You have a company that makes great products and can stand on that alone. Yet you provide amazingly detailed videos on how the same customer base can learn to build their own pedals as well. I have to say the level of professional respect you earn is insurmountable. I mean, you don't need do any type of videos at all as you're a respected manufacturer of quality pedals already. Your personal principles and contributions to us musicians are very much acknowledged and enormously appreciated ! Thank you !

@wampler_pedals

9 ай бұрын

That’s very kind of you 😊

Brian, your videos, literature and podcasts have completely "re-inspired" me not only to pick up the guitar again (I had basically squirreled it away and focused on playing keys and writing electronic music for the past 7 years), but to get deeply involved in breadboarding, schematic breakdowns, DIY pedal building, and a MULTITUDE of other things in and around both my music and building circuits as a hobby. For this, I can't thank you, Blake, Jason, Alex, Travis, and Max enough. A year ago I had everything boxed up. Today I'm surrounded by 8 guitars hanging on the walls around me, three new amps, and a (far too) large pedal board. All good things! So again, thank you. You're responsible not only for rekindling my passion for my guitars, but for my Small Bear, Mouser, and Pedal Parts Plus accounts as well. :-D

This. This is what I've been wanting from Brian. Thanks! Hope to see more DIY, circuit building, and breadboarding videos in the future.

@luckylicks3497

8 жыл бұрын

+Eric Evans I agree totally!!

Quick and informative. 7 years on this video is still cool and helpful.

@wampler_pedals

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I probably need to do an updated version

This helped tremendously with my understanding of breadboarding. I bought materials to build a fuzz face, and once I got them all in front of me, I realized the chances of me soldering everything together and it actually working were slim considering I don’t have much knowledge of circuitry. So I decided to try with a breadboard first, before soldering everything together, and this video really helped me to understand the basics. Thanks!

Brian, you managed to make me understand how circuits and circuit diagrams work, and that's no small feat! Thanks very much for this and all your other videos!

Gold Star! Put a smiley face on your paper. I enjoy your vids, they are quite helpful.

Great video Brian. Thanks for posting. It is really nice that you would post something understandable for a total novice like myself. I have used musical equipment for many years, but this is the first real understanding I have gained as to how a circuit on a board worked. Very cool!!!

I appreciate you taking the time to go over that. I love my Tumnus. I learned today to place it B4 distortion to tighten it up from a different vid of yours! Big help!

Thanks Brian. Just getting into pedals as a complete beginner and this was really helpful!

Awesome video/tutorial 👍 I repair amps and other electronics but its been 32yrs since my Electronics college days i about half way forgot which direction the rows went because when repairing electronics i just order and replace components. So this was a great refresher coarse now im ready to build some fuzz and overdrives Awesome job🔥

I'm late to the party, but Brian thank you for this. I took my first electronics class in college 20 years ago and loved it. I have forgotten much of the details and this video has me excited to relearn it so I can start playing with pedals. Thanks!

I just successfully built this as my first breadboard circuit. Thanks for putting these videos out dude!

This is easily the best introduction to breadboarding video that I've seen to date. I've been messing around trying to learn a little bit more about pedal circuits and this was super helpful. Thank you taking the time to put something like this together.

@wampler_pedals

8 жыл бұрын

+kzoolou Thanks, glad you liked it :)

Thanks for showing how useful these things are, great video.

I just retired and thanks to this video it’s time to get my breadboard and accumulated parts out of storage and restart what I didn’t get very far with 7 years ago (extended convalescence). Thank you so much!

Super job, thank you so much for your in depth explanations! Very informative!

This is a great vid for all of us out there who like to dive into "the guts"/the hardware. So thank you very much for sharing this ... and for sharing the link to 123d.circuits!

Very generous of you to do this for us Brian. Much appreciation and respect. Hope the shaking isn't getting to you. As if tornado's weren't enough for Oklahoman's.

About to get started tinkering with this. Thanks, this cleared up any confusion I had about it!

