It can be very useful when you want to try different values or when you forgot to order THE resistor that you absolutely needed!
I found this equivalent 1280 metal film 1% resistors pack on Amazon that can be shipped easily. There are plenty of offers of the same kind, it is directly imported from China, and resistors are perfectly fine.
I measured some of them and did not notice any significant difference with the theoretical value. I chose metal film resistors and I recommend not taking the slightly cheaper carbon film resistors for reasons you can check by reading my blog post about the different types of resistors here.
For me, it is really a good deal and a good start if you want to constitute a stock of components at a reasonable price! Of course, it is still a good idea to buy some small packs of the most used values like 1k for instance.
(You can check my blog post about the role of resistors in guitar pedals to know more about them)
For producing guitar pedals in series, I however recommend using a well known brand for having totally trustable values and durability, even if issues with resistors are very rare to be honest. For example, in my Black Hole pedal, I use mostly Vishay resistors, that can be made in Germany, USA, Mexico or Czech Republic.
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Hello Benoit,
Answercan you write, which values are in pack. I need some standard values (2k2, 12k, 47k,...) and some pretty unstandard values (9k1, 43k, 51k, 62k, 200k,...) too.
Thank you very much.
Hum... I will try to find it. I will maybe buy another pack soon.
Answer100% truth, there is nothing wrong with parts from China after all 99,9% are made in Asia and lot of brands simply rebranding them. This is probably 1st honest pedal site i come across, amazing. There is hope for the world. Thx for post.
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