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1776 Effects - Unicorn Breath Buffer Review

1776 Effects 8:11 AM
The 1776 Unicorn Breath Buffer is based on the buffer circuit in the famous Klon Centaur but with a little something extra that makes it a really cool/handy little project.  I'll be going over the bare bones of why you would want a buffer in your signal chain and then what makes the Unicorn Breath unique What a buffer does... Everyone's heard the...

Getting Started - Parts Sourcing

DIY 7:16 AM
Here you'll find my most up-to-date list of resources for parts. There's also a description of each of the vendors with stuff to look for and avoid from each. Lastly, there will be a breakdown of how I usually order parts for a build. Vendors  Tayda Electronics This is a great resource for passive components (resistors, capacitors, potentiometers, etc.). They are based out...

Getting Started - PCB or Veroboard

DIY 5:00 PM
The two most popular ways of building guitar effects on are PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards) and veroboard (a.k.a. Stripboard). I'll go through the pro's and con's of each so you can decide which is best for you. So let's start with... Veroboard (a.k.a. Stripboard) Veroboard is essentially a series of parallel copper strips with holes drilled through them. Any components soldered in the...