This is an addenedum to my last experiment, A Battery of Tests Part I, where I tested different battery types in a Fuzz Face pedal.  Click here to see that experiment.

 

Just for giggles, I decided to…

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I like to build guitar effects pedals.  Maybe 'like' is a strong word.  I'm not really sure what the word is for the emotional space between not finding exaclty what you are looking for, and being too…Read more

I do love the Rat pedal.  I don't actually own an "official" one, but rather a clone made from a ready-to-solder circuit board from General Guitar Gadgets.  I tend to switch it on and off my board every so…Read more

For a long time I've been wondering what effect, if any, the IC has on a simple overdrive pedal like the Tube Screamer.  I decided to wire an IC socket into my TS clone so that I could easily swap…Read more

So here is my second attempt at descerning the effect of instrument cables on guitar tone. I received some feedback on my first experiment that my experiment may have been compromised by placing the test cable after the looper.  Apparently…Read more

Among internet gear enthusiasts, a topic that is often hotly debated is whether or not there is any appreciable difference between cables (often times of greatly different costs).  I decided to go looking around to see if I could find…Read more