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Re-Housing a FX Pedal by Holger
Doctor Tweek is always on the lookout for interesting links and articles. Here’s a brilliant piece by one of the customers in the shop – Holger. He has a brand new blog site that looks as though it is going to … Continue reading
Posted in boutique effects, diystompboxes, Guest Writers, guitar effects
Tagged boutique, diy, enclosure, guitar effect, improving, pedal, re-housing, refurbishing, www.doctortweek
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Drilling your Enclosure (Part One)
I’m often asked about pre-drilled enclosures… “do I do them?” At the moment, no. Really, it’s a time issue – also there are way too many variables to cock-up for a customer! I guess that I could knock out pre-formatted, … Continue reading
Posted in diystompboxes, Doctor Tweeks General Chat, guitar effects
Tagged diy, diystompboxes, doctor tweek, drilling, electronics, enclosure, footswitch, guitar, guitar effect, making, pcb, pots, sockets, template
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Another New Knob – MXR type
Just a quick update: Doctor Tweek has started stocking a true classic knob – the MXR / Eagle plastic fluted style. When this arrived today I was blown away with the quality and fit onto 6mm shafts. It is secured … Continue reading
Posted in boutique effects, diystompboxes, guitar effects, Latest Additions & Adds
Tagged components, Eagle, effects, enclosure, finishers, guitar, knob, knobs, MXR, parts, pedal, potentiometer
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2 into 1 will go! Wiring Diagram for 2 fx in 1 Box
Two FX in 1 Box with De-Coupled Power Supplies I have often been asked how to put two fx circuits in one box. Well, to do it properly try the above. It features true bypass, indicator lights, battery or mains power … Continue reading
cum on and feel the noyze!
Noise in pedals can be an issue. First things first; if you are building a pedal then don’t assume it’s going to be hideously noisy if it is on a proto board or lying on the kitchen table and picking up … Continue reading
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Tagged boost, distortion, doctor tweek, doctortweek, effects, electronics, enclosure, noisy pedals, overdrive, pedal, reducing noise, screening, www.doctortweek
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Finding what’s out there…
Recently I had a customer who said they couldn’t get the circuit inside the enclosure. He was making a Fuzz Factory, which I know is a tight fit into the small enclosure I sell. But I have had a fair … Continue reading
Posted in boutique effects, diystompboxes, Doctor Tweeks General Chat
Tagged enclosure, fuzzfactory, layout, vero
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Mounting the PCB
Mounting your PCB, Perf or Stripboard into the enclosure is a subject that gets asked a lot on some of the well-loved forums such as www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum and www.freestompboxes.org There are lots of options, but a lot of it comes down … Continue reading
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Tagged boost, circuit board, effects, enclosure, fitting, fuzz, mounting, overdrive, pcb, perfboard, pillars, stand-off, standoff, stripboard, velcro, vero
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The Arbiter Silicon Fuzz Face
The Arbiter Silicon Fuzz Face Kit from Doctor Tweek – Brilliant! Continue reading
Posted in diystompboxes, guitar effects
Tagged arbiter, clone, components, diy, Doctor Tweeks Pedals and Parts, enclosure, fuzz face, guitar effect, kit, silicon
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Enclosure Kits
Blatent Plug Alert. Doctor Tweek has sold a few enclosure kits as a trial. Based on feedback the kit has been enhanced The new eclosure kit (called Doctor Tweek Enclosure Kit number 2) consists of the following: Hammond Enclosure 111 … Continue reading
Posted in diystompboxes, Latest Additions & Adds
Tagged bezel, connector, dpdt, electronics, enclosure, footswitch, hook-up wire, led, socket, uk pedal parts, value
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Brainstorm… the pedal
I’ve been working hard on the website for a fair few weeks now, and that has sucked time from my pedal build of ‘Brainstorm’. But this afternoon and tonight I have been chilling and laying some love onto the enclosure…no … Continue reading
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Tagged artwork, brainstorm, enclosure, painting
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