leave the joints out.... we have time but not that much. Most stoned people become real slow tallkers pointing out on way too much useless details and subjects. Just my opinion.
Thanks Mr. Wampler. As a long time musician/gear head/electronic hobbyist (or whatever you call guys like me) stuff like this and what Mr. Scott (at JHS) are doing for people like me is so informative and helpful. Very appreciated.
Many, many years ago, I watched one of your videos where you were explaining that a pedal only contains electronic parts and there's no magic, no mystery inside. If you use this part, you'll get this, if you change the value of that, you'll get that... This was like the big boss of Coca-Cola saying _"A secret ingredient?! No, it's just this! You try it!"._ You showed that anyone can create a cool, good sounding pedal as long as you learn the basics and spend time experimenting and I LOVE you for that! By the way... What you said about taking a circuit, learn the basics to understand what does what and then change the values or the parts to make it your own thing, it's like songwriting! At first, you learn how to play a song, then you change a chord or a few notes here and there and suddenly, you're writing your own songs, using something you liked about that song together with what you liked about that other song...
I'm a retired 67 year old computer programmer who also does some guitar pickin'. Since I now have the time, I decided to start teaching myself some electronics with a focus understanding amplifiers and pedals. You provide a wonderful source of information on this stuff. It is very much appreciated!
This takes me back to when Brian used to sell a how-to guide to mod pedals, long before he produced his own brand. I have a copy of that somewhere. Thanks for the video.
Ha, you are the guy that I was hoping would have put Brian’s guide up for sale when I couldn’t find it on his website then. At least that’s how I remember things 😂
You’re totally in my head right now. I’ve been thinking about this so much lately. I’ve been teaching myself pedal circuits, built some kits, noticed JHS short circuit live streams, ordered some coppersound DIY stuff and was thinking about your course. Yesterday I was trying to think of how to follow traces on a PCB using a schematic… dude. 😎 highfive.
Minute 24.40 - The paintwork can cause ground problems!! Thanks Brian, I've now been able to solve the problem I've had for a long time with my 2010 Silver Faux Spring Reverb that I ordered directly from you. When I turned it on, it started making a loud noise after a while. I replaced the plug but the problem remained. So I bought the later green Faux Spring Reverb and also the Mini Faux Spring, but neither sounded as good as the silver version - the decay time was far too long for my taste. I bought every spring reverb imaginable on the market, but the silver Wampler pedal remained my favorite reverb. Last year I noticed that the daisy chain was working correctly and now I knew that it was a ground problem. I recently started building my own pedals and came across your video and was able to successfully repair my favorite reverb pedal.
There is a time and a place for both. Sometimes it is fun to build your own, to tweak it and to learn how it works.. and sometimes you just need something that somebody like Brian and his company had designed and put together.
@@TedSchoenlingHe never said that he doesn't want to make pedals or doesn't know how, he said he'd rather pay someone to make it than pay for a kit to make it himself
@@TerryEnsing-ww6qrExactly, I've built them before. This has NOTHING to do with appreciating DIY kits or knowledge. But why would you pay for the kit when you can buy a pedal that's already made for the same price?
FIngers crossed to see some kits from Wampler! Might be a cool supplement to the pedal course. Maybe have socketed components similar to a breadboard in a pedal format to tinker with component types/values. Loving the content!
It'd be really really cool if there was a student discount option for your courses, I would love to learn everything but I can't come near the full price of the course I'm afraid
I have a crazy idea for a pedal, but i don't know if it will work, but i think it should: its like an octave fuzz but instead of an octave up, it makes your guitar sound minor. I'll explain: the pedal would have 2 'octave fuzz' circuits. your signal would be split so some of it would go through the one, and some through the other, then rejoin at the end. However, instead of being an octave up, one would be a minor third (down, 3 half steps), and the other a perfect 5th up. So, whatever you play, this 'minor fuzz' would add minor third and a perfect 5th overtones/harmonics in order to make whatever you play sound minor.
Hi Brian, this is very interesting. Thank you. I'm building a booster pedal from the video Josh from JHS did the other week. Breadboarded it and now going through the process of getting it onto strip board and into an enclosure. There are lots of practical bits a kit would help with (and a lot of trips to the nearest electronics shop). Next up is a 7 minute fuzz from DIY Guitar Pedals in Australia. That does have a circuit board and all the bits so I imagine that will be pretty quick but I'm going to have a play with various transistors and resistors to see how that responds to tweaking. I'll have to sign up for your course, it looks like it will formalise some of the stuff that Josh in riffing over in his Short Circuit vids.
Brian, guys like you, Josh from JHS, Mythos, (I forgot his name), are so willing and eager to pass on your knowledge and boost each other up instead of talking s#@t about the others is so cool and even though I can't play guitar for s*^t, I might be able to build some pedals! Thanks!
