Boutique DIY guitar effects pedal build construction - Dazatronyx

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I'll often get asked "how long does it take to build a pedal?" Well... if you had a whole day then you could do it. Normally the preparation work however is quite large and spans over weeks. But here is the final construction in just ten minutes! Enjoy, and please comment/rate! Background music thanks to Shaun Klinger

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[seriftheband]

Was that you doing a shot of Vodka at 3:45? Haha

[DarronThornbury]

@seriftheband

well, if you can think of an easier way to build pedals...

no, it's an absinthe bottle filled with water. i just keep it around to keep my sponge wet for wiping the soldering iron and at that point i was turning it. might give it a shot though!

[DarronThornbury]

maybe a project for the future.

that's originally what i wanted to do, but decided to keep it more general looking than a tutorial. it would take a couple of hours of full watching to do i think.

in the mean time check out the links and comments mentioned, there's heaps of reading to do on the net. there's also lots of different ways people go about it. i for example use a laser, which is outside of how people would normally build a pedal.

thanks for checking it out!

[Jarr2517]

Awesome....

[metallicamustaine]

could you make a video where you explain everything you do, for absolute beginners like me who are interested in making their own pedals (clone of original) ?

[robioz]

darron is god.

[DarronThornbury]

@sirpaisley

couldn't post much through youtube.

reading stuff like Aron's DIY stop box forum can give you heaps of ideas later. when you find out about why people modify pedals and what the effect is you can understand what's going on a bit better and make your own changes.

jump into it. if you get stuck email me: thornbury @ gmail . com

[DarronThornbury]

@sirpaisley i suppose my best advice is to find your weaknesses and make them your strengths, just like learning a new difficult song. for example, i always hated drilling enclosures and it made me nervous getting the alignment perfect - so i built a jig. now it is the easiest task ever. you could make a jig with 1,2,3 and 4 knob patterns.

[DarronThornbury]

@sirpaisley

hey there. do you mean designing your own pedals or just building your own pedal clones for your own use?

in both cases i can probably give you a heap of cool links to follow through reading that i've found to help out

let me know :)

[DarronThornbury]

@robcrosby88

hey. not sure what you mean by solder mask? usually means the film to stop the solder going where it's not meant to. i used to do that but it's a lot of effort for no gain.

do you mean the circuit board protector? i don't use a spray. after brushing back the copper i tin the board right away with a suspended tinning solution (like from farnell). it oxidises much slower than copper and makes for some nice solder joints.