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Yeah, I know, inflation, Corona, global supply chains, raw materials... but JESUS CHRIST!
Especially Eminence.
Maybe it's better for guys in the USA, but over here ... phew.

PCBs and diodes have landed safely with no problems at all. I'm looking at them right now.

Alright, thanks everyone!
I'll take the risk and place an order.
How long would it take a Madbean deliverey to arrive in California? I'll have to order at the right time so it arrives while she's there (2 weeks, I think).

Hey,
I haven't posted here in a while, and I haven't built a pedal either.

Since Covid hit there have been problems with overseas shipping, and shipping rates have gone up more than is reasonable. And the parcels are on their way for a long time, and tax, and customs ......
It's handy that a friend of mine will travel to the USA in September, and she has agreed to bring back some PCBs, she just doesn't want any unforeseen surprises at the airports.
She would have one domestic flight, and then the flight back from USA to Europe.

This might be a stupid question, but you never know what rules for flights they come up with next, so I better ask. Maybe they see electronic components as a threat, who knows.
Can you bring several handfuls of PCBs on an American domestic flight, and on a transantlantic flight?
I guess it shouldn't be a problem if you have the invoice that's in the Madbean envelope the PCBs come in, right? Right?

Thank you!

https://www.musicradar.com/news/gibsons-landmark-court-victory-changes-the-course-of-guitar-building-history

Very nicely done!

However, it is beyond me why two circuits in one pedal with two footswitches can't be stacked. One footswitch is on/off, the other selects the circuit. Too bad that the wire pads on the PCB aren't labelled In, Out etc., but A,B,C, so it's not that easy to figure out which is which, so you could wire the two circuits individually. Some great PCBs from Effectslayouts, but this one would be a deal breaker, sorry.

JJ Tubes have been unavailable here from several vendors for many months because of Corona and general supply chain issues. I hope JJ will be readily available again.

Fantastic video!

(... but but but nitro finish! Tone Wood! Cryo treatment! NOS electronics! Scatterwound handwound pickups! Magic cables! ....)

Well, Gibson recently sued Mojo Hand FX because "Mister O" Phaser could be mistaken for Maestro: https://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=29869.msg316654#msg316654
Carl Martin should sue them now because they have a "Ranger" Overdrive, Carl Martin had that first.
Who's willing to bet that this is a Tubescreamer or OCD clone?

Congratulations! (if not on the birthday, then on the wife)

Will the Fuzzy Britches become a regular PCB after the current giveaway?

I'm sure it will.

Nice!
The Even Moar will come at a later date?

Ah, Les Savy Fav. Haven't listened in a long time, will do now.
My first thought was Built to Spill, though.

I will put the Even Moar on my list ...