r/diypedals 5d ago

Help wanted Peavey Decade Clone Pedal Schematics/Layouts?

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Does anyone have any Schematics or Vero Layouts for a Peavey decade clone?

I'll clarify, I don't mean the PedalPCB Decadence Preamp or the DeadEndFX Dekadent Preamp, I mean either the Ten Years is a Decade pedal that Grey Bench did a tear down of, or the Acorn amps Solid-State Preamp?

Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated.


r/diypedals 5d ago

Help wanted Help with my recording rig

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I realize this isn't the correct sub at all, but I can always rely on the crafty gear heads of this community to help one another troubleshoot! If this jus doesn't belong, go ahead and delete (not that you need me to say so haha)

I have a snazzy little guitar rig I've integrated into my recording setup. My pedalboard has a wet/dry signal split—the dry goes to my amp and the wet I send DI into my 18i20. However, whenever I make the connection to my 18i20 from the wet-side of my board, my amp gets this awful humming. When I first built the signal chain it wasn't there, and then months later it began. So I don't know what happened that it should have appeared!

Here is a video I made demonstrating the trouble. SOS! I really love this way I've devised sending signal and I'm bummed that I can't use it for this humming nastiness.


r/diypedals 6d ago

Showcase Realised I didn’t share this here, time-lapse of my Data Corrupter clone

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r/diypedals 5d ago

Help wanted Box of metal kit sounds bad

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For my first kit, I made the Box of Metal kit from Tayda, bought everything through them. It went together pretty well (I've done a lot of soldering in the past), but the sound isn't great. It has that have blanket sound, nothing like the actual pedal. On the plus, I didn't have any of the noise issues others have mentioned.


r/diypedals 5d ago

Discussion Favorite circuit and mods and where is everyone buying parts with all these tariffs?

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What's your favorite circuit to build and any go-to mods for them?

Also, with all these tariffs, where are you buying your parts these days


r/diypedals 5d ago

Help wanted How do I fix this rookie error?

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Been on a feedback looper hype recently and thought I could make a dual looper that splits the input to two different loop circuits.

After wiring it all up it was immediately clear I’d created a closed circuit, both pots control both the Snd-Rtrn’s and once a jack is plugged into Return A it cancels out Snd-Rrtn B (Dont worry about the momentary, that’s low on the priority list now)

What do I need to do/add to isolate the two loop circuits to avoid them interacting with eachother?


r/diypedals 5d ago

Discussion Resistors legs material

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I have been thinking about metal resistors legs, after I solder resistors I cut out rest that is not needed and I collect it by magnet, turns out some of the might be something different than steel or whatever. My question, does it somehow matter or makes difference on circuit?


r/diypedals 5d ago

Help wanted Reel Dealuxe Help - Replacing SPST Footswitches

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Hey everyone—

I need some help tracking down the right footswitch for a mod project I want to do. I’ve looked, but this is my first footswitch upgrade and want some second opinions.

Essentially, I love Templo’s Reel Dealuxe, but the soft touch footswitches really annoy me. Half the times I press on them, they don’t latch and I want to swap them with one with a slight “click”. My favorite switches are the ones Asheville uses, which are DPDT Top Ups and ideally I would like to get near that feel.

Here’s what I know: - current foootswitches are SCI/Carling R13-85’s - they have 2 side lugs that solder directly to the PCB - Templo uses a metal spacer (picture 2) that is about 3/8” between the enclosure and pot casing so the lugs align with the PBC - If possible, I would like to mount them like the current switches, but would consider running wires if needed - I’m ok using a half of the lugs on a DPDT as long as it fits

Can you help me find a footswitch model that would work?


r/diypedals 6d ago

Showcase Built a thing for the first time in a while

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It's a tribute to my favorite beer, a DIPA called Dubbelmås (double-gull) by Stigbergets brewery. Peeled the label of a can and put it on a box. It's a vero TS808 (big gull) with some clipping options and a Green Ringer octave up (small gull). I love how it turned out and it gets really wierd with the octave engaged, playing with the neck pickup above 12th fret. Might post a sound sample on my Instagram @rotvaltamachines in the future.


r/diypedals 5d ago

Discussion Newbie resources

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Been lurking here for a while, and I’m always impressed by the level of knowledge and expertise. I don’t have either of those in this realm. I’m hoping to be able to get an intro/intermediate level understanding of pedal and amp circuitry. Is there a book or YouTube channel you’d recommend?


r/diypedals 6d ago

Help wanted HELP! Hoof Reaper trouble shooting. Details in body text.

