Guitar Pedal Beginner Breadboarding Tutorial - Boost

[@C-mereSSBU]

This is all I ever wanted. I wanted to see somebody take a schematic and build it with real parts-- constantly referring back to the schematic. This was a huge help! Now I know the basics of how to read one!

[@plinketharry7469]

Dude all your videos are great, it's like 6 years later and your still teaching noobs how to build pedals man thank you

[@hereonmars]

💯. Hope he comes back.

[@BassBrendon31]

Zero-experience electrical engineer here looking to get into this kind of thing and am amazed at the quality of this lesson!! Learnt so much about breadboards and reading schematics, thank you so much!

[@dizzoooo-l4p]

currently a junior in college studying electrical engineering. i wanted to make my own pedals after we learned transistor circuit designs and this a great stepping stone thank you

[@IvanRecordCastle]

Hey, I'm a guitar player and I've been trying to learn about pedals and circuits. This video puts a lot of light and bridges the gap between theory diagram charts with the real board, so thanks! 😬🤟

[@budandbean1]

This was really a nice beginner video. You really did a nice job explaining how the breadboard contacts work. Lots of great beginner info here.

[@kirkbolas4985]

I have a nephew who wants to start building pedals. Because of the physical distance between our respective cities, it’s difficult to try to get him started with the ins and outs of breadboarding. You did a swimmingly splendid job here sir. I’ve watched maybe a dozen videos, curating as I go and yours is the best. I’ll send him the link and answer any questions he might still have. I’ve been building my own circuits since the 90’s and designing my own circuits for the last five years. I was about ready to do my own video for my nephew to explain all this. Now I just have to send him a link. Again, much thanks to you for this superb tutorial.

[@AntonioCorneal]

I think this was the most helpful tutorial for these guitar pedals that I've seen so far! Awesome!

[@joerivde]

Build this today as my first tryout pedal circuit. Works like a charm. Could indeed not take the smile of my face for half an hour. Thanks!

[@patrickburke5517]

Thanks so much! I remember watching some of your vids a few years ago. As a musician I was fascinated, but didn't understand any of the electronics. I finally chose the path beyond ignorance and went back to school to study EE. This video helped me understand the relationship between power and signal in a schematic. Now I can finish my semester final! Yaayyy!

[@whitefish2160]

Best tutorial I have seen detailing how a schematic is wired up on a breadboard. I was having trouble visualizing it and this clarified the whole process. Thank you!!

[@THEQueeferSutherland]

I don't know how any assholes can give you a thumbs down on anything. You're providing such an amazing, informative service that is clear and friendly and you give this away for free. I'm so thankful for your videos, I'd have no leg into this world without your videos dumbing things down for dumbies like me.

[@DiyguitarpedalsAu]

Thank you sir! Thumbs down mean nothing when you receive emails from fans telling you how they started learning from your videos and have moved onto their dream jobs in the pedal and electronic engineering fields. Stay focused on the goal and the purpose my friend. PS, your not dumb, your a beginner. Stick with it and you will learn alot.

[@simonsays3107]

You my friend deserve much more credit. You explained the circuit board perfectly. Even better than my teacher. Thanks a lot. Now you have earned yourself 1 more Subscriber.

[@elliotjay2273]

First, I must say that the best dad hands down that you have on the wall is the cutest thing 😍 Second, is that I really enjoyed the video and I look forward to giving one of the kits a go at some point as this video was really easy to understand. Thank you very much :-)

[@johnt364]

I'm from the states and I appreciate you saying "and this be." and thanks for the info. free education is all the internet should be

[@rievezahl]

I was always looking for somewhere I could redirect beginners when I am writing instructables, so they have immediate help when struggling with the basics. And I have to say: you did a marvellous job guiding people through the process and showing how to approach things and what to look for! Thank you a lot!

[@rkaid577]

Really excellent tutorial! Absolutely what I needed! As someone trying to learn basic electronics, I've been struggling with understanding how to translate a schematic to a real working circuit, what matters and what does not, how to connect everything, etc. This video shows and explains everything very well. Just what I've been looking for! The only thing I miss is something about how/why these components work in a guitar effect pedal. Apologies if you already have videos on that on your channel. I've started to understand how transistors and diodes work, but a video about how they work in a guitar effect, how they modify the signal, etc, would be very nice. I'm also a guitar player and have been wanting to learn how to make my own effect pedals, which makes your channel even better, so thanks a lot for your videos!!!

