Anyone ever built their own guitar pedal?

[CraKaJaX]

Just got confirmation from the prof that building a Wah Pedal for a guitar would be a fine project. Schematic here. Has anyone ever done this? Or any type of guitar pedal? I have to order some parts, but it's no where near the ~$100 price to buy one from MusiciansFriend or anywhere like that. The op amp in it is $0.56 anyway, any tips or pointers from any DIY guys?

 

[mrrman]

I dont have the time so that why I bought mine

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: mrrman
I dont have the time so that why I bought mine

Well, it's for a project... and it's something I enjoy and can use afterwards. So I figure why not?

 

[Platypus]

I've rebuilt/replaced parts in guitar pedals before but I've never built one from scratch completely, I have some parts on order to build a chorus pedal for myself actually.

Get a NICE soldering iron, don't skimp out, and get some good solder too.

Make sure you get a Fasel inductor for your wah, they're the best

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: Platypus
I've rebuilt/replaced parts in guitar pedals before but I've never built one from scratch completely, I have some parts on order to build a chorus pedal for myself actually.

Get a NICE soldering iron, don't skimp out, and get some good solder too.

Make sure you get a Fasel inductor for your wah, they're the best

Sweet, thanks. Where did you order your parts from? My prof recommended Jameco's

 

[MaxDepth]

I have ordered parts from StewMac. They are reliable.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: Platypus
I've rebuilt/replaced parts in guitar pedals before but I've never built one from scratch completely, I have some parts on order to build a chorus pedal for myself actually.

Get a NICE soldering iron, don't skimp out, and get some good solder too.

Make sure you get a Fasel inductor for your wah, they're the best

Sweet, thanks. Where did you order your parts from? My prof recommended Jameco's

Digikey, Mouser, StewMac, all good places

 

[Fritzo]

I had to replace the bumblebee capacitors in my vintage distortion box.

Why don't you do a Supro distortion pedal? They're hard to come by, no moving parts, and you could make some money on eBay off of it if you do a decent job. Here's the schematics:

http://www.runoffgroove.com/supreaux.html

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I had to replace the bumblebee capacitors in my vintage distortion box.

Why don't you do a Supro distortion pedal? They're hard to come by, no moving parts, and you could make some money on eBay off of it if you do a decent job. Here's the schematics:

http://www.runoffgroove.com/supreaux.html

It's for an Analog circuit class. He said must have at least one op amp. I'm really not worried about the Wah though. I've been looking online for some ideas as to how to come about with the actual pedal. I'll be posting pics as I progress Any ideas for the pedal though? I've been looking at this.

 

[Fenixgoon]

www.partsexpress.com also has good deals on some stuff, IIRC

 

[Platypus]

http://www.buildyourownclone.com/

This is a great site.. I'm not sure if that's legit with your prof that it's already packaged and what not.. but there are good instructions and parts with #'s you could order yourself.

Lots of great clones here, I'm building the chorus one soon and my friend did the 'mighty mouse' which is a RAT clone, pretty neat.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I had to replace the bumblebee capacitors in my vintage distortion box.

Why don't you do a Supro distortion pedal? They're hard to come by, no moving parts, and you could make some money on eBay off of it if you do a decent job. Here's the schematics:

http://www.runoffgroove.com/supreaux.html

It's for an Analog circuit class. He said must have at least one op amp. I'm really not worried about the Wah though. I've been looking online for some ideas as to how to come about with the actual pedal. I'll be posting pics as I progress Any ideas for the pedal though? I've been looking at this.

Wow, he really hacked up the teeth in that wheel arm. My old Morley pedal used a pulley system. Might be able to go that route instead.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: Platypus
http://www.buildyourownclone.com/

This is a great site.. I'm not sure if that's legit with your prof that it's already packaged and what not.. but there are good instructions and parts with #'s you could order yourself.

Lots of great clones here, I'm building the chorus one soon and my friend did the 'mighty mouse' which is a RAT clone, pretty neat.

Sweet, I don't think that would fly with him though... unfortunately. That's actually more then buying an already built one? I know the DIY Building an Amp kit is usually cheaper then buying it in the store. That's weird. Thanks though, I gotta come up with a parts list to order tonight though.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: Platypus
http://www.buildyourownclone.com/

This is a great site.. I'm not sure if that's legit with your prof that it's already packaged and what not.. but there are good instructions and parts with #'s you could order yourself.

Lots of great clones here, I'm building the chorus one soon and my friend did the 'mighty mouse' which is a RAT clone, pretty neat.

Sweet, I don't think that would fly with him though... unfortunately. That's actually more then buying an already built one? I know the DIY Building an Amp kit is usually cheaper then buying it in the store. That's weird. Thanks though, I gotta come up with a parts list to order tonight though.

I was posting it more for the completed parts list and instructions there.. if he'd be ok with that or do you have to do it yourself or whatever.

Yeah the kit comes with a lot of different mods you can do so that's why it's a bit more probably. And that wah is 1000x better than most commercial wahs at that pricepoint.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: Platypus

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: Platypus
http://www.buildyourownclone.com/

This is a great site.. I'm not sure if that's legit with your prof that it's already packaged and what not.. but there are good instructions and parts with #'s you could order yourself.

Lots of great clones here, I'm building the chorus one soon and my friend did the 'mighty mouse' which is a RAT clone, pretty neat.

Sweet, I don't think that would fly with him though... unfortunately. That's actually more then buying an already built one? I know the DIY Building an Amp kit is usually cheaper then buying it in the store. That's weird. Thanks though, I gotta come up with a parts list to order tonight though.

I was posting it more for the completed parts list and instructions there.. if he'd be ok with that or do you have to do it yourself or whatever.

Yeah the kit comes with a lot of different mods you can do so that's why it's a bit more probably. And that wah is 1000x better than most commercial wahs at that pricepoint.

Yeah, it's definitely good for a parts list. I'll probably be using some of that myself. Thanks