"I can't play guitar for s*^t" Tune your guitar to DADADA, use one finger and/or thumb to fret any number of strings in any order at a single fret. Thank me latter. (basically playing your guitar like playing a 'walking' dulcimer/strumstick/seagull merlin)
When i was 19 in 1978 my father was into electronics, every month he got a magazine from this he built me two fuzz pedals with BC 108s or 109s they were brilliant especially through the all valve triumph electronics leo amp , ( triumph made pcbs for vox)then the magazine started a guitar pedal series where you could buy a kit and they showed you how to build it, i built a sustainer that had a LDR placed over an led in it, I thought that was amazing, a chorus with two knobs and a soft distortion that sustained into feedback, over the years my experiments with switching pedals had me pinching parts from these pedals, i so wish id saved them
The white paint and Sharpie makes this pedal look perfectly 80’s “generic”. The look is AWESOME! That would be a most unique pedal in any collection built by the man himself. Your playing demos are just amazing! Thanks for such a fun and informative video and giving your viewers a chance to win a real one-off piece of art.
I've built a couple Stew Mac pedals and they turned out great. I've built a bunch of bread board pedals that turned out well also. It's kind of a pain to go from breadboard pedal to pedal in a box, so I don't do that often.
one person's pain is another's pleasure I suppose, ha! Personally that's the entire part that I love about having a pedal business. It's like creating a song, starting with an acoustic and a pencil and paper, and leading up to recording it with a full band in a studio
I build pedal kits for fun. I’ve done a few videos on it. The stew mac kits are pretty much pedal pcb with a different color and all of the components sourced for you. Another note, stewmac usually has higher quality pots and jacks over some of the competitors. In addition, you don’t have to do any build sheets and find all of your shit. Some people like doing that, spending time in small bear or tayda and finding their best deal for parts. Me, I don’t have time to fart around finding the best deal on caps from that site and resistors from this site. I like buying complete pedal kits that I can build like folks that do model cars and such. I think there is an absolutely great market for pedal builders to sell pedal kits of their pedals, EVEN AT A PREMIUM OVER THE PRODUCTION MODELS. I would pay to buy a tumnus that I could build. If I was a pedal builder I’d consider offering pedal kits. I do it for fun soldering stuff. I do amp and guitar repairs and I solder a lot. For me making pedals is fun. I gift them to friends or sometimes sell them to buy more kits.
I am sorry dude. For many of us, a project like this is a wonderful escapist 'off switch'. For you, it bumps the on switch up to a higher wattage. Love your vids, love your pedals. As a high school teacher I feel qualified to say, you're a great teacher.
Sounded pretty cool- but it's hard to tell on RUclips. I think it's just me- I've never heard anyone else complain about it- but dirt boxes don't sound right over RUclips to me. Not when played alone like this I mean- if it's in a song or something, I don't notice- but anytime I hear someone demo a dirt pedal online, it sounds overly compressed and sort of weak or thin. Anyway- all that aside, I want to personally thank you for not going "Plink, plink, plink, plink, plink" while adjusting parameters or checking out the pedal. Josh does this- he plinks his A string over and over and over and over while muting it- and that's sort of how he tests whatever he's adjusting. He obviously knows when he hears the right "plink" that's it. But it will drive you absolutely insane listening to it for like 2 hrs- "plink, plink, plink, plink, plink....'
I dont know anything about this things, but by seeing the plated imprint can it help us to know the continuity thing?? I mean that little chromed way that are were the electricity goes, so you can figure with less usage of the multimeter what is the next component, or something similar... I have to admit this videos are growing in me the curiosity to start studying and doing this kits...
Wampcat, you are making EEs out of the public. Great! I got mine already, in University in the 1970’s, ok? I would like a Whammy-alike pitch pedal kit, or a lesson for it. Whaddaya think?
Great video - Shrink wrap on output jacks? Pro's Cons.... Also - I prefer inputs/outputs on topside of pedals so I can fit them tighter together. Anybody have a preference?
Hi Brian. Thank you for these videos. I enjoy following along and am enjoying your online class. I do have a question if you, or anyone else, would know the answer. I have a bunch of wall worts/charger's with the same type of barrel connector used with guitar pedals. With all of them, however, the barrel connector is center positive (+). Why are guitar pedals {typically} wired as center negative (-)? Thanks Brian!
If you are still taking ideas for pedals to recreate, Pls could you do a take on the EWS modded (SCH-Z) Arion stereo chorus. I've looked at almost every chorus pedal on the market, yet NONE come close to the angelic sound and feel of the (SCH-Z) EWS Arion stereo chorus. And to add too why this needs to be a thing, You cannot get these anymore except on the 2nd hand market. So as the limited supply are scooped up by collectors, or as units die and guitarists scramble to grab a replacement, this legendary sound will disappear from future music. For I don't want to suggest anything that changes the tone too much, but things like a mix/blend knob to control how much chorus to dry sound is in the signal, Restore the stereo function lost in the original EWS mod, Maybe even a 3 way switch for a Dark/ Default / Bright setting. Add in a more durable metal housing and nicer switch and fans of this chorus will be all over it instantly, Hell I'd pre order 2 the instant they go live. PLS.
