Guitar DIY | Do-It-Yourself

Aaron's Stompbox Page:
On this web page, you will find many links to cool stompbox sites as well as schematics for your enjoyment. A lot of the schematics are simply too difficult for the average person to build, but are presented anyway. The schematics may help when repairing a broken pedal . It's also cool to compare stompboxes and see how similar or different they really are.

Ampage:
Homebrew Gallery of Amps, Effects, Instruments, and Studio Gear. Reference to Schematics, Tube Data, and Demo sound clips.

AMZ Effects:
Check out Jack's CD-rom and Mini-Booster newsletter or even the AMZ Lab Notebook to see the type of work that he does, and see his latest pedal projects in the AMZ Custom Shop. This is one of the very first websites focused on schematics and DIY projects for the guitarists.

(The) Blue Guitar Page:
The Blue Guitar is an educational site dedicated to the electronics of guitars and tube guitar amps.

General Guitar Gadgets:
A user's guide to building guitar effects. Extensive articles and effects schematics.

GEO Effects:
The Guitar Effects Oriented Webpage. A site devoted to building guitar effects and guitar amplifiers.

Hoffman Amplifiers:
I sell vacuum tube amp building supplies. Vacuum tubes, transformers, sockets, switches, chassis, pots, knobs, capacitors, resistors, amp hardware, jacks, plugs, you name it. Same day shipping on most orders.

PAiA:
Since 1967PAiA Electronics has worked with leading magazines to provide low cost, high quality, user assembled kits for innovative electronic products. We sell direct to hobbyists, professional musicians, educational institutions and industry.

Parts Express:
Parts for building your own pedal board.

Pedal Parts Plus
Pedal Parts Plus is a fantastic resource for building guitar effects pedals. They finest in electronic parts and the most friendly service.

Small Bear Electronics:
Small Bear is a resource for DIYers, it's a General Store for parts and materials, it's an Importer, Exporter and Agent, a a supplier of parts to to small boutique gear companies (bulk quantities of pedal components especially).

Stewart McDonald:
Stewart-MacDonald offers a complete line of hard-to-find tools, parts, and accessories for building and repairing stringed instruments. We also offer a wide selection of instruction books and videos covering all aspects of repair and building. Whether you are just getting started or you're a seasoned luthier, you'll find what you need in our catalog.

GRGuitars.com:
A great site for guitar and bass instrument parts.

Vibro World:
Vibro World sells amplifier hardware including handles, corners, casters, special bolts, nuts and washers, chassis, straps and knobs. Vibro World also offers preamp tubes, rectifier tubes, power tubes, miscellaneous and NOS tubes, and salvage tubes. Vibro World stocks Ruby, Mojo-Tone and Sovtek tubes. Vibro World also offers it's own Vibroman 2.0 Stereo Vibrato, the Switchman 2000 Audio Switcher, a Replica of the Magnatone TS-1 Foot-switch, the StageMateTM, and the V15 Mini-cube 8x8 inch speaker cabinet.