When Guyatone first began plans for the mighty micro series, they polled professional musicians in Japan to see what they felt would be the most useful pedal for a working guitarist. The answer was what would become the SSm5 Sonic Shaper!

Based on the original Guyatone EX-2 Exciter model (never sold in the USA), the SSm5 is a harmonic booster pedal that, by emphasizing specific frequencies, can offer the guitarist a broad tonal palette. The key to the SSm5 is the Shape control, which adjusts...

Hi, yesterday I've found the R.G. Keen layout, and I gave it a shot. Basically it works: rate and speed knob does works, switch does work, ldr/led does work, I got output signal with vibrato but, the output is completely distorted (like a fuzz, but in a bad unusable way).
I tried a lot of IC (all get from Mouser) but nothing has changed.

I took readings of the ICs and they are numbered from left to right if you have the layout (I think I can't post it here) on hand.
Where there are 2 values...

Hello. I wanted to create a preamp on field-effect transistors so that I could connect various overdrives and fuzzes to it.
It turned out something like this:

To get 30V I used a module on XL6009. For now, this is an intermediate version, because I plan to try it with a bass guitar and, perhaps, some other moments.

Hi,

I have got a 720 EHX Looper, which makes a whining square wave tone above 10khz when used in half speed playback mode.

Any Idea what it might be? Or how to troubleshoot it.

This is the most recent refinement of a generic boost/buffer circuit I've been using for a while. It's a soft clipping boost with a subtle crunch, like a perfectly toasted bagel. Bypass scheme inspired by Valve Wizard , diodes-to-ground soft clipping inspired by Thunderbird (and discussed in this thread ).

I used a 10k linear pot but a different taper (log or audio I suppose) would let you omit R6.
My schematic says opamp_quad but feel free to ignore that and use a TL071 or similar.
D5/D6...

Hey everyone,

I wasn't sure if I should have posted in the old Hudson sidecar thread .

In 2024 Hudson Electronics introduced the Motorcycle as a limited edition:
The Motorcycle is a modified version of our Sidecar overdrive pedal – our take on the soft clipping overdrive circuit with the added versatility of a powerful two band EQ which draws inspiration from a vintage recording console.

I have built many pedals, but I have never drawn a schematic before. I did my best to identify all the...

Does anyone know where to get a replacement DC jack for this pedal? It is not the typical DC jack, there is an additional switching element - it has 5 pins on it. The only source I found so far is

and that's a little expensive for a dc jack and not too available.

Any info appreciated

Thanks

I've been working on a WH-1 recently that didn't function yet seemed to have proper clocks and voltages. I don't have a schematic so I was doing what I could. I had another WH1 come in with separate issues, but the effect functioned after fixing. I took the opportunity to swap some ROMs to see if I could find the issue (I already previously swapped the big IC don't remember the label with no change). Swapping U22 brought the LED back, but no effect, then it seemed to freeze up. Also swapping...

Hi friends,
Does anyone have Electric mistress (David gilmour version) vero board layout?

I dont want any pcb or schematic because its so hard to build for me

I got this pedal in as it was making a lot of noise. The noise was as loud as the effect and made the pedal useless. I traced the noise to a single 470p cap.

I also traced the pedal:
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For pics and more info visit my blog; see the link in my sig

I have a Dunlop UV-1 that's giving a really soft effect. The controls all work and you can barely hear the changes. I've replaced q16-q18 and tested caps with no success. The bulb is working, but seems to either be not getting bright enough or dark enough. I'm getting the 15V on it. What should the voltage range be on the other side?

Can anybody tell from the schematic what it should be?

Dunlop - Univibe UV-1 - Schematic (2-2).pdf

Trying to use up all my 10k pots.

I just realized the schematic is vague about power/bias. The 1M bias is actually going to Vref (1/2 of the positive supply). I'm using a +12v wall wart but it should work fine with +9v.

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Boxed up with a clean/treble boost in front:

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How's this for a weird one?

I was just going to use my Digitech QM-1552 Digital Multimeter to test the diodes in my Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer to see if any of them were faulty, I switched the multimeter to its Diode/Continuity test and then my multimeter let out a beep indicating continuity, I thought that maybe the probes had shorted together so I checked them, everything seemed normal, the probes weren't touching each other, so I tried removing the probes, first the black one, the continuity...

Attention Peavey Vypyr Generation 1 Amplifier owners.