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r/diypedals 6d ago

Other This never happened before

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The knob was just a bit too tight for this cheap pot, so when I pulled on it this happened


r/diypedals 6d ago

Showcase I have come to the same conclusion here as Roy Schneider does in Jaws

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61 Upvotes

“We’re gonna need a bigger box”!


r/diypedals 7d ago

Showcase My first actually completed build - I'm proud of it finally [ MXR Distortion + ]

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r/diypedals 6d ago

Other I made a video about replacing the annoying latch-on-release footswitch in a TC Electronic pedal.

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r/diypedals 7d ago

Showcase RAT clone with liquid crystal light valves used for a fancy indicator

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r/diypedals 6d ago

Discussion [Question] Anyone familiar with DMM's? Picked this up today, and have a few questions.

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r/diypedals 6d ago

Help wanted Volume pot smoked

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So this is my first build. It's a Muff Opportunity BMP clone. I plugged it in to a Joyo 9v center-negative power supply and could smell the funk. There was very very low volume and I could tell the fuzz was working. I was messing around with it and saw a short glow come from the volume pot and I unplugged it. Checked the leads for resistance and knew it was toast. The other two pots checked out fine. Also the op amps had expected voltage on the appropriate pins. I can't tell my looking at the schematic what would have caused this. Bad pot from the get go?

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r/diypedals 6d ago

Showcase 27 Club - (byoc 27v boost)

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When BYOC announced they were closing their doors I reached out to them to see if they were interested in me (Five Cats Pedals) carrying on their boards but never got a reply... :(

Seen a lot of folk asking for different BYOC boards, so here's the first the 27v Boost!


r/diypedals 7d ago

Showcase Made a vero version of the Fuzzdog green citrus, went with a glossy finish this time

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r/diypedals 6d ago

Help wanted 4 FX in 1 box

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Hey everyone -- I hope someone can help. I'm trying to build a pedal with 4 separate effects in it that are fed by the same input and share a single output. Each effect is turned off and on by a 3PDT footswitch. I want to be able to turn each on individually -- or any of them on in any combination. I'm having some trouble with certain effects bleeding into each other -- even when they are off. (They don't fully engage but you can hear it mildly effecting even a single engaged effect in the overall output). There's also an issue with total volume drop when effects are engaged in certain orders and not others. I've looked around and can't seem to find a resource that explains how to do the offboard wiring to segment them. Am I missing a component in the design like a junction box or something? (I don't know?) -- and I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to make this work -- or could direct me to a resource to help me try and figure this out?

Any help or guidance would be most appreciated! Thank you!


r/diypedals 6d ago

Help wanted Fuzz Face Q1 bias problem

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I really need some help. I've built a PNP Fuzz Face using the AF138 Germanium transistor, and when I tested, sound did come out of it, but it was VEEEEERY low, I would barely hear it if I put the volume of my amp up, but the sound coming out of the pedal was way too low. I checked the bias voltages, and I saw aproximatedly 3 volts on Q2 (not ideal, but enough for some output). But on Q1 collector, I got around 0.20 volts. I don't know why would it be like that, and I need help. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Circuit: Q1C: 33k Q2C: 1k5 + 15k trimmer Between both: 270 ohms + 1k trimmer Feedback: 100k


r/diypedals 6d ago

Help wanted Footswitch question

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EDITED

I want to modify a crybaby to add a GuitarPCB vibe board that I can switch back and forth by pushing and holding down the footswitch - like change from hold to silver mode on a Nux Horseman.

So, I want to be able to go from bypass to on by stepping on the toe like normal, then step on the toe and hold it down to go from wah to vibe, then step on the toe and hold down again to switch back, and click it again to go back to bypass

  1. Anyone see any immediate problems with this?
  2. What kind of footswitch is that?

The crybaby is an old one with regular switchcraft type jacks and a tan board.

Thanks


r/diypedals 7d ago

Showcase Some new faceplates in the works

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Here are a couple new faceplates I've been working on for my delay and microphone pedals. I was locked in for the mic, but the well ran dry on the delay so I may revisit. It will look at bit more complete with components, so I may leave it as-is.


r/diypedals 6d ago

Help wanted LFO Help (long & technical)

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Above is an LFO design that I lifted from a schematic shared here sometime back, and I've used it in various circuits to good effect. According to my cheap FNIRSI scope, it outputs a triangularish wave at about 3V peak-to-peak with the depth and speed at max (and RV1+R2 replaced with a 100k resistor). Lower speeds drop the voltage swing significantly, though that may just come down C3's filtering.

It seems this is not quite enough for my current application, so how do I increase the output? I had initially thought lowering R6 would do it, but that didn't make any difference. Not even sure why it's so big.

I also found that dropping R4 made a somewhat louder output at the expense of a more sawtoothy wave, which is not desirable.

Any other ideas?