JesseFeb 12, 2023

Gonna swap out the LED for a dual color LED once it comes in the mail (one side for Rat + Octave, one for the boost) but otherwise this is done.

This is my third life pedal in a fuzz enclosure, and features some really lovely design improvements.

- All black everything, including diode toggle switch

- Instead of a push / pull pot for the boost switch, it’s a push push pot with a relay switch

- the push push boost pot turns to control the boost level now instead of the octave blend

Show threadDave BuonocoreFeb 12, 2023
@jesse are you transplanting pedals into new enclosures or building new ones? I’m really interested in learning about pedal building and appreciate these posts!
Show threadJesse
@Dave building new ones! This board I bought from https://PedalPCB.com, and most of the components from https://taydaelectonics.com. You can get good enclosures and knobs from https://lovemyswitches.com or https://amplifiedparts.com
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Show threadDave BuonocoreFeb 12, 2023
@jesse awesome! Any suggestions for sites or channels that teach how to build pedals?
Show threadJesseFeb 12, 2023

@Dave the instructions on this one are really good for beginners

PCB + Instructions
https://www.godcityinstruments.com/collections/diy-pcbs/products/brutalist-jr-distortion

Parts
https://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/kit-the-gc-brutalist-jr-pcb-not-included/

Don’t waste your time with a bad soldering iron, it’ll make you want to quit.

https://www.amazon.com/Weller-Digital-Soldering-Station-WE1010NA/dp/B077JDGY1J/ref=mp_s_a_1_3

BRUTALIST JR.

Show threadDave BuonocoreFeb 13, 2023
@jesse thanks for the info! I hope you keep posting your pedal builds for us to see.