I posted this over at the Peavey forum, but it might not see the light of day.

As mentioned by other members of that forum, the original Vypyr Librarian had problems and was abandoned before being fixed.
The biggest problem is writing all presets to the amp - it doesn't work correctly.

Now, for purely educational purposes, I would like to share with you something very interesting.

If a few bytes in the Librarian v1.00 software were...

TLDR: Here is the schematic for the Landtone Delay pedal. It is a Tonepad Rebote 2.5 . I’m not sure you call it a clone if the original pedal is a DIY pedal.

This is my second trace here. I’m waiting for the paint to be finished on the first one I traced and built. It would be really nice if Landtone included the drawings with their pedals – but hey, cheap stuff from China, right?

I’ve physically traced the entire circuit.

I made sure to label the PT2399 U2. All delay chips should always be...

When modding, I often reach for my basic scientific calculator to enter the RC filter equation f = 1/(2 * PI * R * C).
The other common use is for parallel resistors or what value do I need to use in parallel with x to give me y?
But entering the values with their negative exponents and 2nd-key functions can be a little tedious.

Obviously, what I needed was a programmable calculator to store these programs and make it a bit easier.
My old TI-56 is very limited programmatically and is not up...

He sorts his germaniums into low, medium, and high gain. Just wondering if anyone knows what the gain ranges for each of those are? Is his low gain 20-30uA, 30-70uA? Seems like one person's low gain could be another person's medium.

I got one quite cheap and like it! It really has that 60's Fuzz Tone sound and more, with the added tone control and octave switch.

Enjoy!

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Pics and more info can be found on my blog. Link in the sig

The pedal works perfectly in 8 second mode. However, when I switch to 2 or 1/2, the effect doesn't work. When it kicks in, it basically doubles the signal overtop of the input, i.e. Just makes the sound a little warmer. There are no trails, echos, or repeats. The delay controls don't seem to change anything. The controls all work perfectly in 8 second mode however. I've recapped and swapped ICs. I get the voltages on the 4066 when sliding the selector switch. Interestingly, if I jump pins 3&4...

I have been interested in pedals, and I knew nothing, but I wanted to learn. So I just sort of started buying the cheapest versions of effects I could find to see what's in them and see how they sound. I still now almost nothing, but in the process of exploring things, I accidentally found the very cheapest way to get pedals shipped to the US.

If you are interested, below are some price examples so you can see what I mean, and my method for using AliExpress....

Another curious question of mine, are claims of a BBD chip inside true? This is the cheapest 4-knob flanger I could find so I grabbed it for $10 shipped.

Inside I found an MN3207 BBD, an MN3102 Clock Generator, 2 x RC4558, and an 062C. Three trimpots all with the index mark at exactly 6:00 and 12:00, which makes me wonder if they'd been adjusted after assembly at all. I'm still playing with it before I dare adjust those.

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I recently bought a Surfybear Compact and after I put it on my board I had an interesting issue. The Surfybear Compact has a decay dial but it didn't work when on the board. It would always be maxed out.
After some testing the culprit was found. It was the J. Rockett Archer Ikon. After contacting Surfybear someone there explained how the decay circuit works and that loud signals could mess it up. A short search on the net showed me that other people had issues with the Archer messing up...

Usually suprised at the quality of their pedals. I have their v3 ep or bp comp, black one, and it’s pretty good. I’ve attached a pic of the version before mine as the last pic. I’d have to take mine apart and haven’t felt like it. Actually the comp is first. Have no clue what the goop is covering. It’s optical. Supposed to have an EP style boost.

Hi everyone,

I've been checking this forum for years, but this is my first post here.

So, I tried to add a mono jack to my EHX Freeze to use with an external switch, as instructed in this video (starting at 4:00):

So far so good.

However, my external switch (a mono keyboard sustain pedal) is working erratically.

I mean, sometimes it works when I press it, sometimes it doesn't. It's not practicable.

I check it with my keyboard, and it's working fine.

Does it have anything to do with...

Got my Mosky Silver Horse yesterday. Tried using it and after a day this is what mine does.

Can’t return it coz I sourced it from AliExpress via another country. My mom in law carried it for me. I’ve raised a dispute with AE and written to Mosky as well. No luck so far. Trying some DIY repair if possible.

Any tips on how I should go about this ?

Any checks I can do to figure out what component is causing this ?

Tests I’ve done so far :

D2, D3 and D4 have around 0.6V reading when...