I really love these videos :) Even though I rarely build my own pedals nowadays,which I did when I was young and couldn't afford to buy pedals in stores. But still that "sexy" look of schematics is just so inviting to my eyes. Great Videos man!
Love the vids and the info. In my opinion, you keep using the word "completely" incorrectly - my attempt at humor - I didn't hear that much difference in the pedals, not majorly anyway. Minor EQ tweaks, little more highs in one, little more lows in another, but overall, when the, in my opinion, heart of the pedal is, the drive and the mids (not hauntingly) were fairly similar from one pedal to the next. I appreciate the info that is in the video, all your videos for that matter, I will be checking out your pedal building course. Thanks!
got to ask... how does having symmetrical clippings, as opposed to a-symmetrical clipping, result in less of a clean blend? I would have though the extra diode that you added in series would have raised the forward voltage and reduced the amount of clipping that was taking place?
One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time. I’ve messed with pedal and amp electronics through the years. Wish this was presented a long time ago. Thank you so much.
Wampler is the best. Love your attitude and videos. I also love your style of delivery. That is why I will continue to buy your products. Peace. (oops! I watched your video twice and commented on it twice without remembering it had already done so). 🙂
This is an invaluable source of information for those who want to build pedals! I used to build electronics as a hobby when I was a teenager in the 70s. Wish we would have had RUclips and Brian Wampler back then. 🙂
Long time fan of your work, I think we met in Asheville at some point in time, I was involved with a few different gear designers and manufacturers in that area before I struck out on my own. Love the style and no-nonsense approach to guitar gear and the fact you talk about the lineage of your designs as well as others.
Man this was a great video. And you can play a bit too :) Really enjoy learning kind of stuff. Will definitely go to your other page and start watching.
I hope StewMac starts putting the schematics right into the kit docs now that you've shown the benefits. It bugs me that they don't come with a schematic for debugging/tweaking. At least I can't find it on their website. The PCB layout looks really nice which isn't a surprise if PedalPCB did have a hand in the design! I haven't tried any of their PCBs yet (only Aion and BYOC so far) but they're on my list.
I was using high input impedance op amp, so no real good reason to need it. Output buffers are often a good idea, there's often not a lot of downside unless you're planning to run a fuzz after it. I can't speak to why Lovepedal didn't use them on the design
@@wampler_pedals thanks! I’m always curious to know what goes into those decisions, other than vintage fuzzes absolutely going bonkers. So that 1815 at the front of the TS9 doesn’t make a huge difference? Over engineering, perhaps?
@@xsonicassassinx In "practice" it's a good idea, meaning if you're an engineer it's sort of a textbook way of doing things sometimes. However, it's important to remember that the tubescreamers used electronic bypass, and because of this reason you'd often need input buffering on many types of circuits since you're using fets to act as huge resistors and shorts basically (basically, sort of as an electronic switch)
Using a Sharpie to write on a self-built pedal? Definitely alright and cool! Switching between upper case and lower case for different words on the same pedal? Definitely not OK.
Probably going to check out the course. Been building kits for a while now but don't have the understanding to know what the components do or what the topology is.
I think you'll love it - I know I'm biased, but it really was created for folks like you... those who love to tinker with electronics or want to, but just simply don't understand much about it yet want to, but everything seems so technical! Worst case - 30 day money back guarantee if you don't like it 😊
Can you do a video on the Boss OS-2 Overdrive Distortion combo pedal? Is it a DS-1 on one side and a OD-2 on the other? I really don't know. I've love for you to do a overview of the schematic and explain the circuit in detail. The world waits in anticipation....
Uraltone is by far my favourite diy shop. They have classic designs they have modified to their own so you essentially get some vintage style tones adapted. They have good components like if you're building fuzz face type circuit, they'll have filtered through a bunch of transistors that work for the circuit. When you buy a kit, you get a parts list, circuit diagram/schematic, layout diagram and access to build instructions with pictures, some of the particular pedal, some with a similar pedal. And instructional pages to soldering and other related parts of the process. Some classic simple tube amps as well. And the customer service. Sometimes the owner himself has replied to my stupid emails at 2 am, and they try to seriously help the dumb builder or discuss your ideas for what to do/how to modify it or new product requests.
i love these type of content, i learnt heaps... 12:00 so true, i remember reaching out to you regarding my terraform pedal and got a response right away... 31:07 please do, i wouldn't mind owning a custom pedal from you
cool tip on increasing diodes in series in the soft clipping section. When I am that deep in modding an 808 circuit, I have done soft and hard clipping options, but that clutters the UI potentially.
