I built a compressor pedal for my guitars from a parts kit from
General Guitar Gadgets. They have a huge variety of pedal kits, though I
did have to scrounge for a couple resistors that were missing and take
my best guess at a parts list and schematic that sometimes contradicted
themselves. I’ve soldiered wire splices together, but this was my first
time soldiering things onto a circuit board, and on top of that it was
an extra challenge because all the resistors are standing up and not
laying nice and flat on the board.To my shock and relief it worked
straight away, I didn’t want to paint the enclosure because I was
anticipating dismantling it 6 times trying to troubleshoot, but it
worked!
Copyright Nicholas Rubatino