Just 2 Transistors! DIY Overdrive Goes From Crunch To Fuzz! [Breadboard DIY Guitar Pedal Build]

Breadboard Overdrive Part 1:    • How To Build An Overdrive Pedal Using A Br...   Breadboard Overdrive Part 2:    • Guitar Pedal DIY Part 2 - How To Build A S...   Today we are building a simple 2 transistor overdrive using a breadboard. This is not your "conventional" op amp overdrive, but uses BJTs and diodes for some fun unique tones ranging from crunchy overdrive to borderline fuzz. It is also a great platform for mods and tweaks, so once you build your own, have fun messing around with it! PayPal Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/aritosuzuki Hope you enjoy the video and please share your thoughts in the comment section! Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 3:03 Some basic tones 4:34 The gain range w/ Strat 5:57 Playing Samples w/Strat 8:14 Cleanup using guitar volume 11:38 How does it react to a buffer? 17:07 Playing Samples w/humbuckers 20:52 Looking at the schematic 27:17 About the transistors 30:11 Quick building instructions List of parts needed for the build: Breadboard Breadboard cables regular wiring cables 9volt battery snap 1/4 inch jack x 2 Resistors (1/4W) 100 x 2 3.3k x 1 10k x 2 33k x 1 100k x 2 470k x 2 Capacitors (film) 100pF x 1 (ceramic might be easier to find instead of film) 0.001uF x 1 0.01uF x 2 0.022uF x 1 0.47uF x 3 Capacitors (electrolytic) 47uF x 1 Trim pots 20k x 1 100k x 1 Regular pot 50k A(audio/log taper) *knob for above pot Clipping diodes (pretty much anything will work) 1N914 or 1N4148 x 4 NPN silicon transistors x 2 The signal chain: Guitar - Breadboard - 80's MIJ "Blackface Fender inspired" tube amp - analog cab sim - computer The guitars: 1983 Fender Japan Squier Stratocaster(stock PUs), 2011 Epiphone Dot(Seymour Duncan Seth Lover bridge, 59 neck PUs). #aritone #DIY #guitar #overdrive #tone #breadboard