Recent content by Stormrider

This has probably been asked many times before, but do standard Fender/Squire/whatever pickguards fit the SX guitars? Did you buy your black pickguard from SX (rondomusic?) or is it a standard, one-size-fits-all dealie?

The transistors won't make too much of a difference in most guitar effects circuits. Shielding all the wires carrying signal within the unit, using carbon film or metal film resistors instead of carbon comp, ensuring good ground connections (all connections really, not just grounds) etc... will...

IME the 2SC1815 is already a pretty good device. I don't think there is any point in changing them out in these pedals. If they had used 2N3904's from the factory, then maybe, but I'd let the 2SC's be.

I'm a new member; I'm not much for big introductions, and this thread isn't the place anyway... Hello all. Anyway, if you take a look at the old data sheets for tubes you'll see most of them state the proper warm up time. A 12AX7 for instance needs 12 seconds or so, bigger tubes will take...