I was just thinking about you in regards to the earlier days of Wampler electronics when you sold kits and or a book about how to mod Boss pedals. It seemed like about the time I moved across the country and got set up, that it was no longer available or I just did not look hard enough. I have long appreciated your take on things and can pretty much attribute the discovery of your presence online as a major encouragement into my delving further into music electronics. I’m excited to see you produce this kind of footage to keep that influence alive and well for years to come. Pretty cool that you have built quite a legacy over the past 20 years. I love it.
I'm sure one day I'll get one together that works, until then I assume these video's are intended to make me go crazy . You - and Josh Scott, let's not forget him - both make this look so easy, but when I try it , all it does is keep me from getting into other trouble... which in itself is - according to my wife - worth the money and the risk of me putting the hou-e on fire with a soldering iron.😅all joking aside: you, sir, are awesome; thanks for the lesson, tips and motivition you give us.
Aha, found this further down the page: "I was using high input impedance op amp, so no real good reason to need it. Output buffers are often a good idea, there's often not a lot of downside unless you're planning to run a fuzz after it. I can't speak to why Lovepedal didn't use them on the design.*
A circuit “block”, here is an example: www.electrosmash.com/images/tech/tube-screamer/tube-screamer-block-diagram.png But if you’re watching the video I explain each of the circuit blocks, where they are, and what they do.
When finding continuity with the MM could you also look at the darker red area of this board which is likely the PCB trace? Obviously that might be different on every PCB but seems like a good starting point.
details in video description: *Do you want to win this pedal? Here’s how to do that:* Go to www.wamplerpedals.info , this will forward you to our google form to sign up for the contest. One lucky person will win this, with the drawing taking place on July 3rd, 2024. Make sure you use a GOOD email address here. If I can't reach you, I can't send the pedal!
Just standard practice, though the old fuzzfaces are backwards, and it’s a huge pain in a pedal board setup. Since all other pedals work this way it makes it undesirable if a company makes a pedal that does not work this way.
Wampler is the coolest guy ever for sharing his knowledge.
You and Josh should just film sitting in a room full of parts together, share a few beers, smoke a joint, and build the silliest pedals possible.
That would be a great livestream!
I would pay to see this
leave the joints out.... we have time but not that much. Most stoned people become real slow tallkers pointing out on way too much useless details and subjects. Just my opinion.
You think those guys have time to get stoned?
I too would pay to witness this occurrence... Event... Happening... Thing.
Thanks Mr. Wampler. As a long time musician/gear head/electronic hobbyist (or whatever you call guys like me) stuff like this and what Mr. Scott (at JHS) are doing for people like me is so informative and helpful. Very appreciated.
Many, many years ago, I watched one of your videos where you were explaining that a pedal only contains electronic parts and there's no magic, no mystery inside. If you use this part, you'll get this, if you change the value of that, you'll get that... This was like the big boss of Coca-Cola saying _"A secret ingredient?! No, it's just this! You try it!"._
You showed that anyone can create a cool, good sounding pedal as long as you learn the basics and spend time experimenting and I LOVE you for that!
By the way...
What you said about taking a circuit, learn the basics to understand what does what and then change the values or the parts to make it your own thing, it's like songwriting! At first, you learn how to play a song, then you change a chord or a few notes here and there and suddenly, you're writing your own songs, using something you liked about that song together with what you liked about that other song...
I'm a retired 67 year old computer programmer who also does some guitar pickin'. Since I now have the time, I decided to start teaching myself some electronics with a focus understanding amplifiers and pedals. You provide a wonderful source of information on this stuff. It is very much appreciated!
This takes me back to when Brian used to sell a how-to guide to mod pedals, long before he produced his own brand. I have a copy of that somewhere. Thanks for the video.
Ha, you are the guy that I was hoping would have put Brian’s guide up for sale when I couldn’t find it on his website then. At least that’s how I remember things 😂
This is wonderfully nerdy, love it!
You’re totally in my head right now. I’ve been thinking about this so much lately. I’ve been teaching myself pedal circuits, built some kits, noticed JHS short circuit live streams, ordered some coppersound DIY stuff and was thinking about your course. Yesterday I was trying to think of how to follow traces on a PCB using a schematic… dude. 😎 highfive.
It would be so funny, just for fun, to see a whole pedal board full of breadboard pedals. Just for the pic and fun video.
I like that idea!
This would be awesome
Minute 24.40 - The paintwork can cause ground problems!! Thanks Brian, I've now been able to solve the problem I've had for a long time with my 2010 Silver Faux Spring Reverb that I ordered directly from you. When I turned it on, it started making a loud noise after a while. I replaced the plug but the problem remained.
