Thinking of building my own boost

[Smash]

https://reverb.com/item/41377893-bu...oost-dallas-arbiter-rangemaster-dirty-mac-etcThis looks like a good project. I am way far away from modding amps, but I have rewired and soldered a million guitars (7 or 8 multiple times). Anyone tried this?

 

[MetalHeadMike]

Do eeet! I only buy boosts now with treble-mid-bass knobs in addition to level & drive. Just allows for the perfect tweak for most any amp.

 

[Shask]

Go for it! It can be a fun hobby!

I built about 60 pedals so far this year.

 

[jchrisf]

I recently built the BYOC Green Pony and love it. It was a very easy build because of their instructions. Looking forward to building more and someday an amp.

 

[jchrisf]

Go for it! It can be a fun hobby!

I built about 60 pedals so far this year.

Where do you buy your parts?

 

[Shask]

Where do you buy your parts?

Most of the cheap common stuff I get from Tayda. More of the Transistors / IC chips and such I normally get from Small Bear. Sometimes I will order from Mouser for weird hard to find parts. Those 3 cover most things. I have had to get specific BBD chips and such from other places like CabinTech.

 

[Mr. Willy]

Go for it man! Looks like a fun project. And not too terribly complicated.

 

[jchrisf]

Most of the cheap common stuff I get from Tayda. More of the Transistors / IC chips and such I normally get from Small Bear. Sometimes I will order from Mouser for weird hard to find parts. Those 3 cover most things. I have had to get specific BBD chips and such from other places like CabinTech.

What are you going to do when Small Bear shuts down. I think they are closing soon.

 

[Shask]

What are you going to do when Small Bear shuts down. I think they are closing soon.

I figure someone else will step up and offer some of the unique things they offered.

However, I bought extras of some of the things I liked from them, and honestly, after building so many pedals, I can't think of anything else to build, lol.

 

[dstroud]

yeah man do it!! awesome to build/tweak pedals. I’ve built several, also had a bunch of fun modding SD-1 pedals.

 

[Mark Skid]

Make a bunch of them. Call it "The Brown Sound Box" and watch the punters punt.

 

[Dino 939]

Where do you buy your parts?

I make them.

 

[Dino 939]

I'm with ya Smashed, I built a single control
Bionic-Boost with a guitar pick flathead
screw counter sunk in the housing
for the secret sauce.
Yes, there's a Lee Majors graphic on the pedal.
F*** how everybody does it.
Time for new shit man.
I'll get a pick whenever I'm over by it.
But I don't even look at it until I need
to step on it.
Yeah man it's a f'n boost.
But it boosts frequencies that range
from psychotic to pretty boy floyd.
I can't wait for the Dumble enthusiast's
to f'n step on it and hear & feel what it
does to their f'n Dum'bells.
Turn that amp off and walk home boy.
(tail between legs)