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A Battery of Tests : Part I - Fuzz Face
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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

Testing Different IC's in a Rat Distortion Pedal
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

Testing Different IC's in a Tube Screamer
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

Comparison of Different Cables - Part II
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

Comparison of Different Cables - Part I
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