DIY Guitar Pedal Component Selection | How I choose which Resistors, Capacitors, and Hardware I Use
How I choose which resistors, capacitors, and hardware to use with a pedal build. I go into detail about how to choose “modern” components as well as how to pick vintage-type parts. I’ll also teach you how to read a schematic to help you figure out what component is the best for you. Let’s keep the comments thoughtful.
PCBs I like are from https://www.pedalpcb.com/ as well as https://aionelectronics.com/
Components are purchased from https://www.taydaelectronics.com/ as well as mouser.com
Some hard-to-find components can be found from http://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/ as well as https://www.pedalhackerelectronics.com/
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Originally posted by UCu4ohfa8-YILJAzfYLCvr1g at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzXTNTqSzaQ
This is a great video and a must-see for anyone who is getting into pedal building. I’ve been building pedals off and on for some time. If I may, I’d like to add a few things: When you plan to build a project that has hard-to-find parts, try smallbear electronics. They specialize in serving DIY pedal makers. When buying parts from anybody, buy extra parts if possible. It seems that when I drop a resistor on the floor, it disappears, never to be seen again. I’ve built up a supply of frequently-used components. In some cases, I have had most of what I need already on hand. One last thing: I’ve read that some components sold by Tayda are fakes – such as J201 transistors. I personally have never experienced that. Even if true, it is unlikely that it is Tayda’s fault. The problem likely is the supplier. I bought a $25 component tester, which I use to test certain components before installing the part. Again, the video is great. I subscribed because of it.
so it looks like pedal pcb has no instruction?
I'm building (or more inventing) a new kind of guitar pedal from scratch, and the biggest pain in the ass has been experimenting with different components and having to wait a week for them to be shipped lol. I need them now!!
(Not to mention the $6 shipping charge for a $0.30 part)
This whole process has just been one headache after another. I don't even know what it sounds like yet
If you build a pedal with the same layout same components just used old version of those same components found from junk like old keyboard tvs etc will it sound the same as a pedal built using real boutique version of the same components
I decided to to start building pedals. There are 3 or 4 videos I downloaded on a flash drive. This is my #1 video on learn to building pedals. Thank you, thank you very much… ????
This is super helpful. Wish I found this around 6 busted builds ago. I brute forced all this information via PedalPCB and Tayda as well. I wish sites like PedalPCB would create a bill of materials like AionFX does for Mouser parts. You can copy/paste the Mouser part number and quantity to build a shopping cart in a couple clicks.
I'm not sure what happened to Tayda.. I used to buy from them some years ago… but from one point in time, they started to offer only DHL Shipping (to Brazil), which brings two big problems: the shipping cost is about the same price as the products themselves (for my case); and 100% of what is DHL shipped is taxed by our customs.. and the taxes makes the costs double… i.e., final price is four times what I used to pay (some years ago, I used to pay from 5-10 USD for shipping, and no taxes). And so far, I could not find a good supplier abroad as Tayda.. I do have some locals, but none of them have such a friendly site and a comprehensive inventory…it is a pity
What is it exactly that the WIMAs do better?
i have built 3 pedals and they do not work i know what risitors transistors are BUT they do not work all of the pedale i bought came from china and germany .. with not so good instructions
How do you know the Volts of the Electrolytic Cap? I can not find it in the schematic. 22u for example
Howdy partner, I was wondering if you had any insight into knowing which DC power jacks are center negative? I bout some in the States and they were center positive (did not know that there would be a difference).
One pointer I’d like to add is READ the PIN SPACING (mm)
you can’t tell from the pics how big the caps are so I’ve ended up with a few gigantor WIMAs that are like 1”x1 1/2”x 1/2” because I was trying my hardest to use WIMA and they were the only ones available
Thank you for this excellent video. Just made a page of notes and feel much more prepared for my first pedal build from scratch. Only thing not mentioned I need to figure out is what kind of wire I need.
This is a fantastic video. I was caught in the quagmire of DigiKey product shopping, and navigating capacitors was an absolute slog of figuring out what would be applicable for the pedal I'm designing. I've heard of Tayda but assumed it would be more of the same, but it looks much more user-friendly. Can't thank you enough… this will save me hours of combing over data sheets.
I don't get why I EVER should select a carbon film resistor over a metal film one. The result can only be worse (more noise, higher tolerance). Is the idea to make the circuit as bad as the original ?!? The price difference is too small to play a role here ….
