Madbean zero point mini

This is a zero point mini, built from a board by madbean. The board was great. Well laid out, everything went together well. The sound is good, as good as any other PT2399 delay. The extra controls don’t provide enough…

Precision SG jr

Looks good Everything was packaged well and ship timely. A few disappointments Ideas I want a soapbar. The dog ear route is not the same size it’s both larger and smaller. I’m thinking about modifying the headstock. As is the…

Hello kitty Stratocaster

This is a great little guitar. It’s essentially Squire stratocaster with a San rio license. The body is basswood and the neck is maple. It’s got a single humbucker and volume control. I got this on Craigslist for $50. Not…

Do NOS parts make a difference?

I just read this article, you should too, read it and come back. I feel there is something to sound created by parts made from different materials and techniques. I also feel in the world guitar audio, the word “tone”…

1776 PCBs

Just got some new PCBs from 1776. The quality looks great. The pots and rotary switch are attached to the PCB. This is the only way to go. I really don’t like lots of of board wiring. There are so…

Bass Overdrive – build

I recently built the Bass Overdrive from GuitarPCB.com. Here are some pictures and notes following the process. I ordered these last week, and the package was mailed the next day and arrived quickly. Everything was packaged well, and it ben…

ptelectronics: Tonebender Professional MKII. Had a wrench-related accident that caused a huge scratch that I tried to cover up. I figured it wasn’t bad enough or worth the time to redo the whole paint. Added an input limiter knob, “Attack”…

Bass Overdrive

This is a bass overdrive built from PCBs from GuitarPCB.com. The boards were professionally made. The layout is good, with pots mounted to the PCB. The  LED is also mounted to the PCB. Actually everything goes through the PCB, except…

SG jr

deebeeus: The Cherry Twins (fraternal). 61 Les Paul Junior / 68 SG Special okay I have a thing for The Who. I love the simplicity of the SG jr! one pick up and wraparound bridge tail piece. For some reason…

Melvin’s

otherbandsstuff: Melvins 10/14/12 otherbandsstuff: Melvins 10/14/12 otherbandsstuff: Melvins 10/14/12 otherbandsstuff: Melvins 10/14/12 otherbandsstuff: Melvins 10/14/12 I love the Melvin’s. I also love these acrylic guitars with aluminum necks. These effects seem kind pedestrian for the Melvins, except for the MXR…

These are too nice to step on

fuzzkaizer: wooden box marvels “…when I asked him to build some boxes for some of my circuits, he kinda went to town…” “The base is cherry, veneers are quilted mahogany & rosewood, the binding african blackwood with maple purfling and…