Tape a piezo element to a sheet of metal. Run from reverb into your amp. Fun. So simple even #16 could build it.
I am attempting to build a compact plate reverb.
This fellow does some of the most awesomely accurate and well done etches I've ever seen. The extra bonus is he also makes some very good music. Preston is also master of the Ikea Gorm pedalboard tutorial, which makes him a level-9 ninja in today's ass-like economic times. Give him a visit.
These guys rock so hard it, chaps my ass. Yes, the one, the only,
the indomitable,
I've added a new section called the Quick Reference Library. Here there are pages for specific devices that we use a lot in stompbox and guitar DIY stuff. This will grow over time--consider it your one-stop-shop location for information on a particular device. Visit the Quick Reference Library
The construction of the beavis site has been an organic process over the years. I muck with the layout and organization every once in a while. But it is still a rather disorganized site that makes it somewhat hard to find things. In other words, the site does make my ass look fat. I'm working up a strategy for beavisaudio.com and for beavishifi.com that will hopefully address some of these issues. No date set yet, but it is on the to-do list. And I would sure like your feedback! Send me an email, let me know what you think about a new site re-design. After all, you, my gentle reader, are going to have to look at it (my fat ass of a website that is).
Over on beavis hifi, I've posted a lengthy article on building a compact stereo amplifier for use with my iPod. (In fact, I'm pretty sure the article breaks the Beavis record for most pictures and content in a single page. As for the amp, it is an efficient Class D type, sounds great, is cheap, and makes for a perfect bookshelf speaker system.
IA site I've been hitting regularly for a while is a relative newcomer to pedal geekdom: AnalogWarCry. Very nice and timely blog that delivers tasty news and reviews of pedal stuff. Highly recommended.
I've posted the draft version of Let’s Build a Pedal using the beavis protobread v1! This is an early version. Your comments and feedback are muchly welcomed. Now shipping! $7 per board, see the order page.
With the runaway success of the beavis board (we are still a month behind!) I've been thinking about how to turn beavis board creations into real pedals. This thought has been reinforced by many emails asking "How do I turn my cool beavis board design into a real, permanent pedal?" To solve this problem, I designed a new PCB and just received the first batch of beavis protobread PCBs. These are an exact match in layout to the breadboard itself. That makes it easy to solder components onto a PCB using the exact same layout from the beavis board! 
I'll have a new article up soon about how to use them, and PCBs will be for sale soon!
A recently re-kindled love of hooking up, and hacking, hi-fi equipment and ipods has led to a new site: Beavis Hi-Fi. Check it out! Of course, the pedal madness will continue unabated.
I know this guy named dave, he is a rare find. He knows more about the Sound of Pedals than any guy I've ever met. And add to that the fact that he can rip out some bodacious riffs. And incredible adhoc melodies. Listen if you have a moment. Dave is an exceptional and rare dude.
In light of recent events, my site will no longer carry any content regarding danelectro products.
One of the great cheap guitar tricks is to make your guitar stutter. This is usually done by turning one of your volume knobs all the way off and then using the pickup selector back and forth to get a rapid on/off effect. I've received some emails from folks trying to build these, and some with a few interesting variations. There are loads of resources on the web for adding a stutter switch directly to your guitar, so I'll concentrate on building this simple device as a pedal.
With all the bits of schematic goo I've been obsessively drawing over the years, it seemed like a good idea to put some of the fragments and misc blocks up on a page . Here it is: Blocks and Fragments. I'll update this page over time as I draw up new things. Note that most are fragments and some are unverified, but there should be some useful bits in there for you.
Many moons ago I drew up various mods for the BuildYourOwnClone fuzz kit. The resulting mod diagram has been a very popular item. Somewhere along the line, Keith at BYOC updated the fuzz kit to the new ESV type and I never updated the mod sheet to reflect the new PCB. So finally I got around to it. Check out the new BYOC ESV Fuzz Mods PDF for voltage sagging, switching transistors, the Flaming Howl of Death, and more!
There. I said it. Batteries suck. Here's why we shouldn't play that game anymore.
Tired of getting hum in your pedals from a crappy cheap power supply? Build the huminator to solve the problem. A fun and easy project that takes about an hour.
Insanity I tell ya! It could only be insanity.
The old Colorsound Inductor-less wah circuit is a fun and easy project. You don't need an inductor and it lends itself to all sorts of fun variations. In this project, we'll build the original in pedal form for a 'cocked wah' pedal, then add an LFO and Vactrol to create the optochopto wah-based tremolo, and finish it all off with a very simple and good-sounding booster.
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