Jazzric Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I think its safe to say that there's a few here that make there own pedals...I was checking out http://www.buildyourownclone.com/ and the OD2 http://www.buildyourownclone.com/overdrive2.html has my intrest...Now one of my favs and was goin to buy is the Kanji http://www.proguitarshop.com/product.php?ProductID=961&CategoryID but at $180 plus and I've been learning from the wise here on this forum that theres is alot of hype out there....plus theres just som'em bout building your own...but i do relize this aint for everybody....anyway,, sooo.... can I make a BYOC and which one, just as good and or better than the kanji.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssgfowler Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I've built quite a few of the BYOC kits over the last few months. (Thanks M-Theory for giving me a new addiction! Now I'm doing stuff on perf board and terminal strips.) I can't tell you about the OD2, but I have built the BYOC 250+ kit now for myself and several other people. It is probably the easiest one of their kits to build. It comes with the parts to build a clone of either the DOD 250 or the MXR Distortion +, or a mixture of the two. Its' super versatile as a boost, OD, or all out dirtbox. If you're are good at soldering, and if you've ever built a model car, you should be able to build one of these kits, but be warned...once you do, prepare to spend all your free time building more pedals, or thinking of your next build, or how to justify the cost of the next pedal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-theory Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 The Eternity is a real nice tube screamer variant...my favorite, actually. The OD2 appears to be a modified tube screamer combined with a mosfet boost. I'm sure both would sound great, but the BYOC box would have the added versatility of that boost circuit, FWIW. Also, check out diystompboxes.com, generalguitargadgets.com, olcircuits.com, and runoffgroove.com. I just built the "Umble" from ROG, and it's fantastic. They've done some really cool stuff with FETs. If you're not into perf building, OLC has some of those circuit in kit form, on PCB. You can find scores of vero (stripboard) layouts in the layouts gallery at diy, also, if you're up for that kind of build. Yes, you will become addicted once you start, so prepare for that. It's a reasonably healthy addiction, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzric Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 Thx guys (ssgfowler & m-theory) for the info and warning I'll be checkin all this out....:-$/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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