Very well explained and useful for beginners!

YES! Do more video like this, using this program. I like it.

Great video . Thank you for taking the time to do this.

Great video! How about a follow up explaining what role each of the components play in that circuit?

@MoXyiD

5 жыл бұрын

Getting into that is literal electrical engineering. A simple explanation cannot really be concocted because these networks are very dynamic, and the value of each one makes the circuit change drastically.

@andyread5363

2 жыл бұрын

@@MoXyiD isn't it electrical engineering you need to learn to be able to do this though? i also would love a n explanation as to what each part in the circuit does, how it affects the gain and tone. I am trying to learn electrical engineering online right now and some of it si starting to make sense. Brian did do a video going through what happens when you change components, but i still would love someone to say this is why you have a capacitor here, this is what it is doing, this is how the rating affects the circuit etc... I feel with a lot of the how-to-build a circuit videos, there is some stuff that is assumed you know, and there is some stuff you think you should have explained that is left out. Don't get me wrong what Brian, Josh, and some of the pedal builders do on youtube is great, but i wish i could learn more.

@MoXyiD

2 жыл бұрын

@@andyread5363 To design a circuit is engineering - but you dont NEED to be an engineer to tinker. What I mean is that you can buy a kit for a gain pedal online, and then buy an assortment of capacitors. If you change the component value and play the guitar through it and notice a difference, make a note of the changes and what not and go after the tone you want. But to design a circuit with a specific tone in mind takes much more knowledge and experience. I think you're on the right path for learning more about this subject. I wish you luck!

@nucleararmeddogg568

2 жыл бұрын

​@@andyread5363 If you're interested in all of that, you should really start from the beginning to get the most out of learning. A good grasp of fundamentals is key to understanding in my opinion.

@baraaahmad7738

Жыл бұрын

@@andyread5363 To answer your question: the capacitors are there to get rid of any DC input coming from the signal. This allows for the signal to be less "noisy" and give it that clear sound. So capacitors are mainly used to get rid of any DC offset, and producing only AC signal.

Great informative video on basic breadboarding. Thanks!

I loved the lesson, you're the best, thank you from Brazil :D

You made this so easy to understand. Thanks man!

Super helpful, thanks Brian!

Awesome video. I'm trying to get back into electronics. This video just answered some questions I now don't need to ask lol thank you.

This is a great video, thanks for making it!

thanks again, another great video! I have difficulty reading and comprehension, but being shown I completely understand.

Great video! I'm definitely trying this later!

I need a mentor like you! Would love to be able to wrap my head around this stuff!! Great video

Interesting Video. 50 years ago I had a first class radio telephone license. All of this video brings back memories of studying for the license. I'm a learning guitar player and I just purchased a Moxie pedal off of eBay, you made it, I believe. I'll consider making a pedal, just for my pleasure. Thanks...

Oops, I goofed up. I accidentially made a fuzz face instead.

I just enjoy these nerdy videos.

@wampler_pedals

4 жыл бұрын

More coming up next 😉

this is awesome, thanks for some great clarity √

Great vid! It's also worth noting that a lot of breadboards have power rails that are split in the middle (so you'd need another jumper to connect both halves)

thank you for the quick lesson,,, i really liked this vid.. more please??? keep well.

this is really helpful for a beginner. thanks.

Thank you for the knowledge!

You have aroused the DIY beast within!

Very informational! I'm new to this and I was wondering if there is a good resource to learn what the different components do to sound and how to determine when to use them and what value to use.

Very helpful video!

Fantastic vid

Thanks for sharing the knowledge and experience you have gained. Looking forward to upcoming videos and designing some pedals. It seems like you like j201's is there a specific dynamic you like about them more the any others? I am new to pedal building (started in May) and am not really sure about the differences in transistors, op amps, etc...and also if there are much differences between tayda parts and other "more quality" parts. Again; thanks for the video and education.

this is fantastic! thank you so much!

