that way I can mod that pedal with a sundial since I will have more room to work with and also put an input pot...
@@jalmonsalmon That is the beauty of diy! If you are adding two additional pots (bias and input) I would recommend going 125b with top mount jacks. It would save more space on the pedal board also. I have the violenzzz in the queue look forward to hearing your results.
Bro, there’s only one “n” in potentiometer. That’s why they’re called “pots” not “ponts”.
Hahaha you sure? Pnontnentiometer, that is the proper spelling😂