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I was reading some reviews on the book you guys suggest and would like your thoughts.

The main criticism is that the book shows you the electron flow the way it really flows vs. how we view and deal with it now. Keep in mind, we are talking about noobs here trying to get their mind around this stuff.

Do you think that is confusing to go back (to the book) and forth (to some current circuit you are working on) while in the embryo stage?

I'm curious, to what extent could the damage from Mammoth have been shipping? Or, did you already rule that out?

I just got a UPS order and the box was all beat to poo and my oil based grain sealer was leaking   

Just curious. I use Mammoth a lot for everything else as I paint my enclosures.

Hey Key, it is a Photosmart Premium 310 series and it is out of magenta ink right now 

I use these water slides, both clear and white http://www.texascraft.com/hps/home.php?cat=250

They were recommended to me by some others and I am so pleased with them I really have not tried elsewhere. I suppose maybe they could be found cheaper especially if you can avoid shipping and go locally , dunno.

This dude put one together. He knows his stuff with this I might add.

http://www.buildyourownclone.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=32694

Very nice Timbo. I put the exact knobs on my BYOC triangle beaver. I want to get some more too.

Very cool SC. Is that a pink or violet LED?

+1 on the gutz. Nothing looks better than when she has her top off 

Count me in and I think I could drag a few people over here to count them in too.

Is the buildyourowntone version any good?

Which one OD are you referring to?

Does anybody have any suggestions for a decent printer?  Currently I do not have one and don't know squat about them.

I can only atest to my inkjet which prints up killer water slide decals etc.. without a hitch. It is an HP Photosmart. Forget the actual model/number though.

Hmmm, I had to read that a few times but sure, that makes sense. In your analogy what would you consider the genesis pedal then for OD/distortion? In mine, I would say the "field hollerers" ie. blues in the 1800's.

An analogy strikes me here. Blues is the father of modern music, certainly to R&R and jazz, in my humble opinion and those of many much smarter than me, but not all music is Blues. Is this a similar analogy to the 808 to all OD's maybe?

Just a thought.

Taking it a different direction and being fairly new to this, my TIME is the best investment and the most precious. By that I mean I've spent the time reading on a particular forum, countless hours, in an effort to learn. I could have taken the easy way out and just posted question after question but I knew my questions have been asked before. Now, that doens't mean I didn't ask some questions I'm still embarrassed about to this day 

If I was to go with something physical, the Hakko I got a few months back I suppose.

Bill, I'm sort of new to pedal building. I see your question as sort of two fold. First, I am not aware of a pedal building "book" out there...I've looked. What I've learned on actual pedal building comes from sites like this, BYOC in particular, and the aforementioned websites above as well and a few others.

Now, in terms of a book I've read a few and for me I didn't know squat about electronics. I didn't know a resistor from a capacitor. So, in my effort to figure out what each does, I searced for books. The one that could explain it to a moron like me was Electronics for Dummies. It will explain what each componenet does to start you from the ground up. What it won't do is help you build pedals but at least if you are like me you have a much greater understanding of what is going on.

The next book I'm ordering is the Art of Electronics. I'm told many consider it the Bible of electronics which means I probably won't understand any of it  .

The best advice I could give is read, read, read and when you think you are done, read some more. I have to read things several times to make it stick sometimes and the more different sites and way of explaining it I read the better off I am.

Just my 2pf's. Good luck.

Go on the facebook and ask for a coupon, the lady always hooks me up.

Thanks for the tip but it won't help me.  Evidently I am the last remaining human without a facebook acct.

No, I am _the_ other human without a facebook account!

Nope, add me to the list and I'll take it a step further. I've made a vow to myself to never have one, ever. I actually still pick up the phone and talk to my close friends and family....a novel idea I know  .

PP2 for me. Heck I have 2 of them on my non DIY pedal board. I would do it all over again too money wise as they are solid and can be adapted to 18v pedals etc... Awesome product if you have the coin.