Links to other DIY resources

[meep]

Of course we are here to talk DIY, but it would be cool to have a list of references to useful information / cool places.

Useful:
http://www.guitarnuts.com/index.php

Lots of useful guitar wiring tips, tips for amp design etc.

Cool:
http://www.4mspedals.com/

Hand made pedals to completely custom specification and kits for off kilter designs for normal things such as phasers etc. They'll freely distribute schematics also for those who want to go it alone.

[idiot savant]

www.diyguitarist.com
www.tonepad.com
www.generalguitargadgets.com
www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/
www.moosapotamus.net
www.geofex.com
www.muzique.com
www.hoffmanamps.com
www.ax84.com
www.ampage.org
www.ampwares.com/ffg/

[MrSage]

Can we sticky this?

:wave:

[idiot savant]

parts:

www.smallbearelec.com
www.effectsconnection.com
www.pedalpartsplus.com
www.antiqueelectronicsupply.com
www.digikey.com
www.mouser.com

more misc DIY:

www.allenamps.com
www.aikenamps.com
www.stf-electronics.com
www.harmonicappliances.com

[idiot savant]

www.runoffgroove.com
www.home-wrecker.com
www.lynx.net/~jc/
www.geocities.com/diygescorp/
http://topopiccione.atspace.com/index.html
http://hammer.ampage.org
www.geocities.com/thetonegod/
www.commonsound.com

[Cosmic_Monkey]

Did you guys hack my favorites folder??:eek:

[freeridstylee]

Just found this kits page the other day, looks cool, CHEAP! no experence with them though.

http://www.olcircuits.com/olckits.html

[t_e_l_e]

musik ding, to order parts and kits in europe:
http://www.musikding.de/

mad amp, amp kits
http://www.madamp.biz/

[RupertB]

Originally posted by Cosmic_Monkey
Did you guys hack my favorites folder??:eek:

+1 :D

Most of my favorites are already posted but here are a few more:

http://www.firebottle.com/ampage/

http://www.duncanamps.com/

http://briefcase.yahoo.com/casey4s

http://paulrubyamplification.com/info.html

http://www.missionamps.com

http://131.109.59.51/images/pdf/taste_of_tubes.pdf

Some parts retailers:

http://www.tubesandmore.com/

http://www.apexjr.com

http://www.westlabs.com

http://www.angela.com/

[AMZ-FX]

Everyone please note that this is a forum not only for building effects projects, but also guitars, amps, speaker cabinets and other music related projects!

Best regards, Jack

[Danocoustic]

Glad to see this forum :thu:

www.guytronix.com

Great products, outstanding customer service.

[Sir H C]

www.alliedelec.com has good parts selection too.

E-bay can be a great resource, old transistors, pots, and other cool bits. Sometimes the costs are more than from other suppliers, sometimes not, you have to watch what you are bidding on.

And never forget www.arrl.org , check the link for hamfests. These are used electronics fleamarkets. Often you can get the greatest scores at these.

[basseuphoria]

for speaker building:

http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/
www.partsexpress.com
can't believe noone put these in here yet.

[RoboPimp]

www.futurlec.com

[agedhorse]

Glad to see a DIY forum here.

Just remember that with the different skill levels, safety should be emphesised and expanded on when appropriate. Let's avoid the need to call 911 for anybody;)

[RoboPimp]

Originally posted by agedhorse
Glad to see a DIY forum here.

Just remember that with the different skill levels, safety should be emphesised and expanded on when appropriate. Let's avoid the need to call 911 for anybody;)

yeap, safety first!

[ickystay]

cheap photo pos board:
http://circuitspecialists.com/

cheap wah pots, vactrols, and other goodies:
http://www.bgmicro.com/

some good surplus deals:
http://www.goldmine-elec.com/

odds and ends:
http://www.debcoelectronics.com/

[Tippet]

Here's one for you DIY refinishers:

www.reranch.com

Great products for the DIYer including nitrocellulose finishes and clearcoats all in aerosal cans.:cool:

[PICKnCHIKn]

Originally posted by agedhorse
Glad to see a DIY forum here.

Just remember that with the different skill levels, safety should be emphesised and expanded on when appropriate. Let's avoid the need to call 911 for anybody;)

Maybe a "Saftey Sticky" wonldn't be such a bad idea? I'm not the one to write in though. Heck, I'm lucky I'm not already pushing up the roses.

:freak:

[casper2]

Serious DIY

http://www.prodigy-pro.com/forum/

[RupertB]

Originally posted by agedhorse
Glad to see a DIY forum here.

