DIY Solder Equipment
When you decide to jump into the DIY world as it relates to guitar gear chances are whatever it is will involve soldering of components. Be it building/modding fx pedals or amp building/modding or hot rodding guitars you’re going to have to solder. It’s not hard to learn to solder if you have the right […]
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Give Your DIY Stompboxes a Stunning Finish
Since I got into the whole DIY stompbox thing I find myself looking for those things that will make a build unique. I’m sure you all do it too. So the other day I was driving past an Autozone and decided to pop in and take a look at the available paint colors. Brother did […]
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Killer DIY Overdrive Pedal Using Turret Board
I’ve successfully built 10 pedals so far and I’m getting better with each build. All done using vero-board (strip board). Feeling more and more confident I got curious about a turret board design. I was impressed by 6 Defrees FX SallyDrive pedal and how cool the guts look. These things are a work of art […]
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Guitar Tone Woods
Guitar tone wood. Now that can spark a debate that can get ugly with a quickness. We have a big ol’ feud going on youtube at the moment with some pretty nasty comments going back and forth. I have my own ideas about the subject. In case you are unfamiliar with the subject let me […]
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Blackberry Smoke On A Roll
Looks like Blackberry Smoke is on a roll now. A new (#1) album (Holding All The Roses), an American tour followed by a European tour. The thing that really jumps out at you about these guys is that when it comes to rock and roll they are purists,sticking to their roots and not falling into […]
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A Pick Grip That Works
Over the years I’ve tried just about every pick grip product available. This includes all the gimmicky picks that were manufactured with some sort of no-slip grip built into them and never found one that worked. There was one add-on gripper that sort of worked but within a few minutes of playing it was rolling […]
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Dean Soltero
New Axe! Hell Yeah! Dean Soltero! Just like most things worth gettin’ I seem to find them when I’m NOT looking. Case in point: The Dean Soltero. I’ve wanted one forever it seems like but just never found a deal on one. I’ve been watching craigslist for one to pop up for 3 or 4 […]
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DIY Eternity Burst and Crimson Drive Pedals!
I wanted to learn to build my own guitar pedals to save money, so I jumped in with both feet. I know how to solder, and electronics is something I am familiar with to a degree, but I’m talking minor repair stuff, not constructing circuits like these. I now understand what motivates most of the […]
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IC Chip Easy Workaround
Using an 8 pin IC socket on an expanded vero board One of the drawbacks to using an expanded vero board is attaching IC Chips like op-amps because obviously the pins can’t be expanded to match the board, but I have a workaround for this (you need to use an ic socket for this). First […]
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Stomp Box DIY For Beginners
So you want to build your own guitar FX pedals eh? If you’ve tried getting into the whole DIY thing you know how frustrating it can be for a newbie to figure how to do certain things especially if you want to build fx pedals (trust me I know). There’s tons of sites that are […]
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