A guitar gadget is one of the essential attributes of a rock guitarist, besides the guitar itself. Most often, by the word “gadget” people mean a guitar effect like “distortion” or “overdrive”. This effect gives the guitar a somewhat distorted and muddy sound used in almost all types of rock music. Guitar distortion usually looks like a small pedal with volume controls that can be connected to any guitar and amp. To save money and create your own inimitable sound, you can make your own guitar lotion.
It is necessary
Phillips screwdriver, wire cutters, soldering iron, solder, sponge, cotton cloth, breadboard, resistors, transistors, capacitors, diodes, electrical tape, wire, pedal body, audio adapter
Instructions
Step 1
Take up theoretical training. Learn to read electronic circuits, use a breadboard, and solder.
Step 2
Find and download schematics for simple distortion pedals. Choose templates with a small number of components, no ICs, that you can start using as you become more experienced.
Step 3
Create a list of required components. Typically, such lists are attached to the diagrams. If not, copy the component names directly from the schematic and add other necessary items to them, such as a pedal body, audio adapter, and wire. Time to go to the radio store.
Step 4
Number all connections in the diagram. Give a number for each connection between the two components. This way you won't miss a single step.
Step 5
Insert the components into the breadboard. Each electronic component has two to three small protruding metal wires that you can use to securely attach the components to the board.
Step 6
Connect the first two components with wire. Strip the ends of the wire and wind them around the terminal of each component, then solder the connection.
Step 7
Once you've soldered all the connections, it's time to start assembling the pedal itself. Insert the mounting board into the pedal body and secure with tape or screws. Take two guitar cables, one of which connects the guitar to the amp, and the other connects the plug to the guitar amp. Turn on the pedal and amplifier. Time to play rock!
