My second project, a diy fuzz pedal kit that I bought from General Guitar Gadgets. First I have to say that that site is a great resource, tons of diy kits and pcb boards to order and an active community to support the builds.
Ok. The Shin Ei Companion Fuzz build. I chose this to build for my friend Trevor's birthday present because he didn't have a down right dirty fuzz box and he likes Colin Greenwood/Kevin Sheilds.
I chose to opt out of getting the pre drilled aluminum enclosure that is available with all of the complete pedal kits at GGG. Why? Because I thought they looked a little thin and cheap and I thought that I could get a better box from my local electronics shop and drill it myself for cheaper than they were offering. Turns out it would have been cheaper and quality probably just as good if I bought the complete kit with enclosure from the site. Oh well, lesson learned.
I wish I had picture or video of me drilling the holes for the components. Once the drill gets far enough to get stuck, the box just flails and spins around everywhere. Ha! Trouble
The instructions were very comprehensive. The kit was complete. Got it done in about two hours. I will have to put up some mp3 samples, it sounds disgusting!
pffft... i have one of those.
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