Feedback looper Build tutorial

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Feedback looper Build tutorial

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here I will give you detailed instructions on building your own feedback looper. its pretty easy and they are a lot of fun. for guitar players, it works great with a delay in the loop but it can be used with a huge mess of pedals for noise making fun. also works with no input, provided that you have enough gain on the pedals in the loop. for the LED resistor, I used a 4.7K resistor. you can use a 3.3k if you want it brighter. the stomp switch can be a cheaper 2PDT if you prefer. the feedback pot is 500k Audio or log. the volume is just a 100k Audio/log pot wired like an attenuator with a leg to ground. its worth mentioning that a 500k pot can be added to any pedal for the same effect. please ignore the stereo jacks. just use normal TS jacks if you can.
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the schematic is setup to match the gut shot photos
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this photo shows the signal path. not shown is the jumper connecting SEND to INPUT to the middle switch lug. all the grounds will be tied together later
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all the grounds on the jacks and the 3rd lug on the volume pot get tied together. the power/LED circuit is completely separate from the audio circuits. I used green for the feedback signal, white for the normal signal.

:omg: now you have your own feedback looper!
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Re: Feedback looper Build tutorial

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nice job! i built one myself a little while ago, they are indeed a lot of fun
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