So I bought the later green Faux Spring Reverb and also the Mini Faux Spring, but neither sounded as good as the silver version - the decay time was far too long for my taste. I bought every spring reverb imaginable on the market, but the silver Wampler pedal remained my favorite reverb.
Last year I noticed that the daisy chain was working correctly and now I knew that it was a ground problem. I recently started building my own pedals and came across your video and was able to successfully repair my favorite reverb pedal.
Why spend money to build my own when I spend money and have Brian Wampler build it? The Paisely and Moxie put the Tube Screamer to shame, after all!
There is a time and a place for both. Sometimes it is fun to build your own, to tweak it and to learn how it works.. and sometimes you just need something that somebody like Brian and his company had designed and put together.
@@TedSchoenlingPerhaps you should read my comment again but a bit more carefully....
@@TedSchoenlingHe never said that he doesn't want to make pedals or doesn't know how, he said he'd rather pay someone to make it than pay for a kit to make it himself
@@TerryEnsing-ww6qrExactly, I've built them before. This has NOTHING to do with appreciating DIY kits or knowledge. But why would you pay for the kit when you can buy a pedal that's already made for the same price?
FIngers crossed to see some kits from Wampler! Might be a cool supplement to the pedal course. Maybe have socketed components similar to a breadboard in a pedal format to tinker with component types/values. Loving the content!
It'd be really really cool if there was a student discount option for your courses, I would love to learn everything but I can't come near the full price of the course I'm afraid
I have a crazy idea for a pedal, but i don't know if it will work, but i think it should:
its like an octave fuzz but instead of an octave up, it makes your guitar sound minor. I'll explain:
the pedal would have 2 'octave fuzz' circuits. your signal would be split so some of it would go through the one, and some through the other, then rejoin at the end. However, instead of being an octave up, one would be a minor third (down, 3 half steps), and the other a perfect 5th up.
So, whatever you play, this 'minor fuzz' would add minor third and a perfect 5th overtones/harmonics in order to make whatever you play sound minor.
24:00 pro tip: just put the switch in the enclosure upside down
Great video. But MAN is that the ugliest looking string tree ever on that guitar!
I'd be happy to give that protopedal a good home!
After watching your video on changing a metal zone into an overdrive, i'm hooked on modding pedals and my metal zone sounds awesome too !😁
Hi Brian, this is very interesting. Thank you. I'm building a booster pedal from the video Josh from JHS did the other week. Breadboarded it and now going through the process of getting it onto strip board and into an enclosure. There are lots of practical bits a kit would help with (and a lot of trips to the nearest electronics shop).
Next up is a 7 minute fuzz from DIY Guitar Pedals in Australia. That does have a circuit board and all the bits so I imagine that will be pretty quick but I'm going to have a play with various transistors and resistors to see how that responds to tweaking.
I'll have to sign up for your course, it looks like it will formalise some of the stuff that Josh in riffing over in his Short Circuit vids.
Brian, guys like you, Josh from JHS, Mythos, (I forgot his name), are so willing and eager to pass on your knowledge and boost each other up instead of talking s#@t about the others is so cool and even though I can't play guitar for s*^t, I might be able to build some pedals! Thanks!
"I can't play guitar for s*^t"
Tune your guitar to DADADA, use one finger and/or thumb to fret any number of strings in any order at a single fret. Thank me latter.
(basically playing your guitar like playing a 'walking' dulcimer/strumstick/seagull merlin)
Thanks Brian for sharing. I don't understand much about what is going on but enjoy watching.
When i was 19 in 1978 my father was into electronics, every month he got a magazine from this he built me two fuzz pedals with BC 108s or 109s they were brilliant especially through the all valve triumph electronics leo amp , ( triumph made pcbs for vox)then the magazine started a guitar pedal series where you could buy a kit and they showed you how to build it, i built a sustainer that had a LDR placed over an led in it, I thought that was amazing, a chorus with two knobs and a soft distortion that sustained into feedback, over the years my experiments with switching pedals had me pinching parts from these pedals, i so wish id saved them
The white paint and Sharpie makes this pedal look perfectly 80’s “generic”. The look is AWESOME! That would be a most unique pedal in any collection built by the man himself. Your playing demos are just amazing! Thanks for such a fun and informative video and giving your viewers a chance to win a real one-off piece of art.
Great Video - Now if I can find some Germanium diodes, I will try and build my very own Tumnus-G!
The Stewmac Screamer kit was my first ever build and it was a blast!
Haha. ‘Not-A-Screamer’. Brian is the first before JHS. 😂
I love watching these and getting some insight into how pedals work. Such a cool concept to modify a kit .Thanks Brian.
I've built a couple Stew Mac pedals and they turned out great. I've built a bunch of bread board pedals that turned out well also. It's kind of a pain to go from breadboard pedal to pedal in a box, so I don't do that often.
one person's pain is another's pleasure I suppose, ha! Personally that's the entire part that I love about having a pedal business. It's like creating a song, starting with an acoustic and a pencil and paper, and leading up to recording it with a full band in a studio
@@wampler_pedals I probably meant time consuming more than pain. Satisfying but hard to find the time for 1 pedal.
