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Good discussion.  Thanks for all the input.

I don't mind soldering SMD, but that is because my real job has giving me much practice.  But what I do see as a problem is breadboarding, if I ever come to that level of experimentation.

Ok for example:

BF245
J201
2n5457

Hello all,
Sorry if this topic is handled elsewhere.  While not new to circuits in general, I am new to pedal creation.  What I am finding is in 2017 most of the ICs, transistors, and diodes used in these schematics are quickly being obsoleted. 

I was curious what the creative minds out there were doing about this?  Are you sitting on hoards of parts? Paying out the nose? Going to SMT?  Experimenting with comparable substitutes?

Obviously the big pedal companies are finding a solution to this, I've just haven't found any information in my searches.  Maybe this is a big industry secret.

First of all, thanks for the honesty about the boards.

Second, if you were to make a bundle of these, what would you include and what would the price be?