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Black Friday sale: 20% off PCBs and 10% off kits through Monday

Take 20% off all PCBs and 10% off all kits through Monday, December 2. Sale excludes components and utility PCBs such as bypass boards. No coupon necessary; the discount will calculate automatically at checkout. View projects → We’ve …

Tracing Journal: Cornish NG-2

Today we unravel a mystery! For context, last year we traced the Cornish NG-3. That tracing journal has a full history of all of the “NG” circuits (the N.G. Fuzz, NG-2 and NG-3) and we will only be …

Tracing Journal: Xotic Super Clean Buffer & Super Sweet Boost

The Xotic Super Clean Buffer (SCB) and Super Sweet Boost (SSB) are two mini pedals first released in 2019. They combine a high-quality Cornish buffer with a straightforward boost whose frequency can be shaped with a combination of …

Tracing Journal: Mr. Black Thunderclaw

The Mr. Black Thunderclaw is a high-gain distortion with a two-band EQ originally released in 2014. Here’s a straightforward demo of the Thunderclaw by The GAS Station: It was traced by PedalPCB and released as the Kittywampus Distortion …

Tracing Journal: King Tone Octaland Mini

The King Tone Octaland Mini was originally released in 2019, an update to the big-box version from 2013 with added features. Here’s a demo video from Jesse Davey: He’s pretty up-front about it being a hot-rodded Octavia, which …

September sale: 20% off all PCBs through Monday

Take 20% off all PCBs through the end of the day Monday, September 16. Sale excludes kits, components and utility PCBs such as bypass boards. No coupon necessary; the discount will calculate automatically at checkout. View projects → …

Tracing Journal: Cornish P-1

Today’s trace is a bit different than our usual process. Back in April, we released the Halo Deluxe, based on the Cornish P-1. We did not release a tracing journal along with it due to time constraints, so …

Tracing Journal: Cornish G-2 (two versions)

Today we’ve got a few new Cornish traces to share. Along with the P-1 detailed in another post, we have not one, but two versions of the Cornish G-2. The G-2 was originally designed by Pete for Lou …

New Cornish Day 2024: G-2 (two versions) and P-1

Today we’re releasing the details on three new Cornish traces. The first one is the Cornish P-1, based on the very first Big Muff that Pete integrated into a rig for David Gilmour. We figured out the exact …

Eight brand-new traces and PCBs, plus an updated Honey Bee

Today we’re releasing eight (!) all-new traces with full tracing journals. Each of these is a never-before-seen schematic, and we have new PCBs available for each of them. We’ve also got an updated Honey Bee project with some …

Tracing Journal: Keeley Compressor Plus

The Keeley Compressor Plus was first released in 2017 as an update to their classic 4-knob compressor. Here’s a video demo from Andy Martin: Compared to the earlier version, the input gain (anti-clipping) control has been removed and …

Tracing Journal: Catalinbread Octapussy

The Catalinbread Octapussy was originally released in 2012. It was modeled after vintage transistor octave fuzzes like the Octavia. Here’s a demo: They compare it to the Octavia but claim it’s an original design. There are only a …

Tracing Journal: Xotic SL Drive

Today we’re releasing two new Xotic traces. The Xotic SL Drive is a miniature drive pedal that was released in the summer of 2013. It was designed to emulate the tone of an overdriven Marshall Super Lead (hence …

Tracing Journal: Xotic EP Booster V2

The second Xotic trace releasing today (alongside the SL Drive) is the EP Booster. It’s a fairly simple JFET booster modeled after the preamp of the Echoplex tape delay pedal. Here’s a demo video from Mike Hermans: The …