I build pedal kits for fun. I’ve done a few videos on it. The stew mac kits are pretty much pedal pcb with a different color and all of the components sourced for you. Another note, stewmac usually has higher quality pots and jacks over some of the competitors. In addition, you don’t have to do any build sheets and find all of your shit. Some people like doing that, spending time in small bear or tayda and finding their best deal for parts.
Me, I don’t have time to fart around finding the best deal on caps from that site and resistors from this site. I like buying complete pedal kits that I can build like folks that do model cars and such.
I think there is an absolutely great market for pedal builders to sell pedal kits of their pedals, EVEN AT A PREMIUM OVER THE PRODUCTION MODELS.
I would pay to buy a tumnus that I could build.
If I was a pedal builder I’d consider offering pedal kits.
I do it for fun soldering stuff. I do amp and guitar repairs and I solder a lot. For me making pedals is fun. I gift them to friends or sometimes sell them to buy more kits.
Please keep doing stuff like this. You and Josh are easily my favorite RUclips channels right now. I watch everyday 😁👍thanks Brian!
I am sorry dude. For many of us, a project like this is a wonderful escapist 'off switch'. For you, it bumps the on switch up to a higher wattage. Love your vids, love your pedals. As a high school teacher I feel qualified to say, you're a great teacher.
Sounded pretty cool- but it's hard to tell on RUclips. I think it's just me- I've never heard anyone else complain about it- but dirt boxes don't sound right over RUclips to me. Not when played alone like this I mean- if it's in a song or something, I don't notice- but anytime I hear someone demo a dirt pedal online, it sounds overly compressed and sort of weak or thin. Anyway- all that aside, I want to personally thank you for not going "Plink, plink, plink, plink, plink" while adjusting parameters or checking out the pedal. Josh does this- he plinks his A string over and over and over and over while muting it- and that's sort of how he tests whatever he's adjusting. He obviously knows when he hears the right "plink" that's it. But it will drive you absolutely insane listening to it for like 2 hrs- "plink, plink, plink, plink, plink....'
I dont know anything about this things, but by seeing the plated imprint can it help us to know the continuity thing?? I mean that little chromed way that are were the electricity goes, so you can figure with less usage of the multimeter what is the next component, or something similar... I have to admit this videos are growing in me the curiosity to start studying and doing this kits...
Yes, sometimes you can just see the traces and follow the traces with your eyes, but always double check with multimeter
oh I hate stranded wire. I use solid hookup wire
You must be really good at not nicking the copper when stripping insulation.
I'm going to Wampler's website to learn how to build a Strymon OD. Laterz!
Wampcat, you are making EEs out of the public. Great! I got mine already, in University in the 1970’s, ok? I would like a Whammy-alike pitch pedal kit, or a lesson for it. Whaddaya think?
Great video - Shrink wrap on output jacks? Pro's Cons.... Also - I prefer inputs/outputs on topside of pedals so I can fit them tighter together. Anybody have a preference?
Hi Brian. Thank you for these videos. I enjoy following along and am enjoying your online class. I do have a question if you, or anyone else, would know the answer. I have a bunch of wall worts/charger's with the same type of barrel connector used with guitar pedals. With all of them, however, the barrel connector is center positive (+). Why are guitar pedals {typically} wired as center negative (-)? Thanks Brian!
If you are still taking ideas for pedals to recreate, Pls could you do a take on the EWS modded (SCH-Z) Arion stereo chorus. I've looked at almost every chorus pedal on the market, yet NONE come close to the angelic sound and feel of the (SCH-Z) EWS Arion stereo chorus. And to add too why this needs to be a thing, You cannot get these anymore except on the 2nd hand market. So as the limited supply are scooped up by collectors, or as units die and guitarists scramble to grab a replacement, this legendary sound will disappear from future music.
For I don't want to suggest anything that changes the tone too much, but things like a mix/blend knob to control how much chorus to dry sound is in the signal, Restore the stereo function lost in the original EWS mod, Maybe even a 3 way switch for a Dark/ Default / Bright setting. Add in a more durable metal housing and nicer switch and fans of this chorus will be all over it instantly, Hell I'd pre order 2 the instant they go live.
PLS.
Sounds great at always!! I gotta get back to the DIY course. Been busy lately with vacation bible school!!
I really love these videos :) Even though I rarely build my own pedals nowadays,which I did when I was young and couldn't afford to buy pedals in stores. But still that "sexy" look of schematics is just so inviting to my eyes. Great Videos man!
