NOTHING A LITTLE DUCT TAPE CAN'T FIX

I was drilling holes in this PCB for the MAPE build. And I’m using a really sharp tool to mark up the board, when the damn thing just snaps right in half! Lucky for me I didn’t stab myself. But I’m also out of luck because I got just enough 808s to fill the orders, plus one reference unit for myself. Getting another one now would take forever, and we’d end up with an unused enclosure (quite a pricey enclosure).

By total coincidence, I just bought a couple of 1980 JRC4558D ICs recently. And I had a bakelite perfboard lying around too. So I figured, I’ll rebuild the whole pedal old school style with some cool vintage components I’ve got in my reserves. So stick around, this ought to be good!