List of essentials for stomp boxes????

[moselle]

Could somebody post what they think a noob should have in his parts box?
I am most curious about parts in the guts.
There must be many similarities and parts that get used again and again.
Thanks.

[Seljer]

this same question gets asked every so often http://www.diystompboxes.com/wiki/index.php?title=StockingYourBench

[343 Salty Beans]

Something that wasn't noted on the Wiki is Futurlec's value packs for caps, resistors, trannies, and diodes (all quite useful!):

http://www.futurlec.com/ValuePacks.shtml

If you're looking for super-HQ components, you'll have to buy poly-film caps, silver mica caps, and metal film resistors individually, but this works great for me 

[petemoore]

  Have a look at Small Bear electronics, the Tweek-O article.

[Dragonfly]

#1 most essential thing for building stompboxes...

patience....


#2 most essential....

persistence....


#3 most essential....

practice....


everything else is just parts 

enjoy your building experience !

AC

[KerryF]

Absolutely Must Have Resistors:
100k
10k
1m
1k

Must Have Resistors:
6.8k
68k
680k
470r
4.7k
47k
470k
2.7k
27k
270k
1.2k
12k
120k

Capacitors:
.01uF
.1uF
.001uF (1000pF)
.22uF
.022uF
4700pF
.47uF
.047uF
22uF (Electrolytic)
2.2uF (Electrolytic)

Transistors:
J201
BS170
2N5457
2N5088
2N5089
2N7000
2N2222

Diodes:
1N4001
1N914
1N4148
1N34 (Germanium)

[markm]

#1 most essential thing for building stompboxes...

patience....


#2 most essential....

persistence....


#3 most essential....

practice....


everything else is just parts 

enjoy your building experience !

AC

Very true Andy!
How about a link to the debugging thread saved in "Favorites" 

[moselle]

thanks so much!
Totally awsome help.
Now I can get started!