[@codeman99-dev]

Understanding the purpose and why a component is in a circuit is key to having some confidence in modifying. I see this comment is a bit old, hopefully you've found the resource you were looking for :)

[@derekmitchell2675]

Can you purchase a kit with components

[@bennohavec9571]

@@derekmitchell2675there are some actual pedal kits like the 8 dollar fuzz pedal but I think you need a solder and a case to put it in but they do have kits for pedals

[@thomvanhoof480]

Very old comment but maybe you or somebody else would still like some insight! Really knowing how to make a working guitar pedal can quickly become a complicated task where some math or engineering knowledge would be needed. However if you still want to find out I’ll give you a starting point. What you’re guitar(pickup’s) are doing is translating sound to a electrical signal. Now that we have this electrical signal we can play with it what every component is doing individually is very hard(impossible) to get in to precisely due to the incredible amount of possible configurations and differences in outcome. But a good starting point might be transfer functions for RCL circuits it’s a mathematical way that creates a formula called a transfer function the formula tells you what happens with the signal if it passes through the circuit. If you get comfortable with these functions you know what the output graph is going to look like and how it will influences the input!

[@thomvanhoof480]

If you are just interested in re making some pedals and don’t care about the theory of making one I would just suggest buying or finding some schematics for pedals and a good soldering kit!

[@theTerribleFamiliar]

Your channel is a gold mine. Thank you.

[@DiyguitarpedalsAu]

Thanks mate, appreciate your support and comment! Cheers

[@AndreaAustoni]

This channel is liquid gold. Gold, Jerry!

[@robertjohnson7563]

You have an incredibly natural ability to teach! Very glad I found this channel!

[@MichaelSink]

I built this along with you last night and I can't say thank you enough! I'll be ordering a PCB kit soon just as a way of thanking you. This is just what I needed to better understand guitar circuits and I plan to swap out components of different values to see what they do!

[@DiyguitarpedalsAu]

Thanks Michael, I appreciate your suppport. Good luck with diy pedal building!

[@camp_cire]

I just completed this and you are right, huge smile on my face!

[@pondochris]

recommend putting the schematic link in the description since you say "do-it-yourself" in the url not "diy" for people that haven't been to your site before :) Love your vids btw started building a couple months ago.

[@DiyguitarpedalsAu]

Whoops, thanks for letting me know. Added link to description and pinned this comment for anyone confused. Cheers

[@parabot2]

Any Chance you can do a series ( full Build on one or a few of your circuits , from start to finish ) . I know you have covered drilling cases etc but a full build multi part series would be fantastic to see .

[@mllahTime289]

So I did it but I used stereo 9v Jack and stereo input and output Jacks. The pedal signal comes through but is terribly gated and comes through distorted. Any ideas as to why?

[@jodymcdougle8810]

@@parabot2 I agree with para. This would be wonderful!

[@jodymcdougle8810]

@@mllahTime289 was this issue ever resolved? I may attempt to try and build one of these.

[@PatrickLewis88]

It worked! It worked! After several failures and wanting to give up on this passion of mine this video lifted me up! But you were wrong it's been 4 hours and I still can't wipe the grin off my face 😀

[@DiyguitarpedalsAu]

Thanks for watching guys, hope it helped. Dont forget, If you would like to support the channel please check out our store. Thanks for your support! www.diyguitarpedals.com.au/shop/

[@JC-11111]

This is great! I just ordered a bread board kit to experiment with pedal circuits and my main concern was translating a schematic to the board. Well that isn't a concern any longer. I was honestly considering canceling the order but now that I'll be able to read any, schematic and built the circuit, I'm good. I can basically make whatever I want. Now I just have to wait 4 days for it to get here. Thank you!

[@JackFou]

This was really great! As someone who's always had trouble with electronics, this was nice and easy to follow. Definitely learned something here. Thanks a lot, mate!

[@finkelgodingher4753]

Been struggling with learning how to put a schematic into a breadboard and this was perfect. I have zero background in electronics.

[@TheFelipe0803]

You make the best guitar pedals content/tutorials for any beginner and for free! You sir are a legend.

[@williamexon171]

Mate, that is the best beginner electronics video I've ever seen you absolute legend. Thanks!

[@garylamb8413]

I've just found your video on how to build fx pedals brilliant I love the way you take the time to show exactly what goes where really looking forward to having a go .

[@bathtub_marmot]

Thanks man, what a great way to spend an afternoon!

[@0z33y]

Excellent explanation of how a breadboard works , and really interesting circuit well worth the watch , think I will be having a go at this ... thx

[@tomasribeiro5351]

Thanks a lot! 6 years after this video was posted it's still helping noobies like me!

