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Thank you Everyone!

This is very helpful!

Hello,

I am used to sourcing parts for repairs or mods but I am getting to the point now where I want to start making pedals from scratch.  I have a couple of questions about getting into this:

-I got four Madbean PCBs to start: a Cupcake, Karate Shop, LowRider, and Cherrybomb.  I have ordered the parts already but I am at a loss of what wire to get to connect everything.  Is there a standard size/gauge that I should get?  I heard somewhere that I should use shielded wire.  Is this true?

-I am familiar with Mouser and Small Bear for suppliers.  Small Bear offers things like "Resistor Starter Kits" where they package a bunch of different values together.  Is this a good buy to save time on picking each value separately normally? In other words, should I invest in some bulk purchases of certain parts and values because they occur often?

-I ordered green LEDs because that was the color I wanted.  I have since read that the LED acts like a diode and so a red LED will be less tolerant than say a green LED.  In this case, should I always get blue LEDs with the highest value so that the signal path is unobstructed?  I suppose that in certain cases, like distortion pedals, a red LED might be preferable but is there any general rule of thumb of which color to have on hand? 

Sorry for the length of the questions.  It just took me like two hours to source all of the parts for the four Madbean and so I am wondering if having extra parts around will help reduce the time it takes to source parts.

Thanks