The unshakable itch to get my hands dirty with electronics has hit once again.. after over a decade of lying dormant. I have a few pedals at home (boss DS-1, danelectro daddy-o overdrive, CS-3, MT-2 etc) which I'm dying to have a go at. A few questions for anyone who's doing their own mods here:
1. Where do you get your schematics from? I finally bit the bullet and got IndyGuitarrist's schematics yesterday, but is there any other source for mod schematics? IG's mods are quite limited, for example, if I want to mellow down the distortion on a boss mt-2, there's not much info.
2. Where do you get your components? I know many people go to sim lim tower, but any specific shop you recommend? Or do you guys get stuff from RS/Farnell direct?
3. Do you use a desoldering pump or a braid?
4. I'm not sure how deep I'll go into this, but right now I don't expect to spend too much time or money on it, so what soldering tools, etc, would you recommend? Is it worth getting a soldering work station? How much would that cost?
Thanks for any advice!
1. Where do you get your schematics from? I finally bit the bullet and got IndyGuitarrist's schematics yesterday, but is there any other source for mod schematics? IG's mods are quite limited, for example, if I want to mellow down the distortion on a boss mt-2, there's not much info.
2. Where do you get your components? I know many people go to sim lim tower, but any specific shop you recommend? Or do you guys get stuff from RS/Farnell direct?
3. Do you use a desoldering pump or a braid?
4. I'm not sure how deep I'll go into this, but right now I don't expect to spend too much time or money on it, so what soldering tools, etc, would you recommend? Is it worth getting a soldering work station? How much would that cost?
Thanks for any advice!