Recent content by Steve Mavronis

So I now have all 5 of the classic DOD reissues: Compressor 280, Overdrive Preamp 250, BiFET Boost 410, Envelope Filter 440, and Phasor 201. I'm remaking my Pedaltrain Mini using just these 5 DOD pedals to see how they do. I need suggestions for preferred pedal order, particularly the last two I...

I've been watching some videos about pedal order and their effects. I have DOD Bi-FET Boost 410, DOD 250/Gray Clone, MXR Custom Comp/Dyna Comp Clone pedals. I've never had much love for compressors which seem a little inconsistent with the volume sustain ramping. I've just been using my boost...

Here are 2 DIY pedals that I made from scratch back in 2010-2011 with my own circuit board layouts. They are the only ones I made and based on the schematic diagrams of the 1979-1980 gray DOD 250 Preamp Overdrive and 1977-1978 script MXR Dyna Comp. I still use the overdrive for everything from...

Here's my current practice pedalboard rig. The "741" OD is based on the final gray DOD 250 circuit. I build a couple from scratch with my own PCB layout in 2010-2011 for me and 2 guitar friends. I recently got the KLIQ mini tuner pedal just for fast tune-ups instead of using my Reverb clip on...

My friend Dean Cascione of DC Custom Guitars built this SuperStrat for me to my own personal specifications. I received it in January 2017. The only DIY mod I made is the Graph Tech string tree. She's such a beauty and we call her Sunrazor. I just want to roll up in the quilts with her! The body...

I have a 2004 Fender Standard Stratocaster in Satin Midnight Blue. Does anyone know what years Fender produced the satin finish Strats? Here is a front/back photo of mine. I call her my Midnight Mistress and she never lets me down. The rosewood fretboard was scalloped for me by Dean Cascione of...