[@nataroonytrontime3976]

Deffinaty the most amazing tutorial I have ever seen. Well done man

[@garethfox9272]

Hey Paul, thanks for making such an easy to understand tutorial on breadboarding and basic circuitry. This is the video I've been looking for for about a year, I haven't found anything else that breaks down the way the blasted things are wired up internally in such an easy-to-understand manner. I'm going to have a play with the components I have for now but I've bookmarked your site for when I get to the point of wanting specialised components for projects I'm working on. Great to find a small-scale Australian supplier for all of those more arcane transistors etc. used in audio circuitry as well. Take care!

[@rogerw4024]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and time here, people like you have inspired me to move forward in doing this and other projects. My ultimate goal is to make an amp but this is far into the future. Again, thank you!

[@JamesMartinBass]

This has really helped me understand how breadboards and circuits work. I'm looking forward to trying this out. Ordering a breadboard now!

[@bradsmithstudios8881]

Cool video...as a complete noob, I'm gonna look foreward to watching several times to wrap my mind around it, and try it myself along with the video. Thanks!

[@TruthMirrororriM]

Superb detail appropriate for a beginner or refresher. A must watch.

[@crissanchez9527]

How in the hell is this page not have at least 500k subs?? This is amazing. Thank you very much.

[@DiyguitarpedalsAu]

I think the subject matter is very specific, you have to have an interest in electronics and guitar pedals. Thanks for the comment, i appreciate it :D

[@barecarl7514]

Making mistakes in your video is very helpful. It helps to understand how it works.

[@ryanl.4296]

Fantastic tutorial, I love how in depth you went!

[@a4amyli]

The best clear explanation by far. And I like the way you show a clear view of the connections. Thanks

[@stubbulon5]

You are an absolute legend for sharing your knowledge so freely. Thank you 🙏

[@trevormcgrath9817]

Right video, I like the nerdy stuff

[@Pinebrookjohn75]

Thank you sir I always wanted to start doing something like this. I know where to start now.

[@valeriopagliaro1334]

The best tutorial that I ever seen! Thanks so much ❤

[@nathanpoovey6211]

You've got someone interested in electronics and pedals now, thank you for this lesson!

[@gabrieljosereyesacosta7007]

This man deserves a medal

[@michaeldriskell6431]

Thanks for making this! I’m looking forward to doing projects on a breadboard, after years of kits and vero.

[@abaser66]

Nice one, this is 90% of what I have been looking for. The only bit I see missing is a brief description of what each component does, what bigger and smaller values do.

[@AverageHuman7026]

Mister, you just earned yourself a new subscriber. Thank you for all the information you share.

[@noyabuis]

Just ordered a bunch of parts and bread board and stumbled on your video. Thank you for all the great info!!!

[@justincarty2028]

Fantastically helpful vid as a newbie to pedal building myself, I have this circuit 90% complete on a small breadboard just waiting on parts from Amazon and Ebay. I have ordered big stocks so loads of prototypes. Next is a Dallas treble booster again waiting for my geranium transistors to arrive.

[@hugobaisez9775]

Hi ! Thanks for all that helpful tips ! I made it this week-end with components that i found in electronics garbages in the street. They have not really same values than the ones you use, but the pedal works pretty well for now, and it sound more like a fuzz :P

[@wyattmurphy-kangas8742]

watched about six other videos on this subject, none of them nearly as helpful! just built your bazz fuss successfully, now I'm working on a simple tremolo from a schematic I found. Cheers

[@JS-ir7wh]

You are amazingly thorough. Thank you for this awesome video.

[@arbarb7204]

The devils into details. Excellent tutorial.

[@obelisco1089]

Hey man, big thumbs up for your vids, i'm a beginner in electronics and just built some kits with success... but what i really miss is: WHY an Xk resistance, or WHY an Yk instead? or why a Znf cond and not an Kuf instead? i mean, if you can, could you bring up a vid (or a series of vids) explaining the basic WHY of a circuit choices (also this little booster is totally incomprehensible to me) for audio? thanks.

[@karlmontenegro]

The LPB1 is basically a gain stage to produce natural saturation in an amplifier. The circuit is one of the first EHX products, and it was intended to push the tubes in an amp into overdrive and create not only a volume increase but clipping, and give the guitar the basic slightly distorted sound. Now, in this schematic he's just building a basic polarization network for the JFET transistor in the center. If you read more about biasing transistors, and using them as amplifiers you'll understand a little bit more. There's some math but it isn't hard to understand ;)

[@gorillafunk725]

Woo Hoo! Scuba gear ON! I'm diving DEEP down this rabbit hole.

