Quote from: sonnyboy27 on December 02, 2017, 06:23:43 PM
TL;DR: An A/B switch is a good place to start if you need one. But overdrives aren't too complicated to build. Designing them is where it's more time consuming. I'd say build an OD, distortion, or fuzz.
It really depends. If you need an A/B pedal then I'd build that first as you can learn a lot about how switches work. But honestly, if you want to understand the blocks of a pedal then I'd read those various blogs first. That will give you a decent amount of circuit theory. Then you can say to yourself "Oh I really like pedal X, but it doesn't have enough bass". Because you now have the theory you can say "I'll build that pedal but change the coupling capacitors to let more bass through" or something like that.
Keep in mind that I'm of the mindset that you should build pedals you really want because that will push you to understand why they work. That's why the pedals that are on my blog are there. I loved each of those pedals and wanted to understand why I like them. So I built them up and studied the schematics. That way I could tweak the things I liked about them to suit my amp/guitar.
Is there a particular pedal you'd really like to have on your board?
I need a A/B pedal. I also have been wishing for a Fuzz pedal. I've researched the forum a bit after my post in this thread and pulled the trigger on a JMK 5-Knob Fuzz PCB. I'll continue to research and hopefully will make those two successfully. After I get those wins under my belt I'll 'soul search' for what I need next. I'll most likely think a tube screamer.
Thanks for the reply. I've been looking at your blog.
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