Build your own guitar effects Part III finding parts & plans

http://www.fillmorepedal.com This is the 3rd and final part of my video tutorial about how to build your own guitar effects. In Part III I cover where to located the parts you need and where to find the plans for all those interesting and great sounding guitar effects. I have reached the point now I can build guitar effects for $15-$20 without skimping on quality in fact mine sound better than the ones in the store. And you can build pedals that are not found in stores.

One of the Radio Shack parts that I do recommend is their "500 Piece Resistor Assortment" which will cover just about any effects pedal you would want to build and have enough parts to build at least 5 different effects pedals or maybe even 10! They cost $12.99 in your local store which when you consider shipping costs of mail order, is a fair deal.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062306


RECOMMEND "YOU WATCH IT IN FULL SCREEN" because there is some tiny details there.

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Blues
• rock
• guitar
• effects
• FX
• DIY
• tonepad
• electronic
• wnorcott

[baronofbefoulment]

could you buy junk pedals just to use as cases and knobs and other parts

[wnorcott]

Yes but just do not pay a lot for the junk pedal or you might wind up losing money.

[ilikeymuzic]

seems like youd be the one to ask... can you use 1/4 watt resistors in place of 1/2 watt? cause that 500 peice deal sounds amazing

[wnorcott]

YES! Guitar effects only require 1/4 watt resistors, using 1/2 watt is overkill. There are very few exceptions to this but in those cases, the schematic/parts list would specify 1/2 watt.

I use 1/4 watt for everything and never had a resistor fail on me. Thanks for listening.

Bill

[big16booger]

whats the song???

[wnorcott]

The song is "Sandy's Blues" by Canned Heat from their 1968 blues classic album Living The Blues. This is probably my #1 favorite slow blues song.

Thanks for listening

Bill

[slash91mario]

you are the best

[rpashoukos]

This is a wonderful and informative video Bill, my hats off to you. Everything I thought about building you've done. Some of these resources are new to me and I'll check them out. Background music great, fades and the like super. I'm just finishing my in guitar preamp and control board and think I'll do a video.. (Then I will remember what I did 10 years from now :)

Ray

[BlueZipher]

Great tutorial! But i had to mute after three times trying to concentrate LOL.. Gotta love Canned Heat..

[MrCraigary123]

Cheap

[thedeceivedband]

Really likin the song in the background

[lalomania1]

@lalomania1 on the rebote..

[lalomania1]

Great guide! How did you get those white decals??

[ilikeymuzic]

thanks man!