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Hi thread! Someone recently gave me a Small Clone clone they made from a GuitarPCB kit (the Mini-Me) and I've been really impressed with how good it sounds. It's made me want to get into pedal DIY, if they can be this solid. Also my thirst for new pedals outpaces my funds to buy them, so this might help. I'm thinking about starting with this https://www.musikding.de/Angry-Llama-kit I kinda want to bridge the gap between useful / fun / easy entry point. One thing I can't quite figure out is whether I need a multimeter, I read something in the instructions about setting voltage with a trim but I'm a total idiot and don't really know what that involves. Any advice would be appreciated. Pedals I'm in the market for are OD/boost (hence Llama) but also an EQ and trem are on my horizon.
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Armacham posted:There are a ton of options for drive pedals! Whatever you pick I recommend using sockets for any components you might want to experiment with. You can buy strips of SIP sockets that you can cut to size very easily. I'm totally new at this and have only ever done the most basic of electronics, so I don't really know what this means. Is this the same as 'breadboarding'? I was hoping to just buy a foolproof kit and follow the steps like a tiny IKEA shelf, but I'm not opposed to going deeper after. Armacham posted:The thing it's talking about is biasing a transistor and it's pretty easy if you have a digital multi meter. Here's a video about it, but it will vary slightly depending on the circuit. https://youtu.be/tyxZE0kAXdg?feature=shared Thanks for this, I'll add a multimeter to my list of purchases.
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Thanks for the links. I'm slowly getting geared up for it. Musikding don't start shipping again until the 11th so I've got time to paralyse myself with indecision. I think I might go for a Hotcake clone instead of the Llama because I have a Vox AC15 and I've always heard that's a good combination. They sell 3 variants (that I can find) on the website: https://www.musikding.de/Anomaly-kit https://www.musikding.de/Hot-Waffle-kit https://www.musikding.de/Awful-Waffle-kit Not sure which one to go for, and there aren't any samples I can find. The Hot Waffle is apparently a bit glassier, and the Anomaly is more complex to build (has a mode and XLF switch, the latter might be useful because I loop octaved bass parts out to a bass amp, but it's more effort).
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