insane sound pedal

[h-rock]

getting into building pedals, and I am pondering somthing. If i just soldered random resistors and capacitors and random parts together, and then wired a switch and an input and output jack, would the sound come through all messed up and wild? just curious.

btw this website and forum is amazing.

[jeroen_verbeeck]

If you're lucky. Most likely not.

[jonathan perez]

im no giant contributor of information, but i can assure you that it doesnt work like that.

although it would be nice...

[markm]

R.G. 

[John Lyons]

Student Caine: But master, how is it that you hear the grasshopper?....

Master: Why is it that you do not?...

[no one ever]

thats like adding random amounts of anything in your pantry, mixing it together with eggs and flour, and baking it. You'll get a lot of something, but its nothing really.

[John Lyons]

Yes, Sorry for the random quote and vagueness....

There are rules to building pedals as with building anything. Even making something "random" is a series of steps and process. It's actually harder to make something random in a pedal.
Read some posts here, look at as many simple schematics as you can and build your knowledge from there. There is a weath of information here and linked from here. Too much for me at least!!!

When you can build the pedal grasshopper...you will be ready to leave the temple...

[h-rock]

thanks for the information, This forum and website have loads of info, Im going to start the Begginer project soon!