Just remember that with the different skill levels, safety should be emphesised and expanded on when appropriate. Let's avoid the need to call 911 for anybody;)

Good point. I recommend everyone who is considering a DIY amp project or trying their hand at mods or repairs read the Tube Amp Safety Info at Drifter Amps (http://www.drifteramps.com/safety.html)

Also, there is a good article on shock hazards we all face when playing through electrified instruments and why we should NEVER EVER defeat the ground lug on a piece of equipment at Guitar Nuts. (http://www.guitarnuts.com/technical/electrical/safety/index.php)

One other place worth mentioning to DIYers is Paul Ruby's Amplifier Site (http://paulrubyamplifiers.com/info.html) which includes, among other things, outstanding step-by-step instructions on how to start a new amp build for the first time and how to trouble-shoot unwanted noise in an amp.

[thebeatcatcher]

lots of put-em-together kits (including a theremin):

PAiA (http://www.paia.com)

guitar/bass building tools and parts:

Stewart MacDonald (http://www.stewmac.com)

a must, check out their pickups and books for sale, as well as their forum:

Experimental Musical Instruments (http://www.windworld.com)

if you want to get started building instruments, especially for little money, this is invaluable:

Dennis Havlena (http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/)

[0rbitz9]

http://www.diyaudio.com/

[AMZ-FX]

A few more suppliers of surplus and overstock parts:

http://www.allelectronics.com/

http://www.hosfelt.com/

http://www.mpja.com/

[AMZ-FX]

A couple more parts suppliers that I have used:

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/

http://www.jameco.com

[britt-stinker]

I'm not sure if these have been posted but they are very helpfull to the beginner DIY:

Another good part soucer in europe:
Banzai Effects (http://www.banzaieffects.com)

The DIY stompbox forum:
Diy stompboxes (http://www.diystompboxes.com)

Geofex, alot of technical help:
Geofex (http://www.geofex.com)

Tonepad, alot of projects:
Tonepad (http://www.tonepad.com)

Topopiccione, more cool projects(there is a controller like on the zvex seek pedals:
Topopiccione (http://topopiccione.atspace.com)

General Guitar Gadgets, alot of beginner projects and alot more.
GGG (http://www.generalguitargadgets.com)

[IndyGuitarist]

My commercial site,
How to build effects, and how to modify effects (geared towards the absolute beginner):
http://www.guitartone.net/

bw

[mumford]

For the luthier in all of us:

www.mimf.com
Good forum, offer online classes that are very high quality.

www.frets.com
Guitar Repair Superhero how-to's. Very nice guy, good about answering questions.

www.lmii.com
Luthier's Mercantile: Kind of an upscale Stew Mac. Great wood selection. Their "catalog" is a great how-to book in and of itself, buy it for $20 and keep it forever. They just release new price lists every year.

[synthesized]

www.projectguitar.com

There is a forum there as well

www.universaljems.com

purchasing from the above link helps out projectguitar.com

[gsus]

To freshen up some knowledge:

http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/mt24/Amp/
http://www.duncanamps.com/technical/technical.html
http://www.tech-systems-labs.com/books.htm

[PolyFmorf]

If you want to learn some electronics without all the higher math, here is 4100 pages of stuff.

Navy training course (http://www.tech-systems-labs.com/navy.htm)

EDIT: I found a lot of these PDF files to be damaged and missing diagrams.

Try these PDF files (http://www.hnsa.org/doc/neets/)

[the stranger]

Originally posted by Danocoustic
Glad to see this forum :thu:



:thu: Yeah, what he said. :cool:

[Les Paul Pwnage]

THE BEST REFINISHING WEBSITE EVER

http://reranchstore.stores.yahoo.net/

[InterpolJaguar]

Don't forget www.experimentalistsanonymous.com

There's a forum over there and alot of free schematics. I just built my first effect from a picture tutorial. I built a feedback loops and it's awesome.

[lp_man]

www.geocities.com/overdrivespider

If you are starting off modifying pedals I'd recomend my site. :)

[autopilot]

if you need PCB's you can contact me (adamromero@gmail.com)

[Casey4s]

Try the DIY links below my signature.

[Ancient Mariner]

http://www.ampmaker.com/index.asp

http://www.ampcomponents.co.uk/index.html

http://www.amplates.com/

http://www.allangordon.co.uk/Drivers/Guitar-Speakers.htm

http://www.loudspeaker.co.uk/

http://geofex.com/

http://www.livinginthepast.demon.co.uk/xformer.html

http://www.banzaieffects.com/home.php