Awesome Tutorial, thankyou very much

Hi ! Real Nice vidéo ! For the First Time i’m gong to use my matérial what i have since two years in practice !!!!! Thanks very much

Amazing video, very well explained. I actually start to understand what the heck is going on there! Even tho i have built like 3 guitars and somehow wired that s up, lol

Dude thank you. This video rules.

Thank you Brian! 👍

Fantastic! Thanks!

I have a question: Can I use this type circuit to bring up instrument-level (guitar or bass) up to line level? I am trying to build battery-powered bass amp based on an amp that is receiving the line level. Thank you for such informative videos.

Yes this was amazing please make more videos on making pedals like on PCB I'm so lost and need help.

Thanx that helped to clarify what I mean when I say gain without distortion. I found some amps sustain longer than others without distortion. I think I miss stated out of ignorance to the subject. Some distortions I find if there is sound ringing out of the guitar and strike a single note that note comes out aerated or broken as opposed to a smooth one sound. Not sure if I'm explaining it right. My goal I pedal and amp is to find combination that will giving me long sustaining notes without the dirt or actually berry little dirt

Great video, very helpful! What type of wires are they and where can I get them.

thanks for the vid. great tutorial.

Good stuff!Thanks!

Awesome, can't wait to make a fuzz!

Someone tell this man I love him.

wow takes me back to college awesome

I want your job buddy. you rock keep it up man

More of this kind of stuff with the breadboards ans schematics please

Wow... what a great rundown! I'm no expert now, but I definitely know a lot more than did 20 mins ago. Lol. So, I have a bit of an inquiry, I recently opened a pedal for the first time like 2 days ago (Boss DS-1) and discovered a cracked diode (D1). It was causing a crazy harsh buzzing sound when plugged in (what lead me to open it to check in the first place) and barely could get a signal through it. I did as much research as I could and could not find out what this diode actually does in there... so I said screw it and clipped it out completely and now have a crazy fuzz tone, that's almost gross but kinda neat, plus the harsh buzz is now gone! I'm just curious if you or anyone else reading this could fill me in on why it turned out that way and what the D1 diode in this pedal does. Really enjoying the adventure that is pedals so far! Thanks and Cheers Brian!

Nifty vid! thanks Brian! (more more more! y'know, when you have time/inclination...)

@ruby2thursday

8 жыл бұрын

+Jon Harmon - sure wish I'd had this vid about 2.5 years ago.

So this means per every transistor you need a different resistor to be biased to the circuit ? Can I use a trim pot and bias by ear ?

Great, thank you! So the jacks don't have to be connected to ground?

Thanks! More, please...

excellent! Thank you!

Hi there! I just removed the d4 & d5 on my ds1, what diode should i replace into it?

could you show how to add a true bypass on/off switch? I would like to make this and box it up into a usable pedal for rig... also, should boost go in front of all your other pedals? I assume that would be the best spot in the effects chain...

Great video, Brian. I was hoping that you would do this at some time or another. Would it be too much to ask for a tutorial on Waterboarding, next? I feel it would be a far superior method of controlling bandmates than a boost pedal. Thx. ;)

@wampler pedals I just found your videos and love the channel! Do you have a video on building an EQ? I need a specific EQ that cuts 10k, 5k, 250Hz, and 160Hz to clean up a violin pickup signal. Do you sell a kit?

Excellent

This is a fun vid,, thanks for sharing,, i cannot understand how a op-amp wires up and works. a tube i understand, maybe you could do one where you wire one up and use tube names to tell us what is going on.

If I'm thinking correctly, when you go to build the actual circuit, everything that's in the same row gets soldered together? (Except for ground and positive rows)

is ther a video like this on every guitar effect? Fuzz, drive, distortion, chorus, delay, etc?

Thank you!

hello great video, but I have a question. If I have a schematic of a particular pedal, how would I know where to wire it on my footswitch,ex: 3pdt, dpdt.?

