Links
Buncha useful links for building and
general guitar audio.
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DIY (Do It Yourself) Forums
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HC DIY
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http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=94 |
| Harmony Central's DIY
forum. Relatively new, but certainly cool. |
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DIY Stompboxes |
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http://www.elixant.com/~stompbox/smfforum/index.php |
| Pretty much the best DIY forum out there for DIY
pedal and effects builders. Frequented by newbies
and seasoned pros alike. I have rarely seen a
question that these guys can't answer. Has sections
for DIY analog stuff, and good forum for digital and
DSP. |
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Solid
State Guitar |
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http://www.ssguitar.com/index.php |
| Great sounding guitar amps don't have to be
all-tube. This forum provides great information,
schematics and DIY discussions for those of us who
like to tinker with the solid-state side of things. |
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Build Your Own Clone |
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http://board.buildyourownclone.com/index.php |
| Forum to to support Keith's awesome Build Your
Own Clone company. Although primarily related to
BYOC kits, there is a wealth of good questions and
answers that apply to pedal building in general. |
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AX84 BBS |
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http://ax84.com/bbs/ |
| Forum to support amp builders for
the AX84 online project. |
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DIY Audio |
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http://www.diyaudio.com/ |
| The grand-daddy of DIY audio. Great
forums for everything audio. This place rocks, tons
of information and a very active user group. |
Technical Articles, Schematics, etc.
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GeoFX |
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www.geofex.com |
| R.G. Keen's treasure trove of amazing stuff.
Articles, schematics, how-tos, just about everything
you would want to know about building stuff. Plan
for a long stay. |
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AMZ/Muzique |
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www.muzique.com |
| The man, the myth, the legend, Jack Orman. Jack's
site has a fantastic collection of articles,
projects, technical discussions, and also offers
low-cost PCBs for some projects. Jack is the
originator of many unique circuits that have
launched more than a few boutique pedal vendors. As
with GeoFX, bring a bag lunch and plan to be there
for a while. |
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General Guitar Gadgets |
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http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/ |
| Projects, Articles, a huge assortment of pedal
projects along with schematics, parts layouts, and
here's the best part--you can buy low-cost boards
for most of the projects. GGG rules. |
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RunOffGroove |
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http://www.runoffgroove.com/ |
| Articles, schematics, perfboard
layouts, and a whole lot more. Also has mp3's of
various effects. |
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Tonepad |
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www.tonepad.com |
| Many great circuits, schematics and
layouts for stompboxes. Tonepad also sells ready to
solder PCBs for many of the projects. |
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Circuit
Snippets |
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http://www.geocities.com/tpe123/folkurban/fuzz/snippets.html |
| Really great collection of circuits
that do all sorts of things. And there are lots of 'em! |
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Dragonfly FX |
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http://aronnelson.com/gallery/Dragonfly-FX-layouts |
| Great set of veroboard layouts for
many classic and cool circuits. |
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Kits and Boards
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Officially Licensed Circuits |
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www.olcircuits.com |
| OLCircuits offers a wide array of very interesting
kits--for circuits you can't find anywhere else.
I've built several of Mark's kits and his honest
attitude to presenting and supporting his products
is a breath of fresh air. |
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Build Your Own Clone |
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http://buildyourownclone.com/ |
| BYOC offers great kits for all skill ranges. Reasonable prices, decent
docs, and the kits pretty much include everything
you need. I've built several and love them.
Plus great tech support. Highly recommended, |
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General Guitar Gadgets |
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http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/ |
| Offers ready to go PCB's for most of the
projects on the site. Most projects also have
detailed parts lists, schematics and layouts the
help you out. |
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AMZ/Muzique |
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www.muzique.com |
| In addition to all the great technical content, Jack
offers ready-to-go boards for many of his great
circuits |
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Guytronix |
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www.guytronix.com |
| Want to build your own tube amp?
Contact Rich at Guytronix. Easy to build tube amp
kits that are feasible for beginners. Plus Rich is a
great guy. |
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PAIA |
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www.paia.com |
| Great kits for musicians. They folks
have been around forever, and are pretty much the
sole source for full kits from Craig Anderton's
original effects designs back in the day. Be sure to
check out the Quadrafuzz. Mmmm...tasty. |
Buying Parts
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Small Bear Electronics |
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www.smallbearelec.com |
| Great shop that specializes in
components for guitar effects builders. The site is
super easy to use and makes buying components a
breeze. |
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Mouser |
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www.mouser.com |
| Mouser is huge. Really huge. Every component you
could ever dream of, millions of them. This is a big
professional outlet, they stock tons of stuff, and
ship very quickly. You can easily become intimidated
by the sheer breadth, and with all the options they
offer, it can be a bit difficult for a beginner to
understand and select the right components. The
coolest thing about Mouser is that they will send
you a catalog of their stuff and it is huge--the
size of a big phonebook--for free. Do yourself a
favor--get
the catalog. It is a great resource for all
sorts of DIY projects. Also fantastic reading while
you're on the crapper. |
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Digikey |
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www.digikey.com |
| Haven't ordered from them before,
but a good resource for lots of parts. |
General Discussion Forums
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