Dr. Boogey Possible For A Noob?

[Schappy]

I really am looking for high gain pedal and love what I hear from the clips of the Dr. Boogey.

I have built a couple BYOC kits but want to jump into something more challenging.
That being said, I have no experience with Perf, Vero, or PCB etching.

Would this build be too much for a noob?

[Auke Haarsma]

Would this build be too much for a noob?

nope

but be prepared to work on it for a while. And to debug.

I think you can learn a lot by building this one and getting it to work.

[John Lyons]

If you feel you can solder cleanly and have a small tip on your iron (1/16" or smaller) you should be fine.
There are a lot of pots to solder but the DB has a good layout to follow at gaussmarkov.net.
Just take your time and make sure you check the caps and measure the resistors as you put them in.

John

[Schappy]

My solder tip is a .0093" screwdriver tip. I assume this will be OK. Let me know if there is something better.

John, I know you got back to me regarding the PCB for the Boogey and I appreciate it. Would it be better for me to create the board myself? Would I learn more?

The kits I bought from BYOC I put together in a matter of hours. Im not looking for a quick project as I want to learn as much as I can. The kits were good practice for soldering but it is time for more.

Why would I measure the resistors? Just to confirm the value or do I have to tweek something provided I get different values.

I need all the help I can get but am excited to dig in make some mistakes and learn along the way.
This is a fantastic site and I thank you for your help.

[railhead]

Yes, to double-check. If you're loading a board with resistors and caps and something's screwy after the build, sometimes it's as simple as having placed a wrong cap, etc. So, depending upon how you work, it's a good idea to verify values.

As for amkinig your own boards, what i usually do is make the circuit as I find it, decide if it's worth pursuing to tweak, etc., then I make my own setup the way I like it (I like in/out, ground, power, etc. along the bottom, and the pots along the top -- as opposed to having them all on one side). I also like to drop my LED resistor onto the board and run traces to and from, which most DIY boards I've seen don't do.

[John Lyons]

Schappy

The dr boogey board and layout was put together by gaissmarkov and it's very compact. The layout and parts choice was a community effort here a while back and many boards have been made from it with no problems. I would not reccomend making your own layout for this one since it's already tested and found to be good. It's a lot of work and I'm not sure there is much better we can do with it.
By all means do make layouts of other things though. It's a nice skill to have.

As far las learning about the layout, you can read to posts and see what went into making the improved layout.

I have the board if you want it.

John