A $13 pedal and $2 hone steel

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I went back to the pawn shop to see if they would discount a pedal they have had for over a year

Does it Doom Aghartha

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They were willing to drop it to $175 I thanked them and said I would maybe come back and get it

Also interesting was this Victory V4 Kraken which looks cool and watched a video of people using it

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I was impressed but unfortunately it seems a little over my head with loops and stuff 
If it has more than an input and output and 9v jack I'm lost   
So moving right along I did jump on this

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And since I need to hone in a few things I grabbed this too

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I've recently started making sushi and need sharp knives
 

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Since this post is in dire need of some technical content I thought it would be a good idea to take a look inside for people like our friend in Tasmania  I figured one look and he could categorize the pattern circuitry utilized.  And also I would be able to read the label on a chip and shout out: "aah yes..look...it's the ol IC 4268 dual inline package in parallel with an inverted lcr network 🛜 "

Unfortunately not much was revealed

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Maybe I can slide off the knobs then unscrew the nuts and peel the board back to have a look but maybe I should at least play through it first before I possibly ruin it. 

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I have to give it credit for being metal that is cool 

[J M Fahey]

Oh, a lot can be seen as is.

To begin with: is it a distortion pedal or a Preamp?

The PCB shows a dual Op Amp, think TL072 orm similar.

Even if it didn´t work, there you have (estimated cost):

1590B diecast box: $8

2 Jacks + supply connector: $8

4 pots: $6

3PDT footswitch: $5

4 knobs: $4

bare PCB + components + assorted hardware (screws, rubber feet, etc.): $4

so you already have some $35 worth of stuff.

IF it works and you like it, fine.

If not, junk PCB and build anything you like there.

I´d call it a win-win purchase.

My beef with that PCB and which I am seeing all over the place now is that it´s a "Lazy" PCB design.

Meaning; PCB design software competes with others by offering "better features" 

Basically: "others can put 3 tracks under a resistor, we can put 5"

Which leads to minuscule solder pads and hair thin tracks.

Not bad in a Computer board which stays on a desktop or a cellphone where there is no space anyway, but madness in Guitar stuff which gets transported around, bumping, getting kicked, stepped upon (hint; "pedal") which can´t stand abuse
Proper is to change Factory preprogrammed settings to larger pads and wider tracks.

Remember those old INDESTRUCTIBLE Peavey/SUNN/Acoustic amps with their hand drawn WIDE tracks.

[Tassieviking]

The Does it Doom Aghartha pedal is just one of hundreds of usually very basic pedals that you could easily build yourself by now, most doom pedals are very basic inside.
you need to start looking at all the DIY pedal schematics that are out there, you can buy the PCB and then add the components yourself and also tweak the tone to what you like.
If they sell the PCB they usually provide the schematic in the build doc so it is easy to make one up on the little experimenting board.
I bet you have enough parts at home to make some up right now to try out.

I would not get the Victory pedal because the tubes might be hard to get if they need replacing in the future, but that is just me because I like to be able to buy new replacement parts if needed.

I can't see any components in that little MBNW pedal, I think you have to remove the knobs and unscrew the pots and flip the PCB over to see whats going on in there.

The pedals I like building at the moment are from Sushi Box FX, he sells the PCB's at his C2CE shop, they are all tube pedals and they run the tubes at around 250V in the DIY pedals and his complete pedals are usually at around 350V on the tubes. They are mainly aimed at bass guitars but many of the DIY pedals are for normal guitars, have a look at the web sites.

I want to see a picture of your breadboard with at least a fuzz pedal on it please, once you start you will have more pedals then you will ever use in no time.

https://c2celectronics.com/
https://www.sushiboxfx.com/

Some DIY pedal sites for schematics and PCB's:
https://www.freestompboxes.org/index.php?sid=48b6abb6647a2675ad6dd85ecb501f26
https://www.madbeanpedals.com/
https://effectslayouts.com/
https://shop.pedalparts.co.uk/
https://www.pedalpcb.com/

[smadin]

and for just about the simplest fuzz imaginable, and a great starting place for experimentation, there's always the famous Bazz Fuss (see https://home-wrecker.com/bazz.html, or if you want to practice surface-mount soldering, check out MAS Effects' NanoFuzz and StompFuzz PCBs https://shop.mas-effects.com/collections/diy)