I have always loved guitar effects and I listen to a lot of musical genres that use them a lot: stoner rock and fuzz, math rock and loopers, shoegaze and endless delays…
You can already guess some of my favorite guitar effects and bands!
Over time, my science curiosity went over and I wanted to understand how they work, tweak them, and build them myself.
When I first opened a guitar pedal, I was really surprised by the simplicity of the circuit! I built my very first pedal over ten years ago, and what started as a simple weekend project quickly turned into a lifelong passion.
I started this blog with the idea in mind to give everyone the tools (knowledge and practical abilities) to understand how guitar effects work, and how to make them themselves from scratch. I think the guitar pedal industry needs a lot more transparency today. Often, everything around guitar pedals is more about marketing hype and mojo rather than honesty, science and novelty.
Through detailed circuit analyses, step-by-step DIY guides and showing you my builds, I want to demystify pedal building and help you make your own sound. Learn a bit of theory or tips, start a project with my step by step guides, or simply read my builds reports with the circuit analysis of the pedals. Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride!
Contact me
Any questions about anything ? Just send me an email :benoit (at) coda-effects.com
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