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I done did the deal.  All ICs were socketed.  Fabbed Sunking board.  Matte black powder coated enclosure.  Pretty solder joints.  Feel encouraged.  Now, how to trouble shoot this thing.  Dude said the led doesn't light up.  Probably won't get to it till this weekend.

'Bye Kitty Fuzz' has a nice ring to it:)

Thanks rullywowr.  Thanks for the tip re: etched vs fabbed.  I'm taking my screwdriver to the meetup.  The enclosure is powder coated blue with no artwork.  I can repurpose it if it's a wash.  I'm going for.  That j's for the feedback guys!

Great point RaulDuke.  I've tried to sell this pedal since August with no luck. I like the pedal but I found that I don't have use for it. I've tried to sell it for as little as $30. That said you still make a great point.

He's interested in an Iron Bell clone I did.  I know there's no way to know for sure the issue but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.  I guess worse case scenerio is having to replace a 14 pin IC with no socket, in which case I'd probably just harvest for hardware;). Wouldn't think it would be an issue with the IC though.
Bottom line is, I just don't quite have the self confidence in this hobby that I'd like just yet!

Guy listed a broken MB Kingslayer on CL.  Said he let a friend borrow it and it came back not working and the friend won't return his calls.  I'm relatively new to pedal building (9 builds under my belt).  Am I wrong in thinking this should be a doable fix?  I am supposing he either plugged in a  power supply with the wrong polarity or maybe plugged in an 18v power supply.  In either case, wouldn't it just be a matter of replacing a few components.  Or am I asking for it.

Those are fantastic.  It appears everyone hates Hello Kitty!  I'll show them to my son.  I'm sure he'll love it!

It just doesn't seem right;) AtreidesHeir- is that a Dune reference?

Guess I'll start scouring the interwebz for Hello Kitty.  May have to clear my browser history and cache so as to not be discovered;)

My 11 year old wants to build a pedal so I etched a MB Sprout and ordered the parts.  I asked my son to think about what artwork he would like.  Without hesitation he says 'A severed Hello Kitty head impaled.'  Should I be concerned?  Maybe too Lord of the Rings.

Thanks Joe!  That was some really informative info.

Dude just got offered $40 for it.  Oh well.

That's what I was thinking.  I was curious as to whether I should expect to replace all the electronics or if it sounds ok with minimal mods.  Anybody experienced with Vox Wah's?

There is a stock Vox Wah on CL for $30.  Seems like a good price for like new condition.  Is it worth the $?  Would definitely be interested in modding it.  Any recommended mods if I do this?
Draw back is I haven't really missed having a Wah since I sold mine back in 1992!