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Digitech PDS 8000 Repair

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Joshua

The Digitech PDS series is the most common pedal that we see in for modifications and a recent one came in with a mystery distortion on the delayed signal. After a closer inspection we found the LA-10-502 resistor network was … Continue reading →

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Shin-ei Uni-Vibe controller (Part 4)

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Joshua

This is a fourth post of our Shin-ei Uni-Vibe controller – a mini option to replace the massive rocker footswitch that the original uses. Above we have two formats: 1. Unpainted, Vertical, Footswitch 2. Black, Horizontal, Toggle Switch Both controllers … Continue reading →

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cease.transmission Revisited

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Joshua

In around 2006 we started offering the cease.transmission noise maker / oscillation device on our website. You put your finger on the touchpad and it outputs a tone. These were time consuming to make but we kept them on the … Continue reading →

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EHX Freeze Rehousing : into a sustain pedal

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Joshua

The Electro-Harmonix Freeze Sound Retainer has always been a favorite and a pedal that sits on my personal pedalboard. It’s a really unique effect that can add a lot of texture for such a small package. The biggest complaint by … Continue reading →

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Mu-Tron III Rehousing Update

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Joshua

It’s been about 12 years since our last Mu-Tron III Rehousing blog post. Since then we’ve made a few refinements and now have what we’d consider a standard combination rehousing and overhaul. The goal is to shrink down the footprint … Continue reading →

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Tap Trigger Pedal

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Joshua

My favorite part of running a custom shop is when I have time to work on these oddball projects. We’ve had a few similar prototypes over the years but decided to finalize the design in what you see on this … Continue reading →

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Digitech PDS Series Pedals

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Joshua

We’ve been posting about these old Digitech PDS series pedals for years both as restoration projects and overhaul mods to make the pedal function better than new. I think we have a good sampling of the delay pedals shown above … Continue reading →

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Custom Fixed Wah

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Joshua

Here’s another personal project used to test out some new designs and ends up going into the collection of oddball pedals. The goal was to take a Crybaby wah circuit and make the smallest PCB possible while also adding functionality. … Continue reading →

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DIY: Tool Recommendations for Pedal Building

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Joshua

Here’s a list of tools I either use or recommend for people getting into modding and building their own pedals. I’ll update if anything new or exciting comes out but these are the basics: Soldering Irons:Hakko FX-888D – A popular … Continue reading →

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Warm Audio Jet Phaser – Part 1

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Joshua

We love the old Roland AP7 Jet Phaser and have seen a few in over the years for modifications and repairs. Warm Audio’s clone is fairly accurate to the original which means it benefits from our modifications to separate out … Continue reading →

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