Step 4:
Mount the switch
and wire it up. Use this time
to wire the jack to the switch.
Also at this time, wire the
LED’s negative leg to ground.
Step 5: We’re done! Now, for those of you who want
to make the footswitch like I have, here’s how to do
that, it’s quite simple.
Step 5a:
Mount the stereo jack to the enclosure,
solder the “dirt switch” grey wires to the TIP and
RING lugs.
Step 5b:
Mount the other stereo jack and the
footswitch to the enclosure. Solder one lug to the
TIP and the other to the RING. That’s it! You can now
use a TRS cable to switch the extra gain on and off.
After building this, I tried it on a 2x12 cabinet and it
drove the speakers just fine, the volume is a hair low.
However, on a 1x12 cabinet, it should work just fine.
It doesn’t sound all that great with pedals (at least
not any I’ve tried) but that’s not why you’re building
it. You’re building it because you want an itty-bitty
amp for trying out new licks, especially when the
loved ones (or complaining neighbors) are sleeping;
and it fulfills this quite well. Thanks, Dano!
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