Duh Voodoo Man's Home-Built Guitar Effects Pedals

'Zonkin' Yellow Screamer' overdrive pedal (extensively modified TS clone) 'Zonkin' Yellow Screamer' overdrive pedal - gut shot 'Rabid Rodent' distortion pedal (modified Proco Rat clone) 'Rabid Rodent' distortion pedal - gut shot 'Phaze Craze' phaser pedal (modified MXR Phase 90 clone) 'Phaze Craze' phaser pedal - gut shot 'Banshee Plus' overdrive pedal (modified TS clone) 'Banshee Plus' overdrive pedal - gut shot 'Gee That's Swell' volume swell pedal (Boss Slow Gear SG-1 clone) 'Gee That's Swell' volume swell pedal - gut shot 'Fuzz Farm' multi-mode fuzz pedal (modified Fuzz Face clone) 'Fuzz Farm' multi-mode fuzz pedal - gut shot 'OctaFuzzy' octave-fuzz pedal (Tycobrahe Octavia clone) 'OctaFuzzy' octave-fuzz pedal - gut shot

'What Brown Can Do For You' distortion pedal 'What Brown Can Do For You' distortion pedal - gut shot 'Tone Triage' 3-mode boost pedal 'Tone Triage' 3-mode boost pedal - gut shot 'Shakin' All Over' BYOC Tremolo Pedal (EA tremolo circuit) 'Shakin' All Over' BYOC Tremolo Pedal - gut shot 'Fender Bender' vintage fuzz pedal (Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII clone) 'Fender Bender' vintage fuzz pedal - gut shot 'MegaMuff' fuzz pedal (modified Big Muff clone) 'MegaMuff' fuzz pedal - gut shot BYOC Ping-Pong Delay pedal BYOC Ping-Pong Delay pedal - gut shot 'Rabid Rodent' v.2.0 distortion pedal (modified ProCo Rat clone) 'Rabid Rodent' v.2.0 distortion pedal - gut shot 'Sonic Tonic' distortion pedal (modified Maxon SD-9 clone) 'Sonic Tonic' distortion pedal - gut shot

If you have moderately decent soldering skills and can follow directions, there's no reason you can't build your own guitar effects pedals! It's not hard, and it's a lot of fun. And when you're finished, you have the satisfaction of having built the pedal yourself. A great place to get started (I did!) is at BuildYourOwnClone.com. Keith Vonderhulls' kits are first-class quality and his directions are clear and easy to follow. The site also has a user's forum full of knowledgeable, helpful DIY pedal builders. Give it a try!!!

Another excellent source is General Guitar Gadgets. This site offers several full kits, a good selection of effects PCB's, and some great project documentation (schematics, bills of materials, and detailed build directions). Another great DIY pedal site to bookmark!!

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