But but imagine this exact circuit you just built but with carbon film resisters instead of metal film ones
Yeah bought the stew Mac kit back during covid. Opened the box and… nope. Still sitting around here somewhere. 😞
Love the vids and the info. In my opinion, you keep using the word "completely" incorrectly - my attempt at humor - I didn't hear that much difference in the pedals, not majorly anyway. Minor EQ tweaks, little more highs in one, little more lows in another, but overall, when the, in my opinion, heart of the pedal is, the drive and the mids (not hauntingly) were fairly similar from one pedal to the next. I appreciate the info that is in the video, all your videos for that matter, I will be checking out your pedal building course. Thanks!
got to ask... how does having symmetrical clippings, as opposed to a-symmetrical clipping, result in less of a clean blend? I would have though the extra diode that you added in series would have raised the forward voltage and reduced the amount of clipping that was taking place?
One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time. I’ve messed with pedal and amp electronics through the years. Wish this was presented a long time ago.
Thank you so much.
Wampler is the best. Love your attitude and videos. I also love your style of delivery. That is why I will continue to buy your products. Peace. (oops! I watched your video twice and commented on it twice without remembering it had already done so). 🙂
I learned more from this then I did in my EE class in college. We never even touched schematics.
This is an invaluable source of information for those who want to build pedals!
I used to build electronics as a hobby when I was a teenager in the 70s. Wish we would have had RUclips and Brian Wampler back then. 🙂
"Just cut a hole in a pedal box. I know this might be sacrilegious to some." LMAO
Amazing video, and I'm now very interested in your course. Thank you. I needed this without even knowing it. haha
Nice sounding circuit, cuts out a bit of that slightly muffled sound I find Tube Screamers often have.
Long time fan of your work, I think we met in Asheville at some point in time, I was involved with a few different gear designers and manufacturers in that area before I struck out on my own. Love the style and no-nonsense approach to guitar gear and the fact you talk about the lineage of your designs as well as others.
I want to build an overdrive circuit in my tele's tone pot position. Any recommendations?
Please give that pedal so I can mod it :) ! I like screamers without diodes...
Man this was a great video. And you can play a bit too :) Really enjoy learning kind of stuff. Will definitely go to your other page and start watching.
I love these kinds of videos. I want to learn the different blocks involved in pedals so I guess I need to check into your pedal courses.
Some great tips. I have a Klone I’m modding and it only has part values printed on the board.
Awesome video! So glad you posted this. I have the kit but I’d like to put it together with some tweaks. Now I have a guide!
I'm a construction worker so I like the sharpie look
I hope StewMac starts putting the schematics right into the kit docs now that you've shown the benefits. It bugs me that they don't come with a schematic for debugging/tweaking. At least I can't find it on their website. The PCB layout looks really nice which isn't a surprise if PedalPCB did have a hand in the design! I haven't tried any of their PCBs yet (only Aion and BYOC so far) but they're on my list.
love pedalPCB but I do mostly perf and vero builds
so a fun question is why no input buffer? why yes output buffer? why did lovepedal remove both?
I was using high input impedance op amp, so no real good reason to need it. Output buffers are often a good idea, there's often not a lot of downside unless you're planning to run a fuzz after it. I can't speak to why Lovepedal didn't use them on the design
@@wampler_pedals thanks! I’m always curious to know what goes into those decisions, other than vintage fuzzes absolutely going bonkers. So that 1815 at the front of the TS9 doesn’t make a huge difference? Over engineering, perhaps?
@@xsonicassassinx In "practice" it's a good idea, meaning if you're an engineer it's sort of a textbook way of doing things sometimes. However, it's important to remember that the tubescreamers used electronic bypass, and because of this reason you'd often need input buffering on many types of circuits since you're using fets to act as huge resistors and shorts basically (basically, sort of as an electronic switch)
@@wampler_pedals and since so many of us are using true bypass switching these days it’s a non-issue. I get it. Thank you, sensei.
Sure, but how how do I rewire my Squier Strat to make it play like a Brent Mason Tele? 😹
www.askzac.com/post/brent-mason-wiring-diagram and www.premierguitar.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=27581151
Josh Scott is crying right now.. "He had the box....."
:D I actually thought about Josh when I did that haha!
Awesome video!! The giveaway it's open worldwide? 🥺
I'm from Chile 😬
Yes 😊
Using a Sharpie to write on a self-built pedal? Definitely alright and cool! Switching between upper case and lower case for different words on the same pedal? Definitely not OK.
😂
DIY pedal sounds rad.
I live that Lovepedal Kanji
You are the real Master !!! 👍
Probably going to check out the course. Been building kits for a while now but don't have the understanding to know what the components do or what the topology is.
I think you'll love it - I know I'm biased, but it really was created for folks like you... those who love to tinker with electronics or want to, but just simply don't understand much about it yet want to, but everything seems so technical! Worst case - 30 day money back guarantee if you don't like it 😊
I suppose the ultimate lesson learned is always test your components before assembly.