[@mscheurer]

Exactly what I needed, thank you! Your videos are a treasure trove!

[@Taffafilms]

Simply Amazing

[@DoktrDub]

You've really inspired me, love the site and schematics, you deserve a sub for all your effort and awesome-ness!

[@DiyguitarpedalsAu]

Thank you star :) Enjoy building!

[@stevebonnar]

Outstanding video, well done mate.

[@codeman99-dev]

Nice tutorial. Do you have a video explaining component choice & purpose? I have decent electronics knowledge, but I'm still struggling to visualize the electron flow. It would also be nice if you marked the expected voltages or even the expected waveform & frequency (depending on application of course).

[@Andrewfendrew]

Excellently explained and showed, thanks!

[@tristandeniet]

Awesome video! I'm considering trying to mess around with pedal circuits mostly as a curiosity at this point. This gave me a basic understanding of how to get things hooked up.

[@easy-ishdrawingwithRobbieLee]

Perfect. Just what I was looking for to get started. Thank you!

[@mikesmusicden]

This video has helped me immensely. Thank you!

[@kjsebestyen]

This is an awesome and informative video. Do you have any videos where you explain the theory on why we use certain components at different locations in the schematic? “we put a capacitor here because” and “we use a 100 ohm resistor here and a 10K ohm resistor here because…”

[@TheRandomDave]

Fantastic video and description of making a circuit. Great work mate!

[@thenameisbrooks]

Thanks man, Wicked tutorial! Is there anyway you can go through the calculations for working out which components to use and what size?

[@bobvines00]

Please do that and also explain what each component actually does in the effect's circuit.

[@MasterIvo]

I started with a fuzz, now I'm building half bridge circuits for researching Radiant electricity. great way to start learning.

[@davidwallace335]

Brilliant. Page 1 for me - new to this - off to experiement!

[@katachiaudio]

Very good tutorial, been following your channel for a while and love how much info you share. Also it's good to hear another Aussie voice.

[@hakanparlak2562]

couldn't get a signal on breadboard but after soldering component to component it worked. satisfaction is as you assured =). thx a lot!

[@chriscuthbertson]

I found it useful to build an I/O box for my input/output and power jacks that i can just connect up to the breadboard.

[@SpectrumDIY]

You really are gifted in circuits, I've been bashing my head on it and I simply cannot get the pedal build I'm working on, to work. (Lm386).. it's like I'm missing something obvious.

[@amw99]

This was amazing!

[@nokooyeh4538]

Great and very instructive intro to bread boarding, answered a lot of questions I'd got. Have been thinking of reusing a large metal biscuit tin as an enclosure, with the common parts i.e power input / output jacks and maybe a few switches installed in the sides of the tin. I think Brian Wampler used an amp chasis for the same kind of thing. After watching your video feel a bit more like trying to make it work. I'm fairly new to this stuff, having modded a few pedals from kits and getting bitten by the bug! Thanks once again - great video.

[@malsanders609]

I loved this video, particularly the advice at the end. Can’t wait to get a breadboard and start changing circuits 🔥

[@pongtrometer]

Excellent; gr8 delivery for this newbie . Much thanks.

[@Revrendrock]

Thanks a million. You just got me started in a new hobby. Peace

[@bonjovi1612]

Great tutorial, thanks

[@VaansWorld]

That was amazing dude. You've effectively taught an old dog some new tricks

[@American_Made]

Nice, I wanna build a pedal. time to dig out my boards again.

[@elephantfootrisers]

Great tutorial - thanks!

[@austinrhoads]

Thank you so much for going into detail here!

[@ComicAlex]

awesome video! very informative on how to use a breadboard and read a schematic. Thanks!

[@varietypa...5606]

A GREAT lesson for beginners. Thanks for this video!

[@MichaelMoore-od4jz]

great video thank you

[@ivaranderson2556]

Incredibly useful tutorial--big thanks.

[@flywittzbeats4008]

This is incredible. Thank you so much!!!

[@ogasi1798]

great channel what do i do to convert the input to line level? thanks

[@raduorza883]

A simple, and sincere thank you!

[@tearsforthedying]

Hi what are those blue flat nosed pliers you are using to remove the ICs? Is there a proper name for them?

[@tearsforthedying]

Ok then, they are simply called flat nosed pliers! Thanks for the awesome tutorial and detail!

[@robertbush9805]

This is a great video. Thanks for making it.

[@attilakiss5212]

Loved the video, many thanks!

[@newdykung6775]

Thank you so much for this education. This video made me understand better than the school did lol

[@tonyfdesign]

Wow! How great was that? Thanks!