Ok, so maybe the title got your attention or maybe it didn't. Anyway, this post is about a website I found that sells kits for one to build a clone of a popular guitar effect. Well, since I like to play around with electronic stuff I really wanted to give this a try, so I bought a clone of a popular distortion pedal. The company said this was their easiest pedal to assemble but the real reason I got it was the fact that it was the cheapest!
I had a lot of fun putting it together over the course of a couple of days and it turned out to work pretty nicely. It's also something that I will most likely use in my pedal chain, maybe not what it was designed for, but what would work best for me, a boost pedal. Below are some pictures of the progress. I hope to be able to get some audio/video clips soon so you can hear the magic!
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| Here's the kit all together straight out of the box |
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| Work station. Notice the necessities, Dr.Pepper and the MacBook |
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| Circuit board assembled. |
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| Insides assembled |
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| Outside view. |
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| Guts fully assembled. |
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| Final. One of the changes I made that you won't normally see in guitar effects is the green LED. I had a few extra from an old project and figured I give it a little bit of a different color. It works nicely. |
If you would like to get your own clone, go to
www.buildyourownclone.com. They have tons of great guitar effects to build for any guitar enthusiast.
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