Absolute Beginners
Ok, you got your soldering iron and nothing is going to hold you back, but you have no clue where to start or what to build. There were others before you with the same questions... read them first.

Matching & Measuring
Frequently asked questions about tools and instruments used in stompbox development.

Power
Frequently asked questions regarding powering your pedal.

Switching & Wiring
All frequent questions on switching: true or not true bypass, transistor-based or mechanical.

Resistors
Frequently asked question regarding resistors, potentiometers, types, requirements, ratings etc.

Capacitors
Frequently asked questions on capacitor types, ratings, brands, use and abuse.

Transistors
Frequently asked question on transistors: types, substitutions, how to test, use and misuse them.

Diodes & LEDs
Frequent question abouts LED and other types of diodes.

ICs (Integrated Circuits)
All frequent questions about ICs of all kinds, will be stored here.

Veroboard, Perfboard, PCB & Point-to-Point
Frequently asked question on the subject of designing, creating, producing printed boards, veroboards or perfboads and on point-to-point construction techniques.

Enclosure Finishing
Frequent question about finishing your stompbox: painting, etching, clearcoating, lettering, etc...

Multi-Effects
Putting two effects in one box almost looks too easy, but you will save a lot of time reading the frequent questions before starting such a project...

Circuit Blocks
Frequent asked about building blocks: gain stages, buffers, clipping configurations, ...

Tube Technology
All about tubes, in amplifiers and in stompboxes.

SMD Techniques