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Earthquaker Devices Crimson Drive Killer Overdrive

A while back I posted an article about a couple of overdrives I built and one of them was based on the Earthquaker Devices Crimson Drive which was one of my favorites.

Joyo Ultimate Drive Made Better

My craigslist $30 Joyo Ultimate Drive just got even better! It was a great sounding overdrive right out of the box for sure. It’s been compared to a Freakish Blues Alpha Drive, or more precisely they are the same drive with a few different component values. I found a mod that is supposed to make […]

One Overdrive Pedal Just Ain’t Enough

VHT V-Drive, Joyo Ultimate Drive, Way Huge Saucy Box Sometimes it’s hard to find a deal on an item you may be looking for, and sometimes the deals hit one after the other. Such is the case here. I was looking for a good overdrive since I hadn’t tried anything new for awhile and was […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Speaker Cranker Overdrive

Earthquaker Devices Speaker Cranker Ever since I got the Orange OR15 I haven’t used dirt pedals much. It really doesn’t need one unless you want to set the amp clean then drive it with a pedal so you can don’t have to fiddle with the amps controls to get the grit and grind when you […]

EHX Soul Food Overdrive Pedal

I know what you’re gonna say before you even say it. You’re gonna say “holy crap! this dude bought ANOTHER dirt pedal!” And my reply to that would be “yep I did”. But in my own defense I was talking about one of these for a long time and G.C. finally got some in. So […]

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MkIII Overdrive

I couldn’t help it. It was one of those days, I was watching demo videos when I hit on one that got the gas (gear acquisition syndrome) goin’ strong! It was Andy at Pro Guitar Shops and a Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret overdrive. I really dig Andy’s demos. You really get a feel for the […]

FX Pedals

Earthquaker Devices Crimson Drive Killer Overdrive

Joyo Ultimate Drive Made Better

One Overdrive Pedal Just Ain’t Enough

Give Your DIY Stompboxes a Stunning Finish

Killer DIY Overdrive Pedal Using Turret Board

DIY Eternity Burst and Crimson Drive Pedals!

IC Chip Easy Workaround

Speaker Cranker Overdrive

EHX Soul Food Overdrive Pedal

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MkIII Overdrive

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