the Beavis Board!

Build great guitar effects with this amazing kit

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• How does it work?
• Can I get just board?
• What can I build?
• What is included?
• Do I need to buy parts?
• Tell me about the documentation
• Do I need to solder?
• Will it fit on my pedalboard?
• Do I need to understand schematics?
• How Do I get one?
• How do I build my own i/o breakout box?
• Is Dick Cheney really the devil?

How does it work?

Simple! You look at the layout of a project and arrange the supplied components on the breadboard. Wire it to the breakout box, plug your guitar in one end and your amp (or pedalboard) in the other. That's really all there is to it!

Can I get just board?

Yes, the board alone (no bags of parts, meter, etc) is available. For pricing, see the Buy page.

Because you get a great selection of components and dual breadboards, there are literally hundreds of things you can build. Distortions, fuzzes, overdrives, compressors, oscillators and lots more!

The beavis board includes the breakout box, two breadboards, a terminal strip for connecting larger components, battery power supply plug, DMM, breadboard jumper wires, and a huge selection of great components (resistors, capacitors, transistors, chips, diodes, trimmers, LEDs, etc.). The whole shebang is mounted on a sturdy oak board.

Nope, I've included the Parts Stash: a great collection of parts that covers a huge number of circuits. No ordering of mystery components needed! More about the Parts Stash.

The beavis board comes with the Hacker's Guide to the Beavis Board, a comprehensive guide that explains the beavis board, introduces you to basic stompbox wiring, standard components such as transistors, resistors, opamps, etc. and includes 25 great projects.

Nope. No solder. I took care of all the soldering for you in the breakout box.

I've designed the beavis box to make it easy to learn about circuits and build a huge array of projects. And because the breakout box puts all the input/ouput stuff in a shielded enclosure, its super easy to take your creation and move it over to your pedalboard or try it out easily with other amps. But it is not a permanent pedal! It is a canvas upon which you will paint your stompbox artistry. (I have included a section in the Hacker's Guide to the Beavis Board that talks about creating circuits in permanent stompbox enclosures).

Nope! Each of the projects is presented as a breadboard layout, just grab the right parts and put them in the right places. Of course, the ability to read schematics can greatly expand your universe of circuit options, so I've included schematics for each of the projects, and show you how to translate a schematic into a working project.

Absolutely! Visit the Buy page.

How do I build my own i/o breakout box?

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Yes.