RIGHTIO
The WIZ .....😇👍
PedalPCB and the individual/all who run it are exceptional. Their forums are an absolutely priceless resource!
Can you do a video on the Boss OS-2 Overdrive Distortion combo pedal? Is it a DS-1 on one side and a OD-2 on the other? I really don't know. I've love for you to do a overview of the schematic and explain the circuit in detail. The world waits in anticipation....
very cool!
Uraltone is by far my favourite diy shop. They have classic designs they have modified to their own so you essentially get some vintage style tones adapted. They have good components like if you're building fuzz face type circuit, they'll have filtered through a bunch of transistors that work for the circuit. When you buy a kit, you get a parts list, circuit diagram/schematic, layout diagram and access to build instructions with pictures, some of the particular pedal, some with a similar pedal. And instructional pages to soldering and other related parts of the process. Some classic simple tube amps as well. And the customer service. Sometimes the owner himself has replied to my stupid emails at 2 am, and they try to seriously help the dumb builder or discuss your ideas for what to do/how to modify it or new product requests.
i love these type of content, i learnt heaps... 12:00 so true, i remember reaching out to you regarding my terraform pedal and got a response right away... 31:07 please do, i wouldn't mind owning a custom pedal from you
cool tip on increasing diodes in series in the soft clipping section. When I am that deep in modding an 808 circuit, I have done soft and hard clipping options, but that clutters the UI potentially.
Mind blowing! Was just wondering about breadboarding a kit with changes! Thanks Brian!
Awesome video... Teaching people the way you do will make you a legend, much respect 🙏🏼
I was just thinking about you in regards to the earlier days of Wampler electronics when you sold kits and or a book about how to mod Boss pedals. It seemed like about the time I moved across the country and got set up, that it was no longer available or I just did not look hard enough. I have long appreciated your take on things and can pretty much attribute the discovery of your presence online as a major encouragement into my delving further into music electronics.
I’m excited to see you produce this kind of footage to keep that influence alive and well for years to come. Pretty cool that you have built quite a legacy over the past 20 years.
I love it.
I'm sure one day I'll get one together that works, until then I assume these video's are intended to make me go crazy . You - and Josh Scott, let's not forget him - both make this look so easy, but when I try it , all it does is keep me from getting into other trouble... which in itself is - according to my wife - worth the money and the risk of me putting the hou-e on fire with a soldering iron.😅all joking aside: you, sir, are awesome; thanks for the lesson, tips and motivition you give us.
I hear Josh Scott crying for the box been cut for the switch solder XD
if the solder mask isn't thick you can try to follow the trace. but some circuit boards are not going to be easy that way
youd love my pedals. they for sure look like they came from a garage lolol
you can see the traces on the pcb pretty clearly
some, yes. Not always, and for an educational video I feel it's important to teach how to figure that out.
Wampler institute of technology
I have no idea what's going on here
I've never been so confused in my life lol
The breadboard sounds better wtf
keep in mind that the tone control is basically two variable resistors - so it's highly unlikely they were set exactly the same.
What is the benefit of not using an input buffer?
Aha, found this further down the page:
"I was using high input impedance op amp, so no real good reason to need it. Output buffers are often a good idea, there's often not a lot of downside unless you're planning to run a fuzz after it. I can't speak to why Lovepedal didn't use them on the design.*
Great!
Hell yes!! More this kind of videos. Really cool.
Really enjoyed this!!
🤘😎🤘
So when you talk of, "blocks" what exactly is a block or blocks?
A circuit “block”, here is an example:
www.electrosmash.com/images/tech/tube-screamer/tube-screamer-block-diagram.png
But if you’re watching the video I explain each of the circuit blocks, where they are, and what they do.
@@wampler_pedals Thank you yes I see now I just thought I may have been missing something.
When finding continuity with the MM could you also look at the darker red area of this board which is likely the PCB trace? Obviously that might be different on every PCB but seems like a good starting point.
Depends on how many layers the PCB has.
Mahalo great info!
When's the giveaway Brian?? 😊
Sounds great!
details in video description:
*Do you want to win this pedal? Here’s how to do that:*
Go to www.wamplerpedals.info , this will forward you to our google form to sign up for the contest. One lucky person will win this, with the drawing taking place on July 3rd, 2024. Make sure you use a GOOD email address here. If I can't reach you, I can't send the pedal!
I always wondered why guitar pedal signal goes right to left. Is that because you work with the schematic from underneath the pedal and then flip it?
Just standard practice, though the old fuzzfaces are backwards, and it’s a huge pain in a pedal board setup. Since all other pedals work this way it makes it undesirable if a company makes a pedal that does not work this way.
Nice man 🤘🏿🤘🏿
I want it!
But i cant get to the site
Which site? Guitarpedalcourse.com or wamplerpedals.info ?