Nice video, well done,thanks for sharing it with us 🙂
This is great. Just started building kits, and have used Tayda for most part orders, so this advice and info only improves what I buy and why I buy or use it. Thanks. Wish I'd seen it a week ago before my last order. 🙂 Next time!
Is it true that higer the value for resistor in watage the less noisier it is ?
speculating here …
for example in place of high importance for noise as erlier in chain
you could put 1w instead of 0.5w
…
using carbon resistor magic
could be usefull
2w resistors in pedal
What is the quality of the components and pcbs at Tayda? I heard some people saying they were sub par?
Super helpful video
Great Video!!!????????????????
Dude, Thank you!
The cap after the opamp is to block dc you idiot
Ohms law should be the first thing people learn
great video. i am going to do my first build using PCB from pedal pcb, and electrical from tayda
Are polypropylene plastic film caps okay?
This video is extremely helpful. Thank you!
What happens if the resistors are higher than 1/4W? I ordered some for a build but wasn't paying attention to their power rating since the build doc never specified a rating.
To summarize the video, building pedals requires reading a lot of internetz and belief in snake oil.
What's the total cost for this pcb build, like all in, enclosure, wires, jacks, switches, pots, etc.?
Just wondering ballpark price?
Cool Vid, I found this vid because I was trying to find a vid which talks about what jack I need for my pedal, which I want to convert from just a 9v battery user to a pedal I could plug into my pedalboard and not have to use 9V batteries
Is there any effects if I'm using mylar caps??
Great Info, going into my 2nd and 3rd build soon! PedalPCB El Sol and Kliché Mini on deck.
Dude. Instant follow. Oh boy, I feel I’m crossing a gateway. Let the experiments begin. [baby steps ????] ????✌️????
hey ryan,I've bought a tube screamer from tayda elec. and have 2 parts that don't fit,C5 and C6,(220n)they are too wide.I've tried to get an answer from them but nobdy has gotten back yet,can you help me out?THANKS Craig Lessard
Great video! Appreciate the recs on the tayda site. Got my eye on a pedal pcb that is out of stock and once it comes back in I'll know how to source. After building from a kit I see the sourcing to be the next step and a vastly better value!
I made a order at tayda 2 weeks ago and it hasn't even shipped yet
is tayda still in bizz?..i know small bear is not.
I've had it take pretty long to to figure out what variant of each component to get from Mouser. Another thing that adds significant time to a project is figuring what parts I already have on hand and which ones I need to buy for a project. I'd love to find a free parts management program that could keep an inventory of my parts, generate a shopping list from a bill of materials for a circuit, and subtract the parts from my inventory as I use them to build stuff.
Is there a kit form of the Anguilar Tone Hammer DI box for bass?
I loved this video! It provides a bunch of insight to the different kinds of parts and their specific uses. I am actually looking into make the 6-band EQ that PedalPCB sells, but being a Bass Player I want to actually START the frequency control at 32hz… looking at their schematic it looks like they are using a version of the EHX graphic EQ but I don't exactly know where I might be able to find a chart of what caps to use for what frequency and such. It looks like the capacitors on the frequency band circuits are the main thing that change and it would appear also as you go up the octave the capacitors double in "size". I also see on the schematic that the 100hz band doesn't utilize an IC but uses the same capacitor as the 400hz band and a super small resistor. Not sure where I am going with this, but is there a point in the frequency spectrum you HAVE to start using an IC or what purpose does the IC serve when controlling the frequency?
Thanks for the helpful info. I've done work on my amps, but never built a pedal. I have a BossTone clone kit that I'll be building soon. It came with metal film resistors, but I wanted to use carbon film like Koa Speer, so I ordered all resistors in that. Supposedly Kiwame and Koa Speer are the same. What is the best carbon film you recommend? Some state Xicon is the way to go ….
Tayda hasent had coupon codes since you made this video. used to get them all the time. wont even update their website. but still are about the cheapest prices around
I’ve heard some of the tayda stuff is fake (some transistors and the Wima caps) have you found any of that to be true?
Man, I super appreciate this. I've recently been getting into electronics and such, and being a (bad) guitarist persuaded me to start with pedals.
Considering how diodes are a thing these days (think of Klon and KOT) would love a video like this about different choices there, even perhaps about putting them in sockets to test them in a circuit.
Awesome video! I'm new to this. Just bought my first clone kit. I was looking at getting a Weller soldering iron kit Is that a good brand? Also looking at pcbs at the exact same site too! Wow this video was meant for me! You have a new subscriber
I never comment on videos but this was brilliant. Thanks for the information.