WOW! Thankyou!

I presume this the same/similar circuit for an on-board guitar boost but maybe omit the pot? Great info, cheers.

Going to go build a robot now. I love this stuff. Don't understand the whys but I want to in a masochistic sorta way, but without the whips and leather. Anywho, wish they had taught this in high school. Might've found a major I was really interested in. Thanks for a good vid.

Gracias, buen video....

Hi Brian, I bit the bullet today and bought a bread breadboard kit after watching your videos all day. I have a silly question. I'm watching a bag of ge transistors on ebay they're listed as out of spec. Some "low gain, high leakage etc". As I'm a novice wanting to experiment a little if I buy them am I going to blow something up or will I just get weird results?

Hi, There is usually always a notch by the Negative Lug on the jack, be it mono or other. C.

I'd be really interested in a more in depth introduction to basic circuits.

Brian, love the videos, have several of you pedals on the board. 👍When selecting the proper bias resistor to ground, would using a pot to dial in 4.5v and then metering that pot's value for ohms work to get a close resistor value? Or is there more to it than that, that I am missing?

@wampler_pedals

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, that'll work just fine

@danielbertola7868

7 жыл бұрын

Wampler Pedals Awesome. Thanks for the reply. Keep up the good work. 🤘

Hey, thanks for this video, you really do an amazing job. I use this program too and I found that you can actually use a function generator to simulate the input and an oscilloscope to "see" the output. It's pretty useful to be able to analyze how it shapes the wave in terms of clipping. One thing I miss in basically any video out there: some in depth explanation of each component. For instance, what is that input capacitor? And that 1M resistor to ground (and so many others that also go to ground), why are they there? And why those values? I know some of them you already covered, like the one in power source, acting as a voltage divider (?) but the thing is those components act kind of in a misterious way to me. If you could approach in a step by step form in a future video, that would be awesome. Thanks for your work and videos!! Keep it up!!

@PippPriss

7 жыл бұрын

Just a very fast answer: The capacitor is there to separate and filter out DC voltages out of your guitar signal. The capacitor works for AC as a shortcut, but for DC like a resistor with unlimited size. So only your pure guitar signal will pass the capacitor. Same goes for the output capacitor, it filters any DC leftovers of your 9V DC power source from your signal. Otherwise, your signal might have an offset according to the Voltage which is over the Volume Poti.

How do you chose the values of your input and output caps?

Really nice video. I think you should mention that you would normally use a log pot for volume, for instance 500 KA, instead of the linear pot you are showing in the the end of the video, 500 KB.

How do you know what size capacitors to use and resistors

Great video. Why do you bias to 4.5-5v? Is that related to the effect on the transistor? Does it effect clipping?

@GenePurses

Жыл бұрын

I have the same question

If I were to wire up an input pig for a wall wart, that would just be the top 2 rows of the BB , right ? Great videos !

Is that why trimpots are often used instead of trial and error to find the right resistor value to get 4.5-5V? In order to bias the J201 JFET?

Thanks Brian ! ___ I enjoyed this ! ___Do some more ---- Please !

Can a JFET be biased similar to a transistor in other words instead of a selected resister use a mini trimmer or potentiometer to adjust bias cold or hot? Or does a jfet have to be in that range to sound “correct”?

Hi there, I can't find J201 in Italy. Can you give me an alternative? thanks

Many thanks Brian. I did a bit of breadboarding many years ago and am looking to get back into it, primarily as a grounding in circuit design for a small tube amp once I get my head back into it. In terms of starting up breadboarding would you say buy a project kit like Arduino or mabe just buy components for a specific project?

@wampler_pedals

8 жыл бұрын

If you want to get into DSP, arduino is a great platform to learn on. However, you'll need specific components if you want to do analog stuff as well.

@bigschnoz

8 жыл бұрын

Cheers Brian, I will probably try and pick up a "goody bag" of components then

Sir what brand polyester caps you are using for your designs?