Anyone here build their own pedals/amps or instruments? I just ordered a bunch of parts to try to build a clone of the EQD acapulco gold stoner fuzz/distortion and other effects, I think my electronics soldering skills are up to par though I'll have to learn how to efficiently set up the arrangement of parts to fit them into a small 1950a enclosure like this:
And I'll also have to learn how to hand-paint enclosures, I have enough parts to make a handful of these so I might even be able to sell them if they turn out fine.
Starting small, depending on how this goes I'll attempt building progressively more sophisticated effects. I'd love to clone the Boss HM-2 and the Caitlin Effects Sabbra Cadabra, the cost of the parts to make these things is dirt.
My long-term goal is to eventually have enough confidence to build a marshall JCM800 clone from scratch without killing myself or setting my house on fire.
kits are pretty overpriced IME, you do pay a lot for the convenience of not fetching the parts yourself but I got enough parts to build 2-3 identical pedals for $40 total (another 10 would enable me to build 3 more with the remaining parts)
starting with a classic 1W cigarette box amp based on the LM386 is about the cheapest easiest thing to learn with, I did it long before I knew anything about electronics. It worked until I decided to ditch the 9V battery in favor of a 9V DC jack but didn't check the polarity and pop.
I'm pretty sure you can buy (and probably find online for free) parts lists and guides. I've seen guides for those little amp projects around they look fun
Yeah that link I posted is one of many repositories of circuit designs, some even confirmed to be exact copies of commercial pedals.
I just went part-by-part on ebay and ordered them all, in some cases just assorted sets of resistors, LED's, jacks, switches, pots and caps since they are so cheap.
I got some mini aluminum enclosures too for about $3/pop.
