LANDTONE Klone Vintage Metal Pedal Enclosure Overdrive Electric Guitar Single Effects Pedal Kit (Gold)

I just finished the final soldering 5 minutes ago, so I'm still coming off of a high as finishing this thing is my single greatest accomplishment, hahah. Here are the main things to note:- I had never soldered anything beyond a few simple wires before starting this project about 2 months ago. This is 1000% not easy to do. I started off by purchasing a $10 digital clock that is meant for beginners, and I highly recommend doing so. You need to be good at soldering for this kit to work.- You will need a soldering iron, solder and solder wick. The wick is used to remove solder when you make mistakes, and you will 100% make mistakes because the directions are nonexistent.- You will also want a multimeter for measuring resistances. There are a TON of resistors and the labels are not great. I had my son keep notes (see the picture) while I tested each resistor to figure out if it was 4.7k or 4k7.- Do a search on the web for "Building a Klon Centaur Clone (DIY Kit Tutorial)" as that site has amazingly clear instructions. You WILL not be able to finish this kit unless you follow instructions like his.- There are a LOT of soldering points. Maybe 160? For some of them (especially the wires for the power, input/output and foot switch), you will probably need a second person to help.- I have never played a real Klon and I mostly have budget pedals, but to me, it sounds great. It has a great clipping(?) sound where if you play quiet, it's mostly clean but when you really go at it, you get that nice overdrive. It's awesome.Again, this is one helluva project and to me, it represents ultimate bragging rights that you can build your own pedal. In the pictures, I show each of my steps along the way. Hopefully these help a little, but that other site is really the key. He also has a Youtube video that includes an overview on soldering. You really want to practice on something else first, trust me.

Get a better footswitch, the one in the kit pops loudly. I upgraded to a $15 switch from love my switches.The instructions lack some important details, like wiring to the input and output jacks. You can find better instructions online by using "Klon kit" as a search.There are about 5 solder pads close enough to each other that you really need a small tip for them.

The media could not be loaded. Accurate part count, silkscreen, and good enough instructions. Took about 2 hours to solder, assemble, and test. Board drawings, schematic, and pictures that follow wire color conventions would've been nice, but it works! Sounds good so far but I need to play with it more tomorrow...Update:Swapped the clipping diodes with matched D9E NOS with a forward voltage of 0.36V and this pedal sounds great.

Very bad installation instructions. I can't use it cuz it doesn't work at all. Total waste of time and money.

A frustrating kit that gets you 90% of the way there; the other 10% will have you searching for the answers. Instructions that vaguely go through the steps, unclear board markings, and lack of wiring diagrams make you wonder if they wanted you to finish the build in the first place.A few extra steps, a couple of clear photos, and maybe even a schematic would have been beneficial. I regret buying kit pedals from TTONE, this being the second one where I've spent more time researching how to resolve issues than enjoying the build.BEWARE.

This was my first DIY pedal project, and I hadn't had much experience soldering. To make a long story short, with a little help from YouTube and dogged determination I was able to get the pedal working. It sounds absolutely fantastic, comparisons to other pedals aside.As the other reviewers have noted, the instructions aren't as helpful as they might be. And the handwritten labels on the resistors aren't always easy to discern (e.g., the decimal helping to distinguish 4.7k resistors from 47k resistors was all but imperceptible in the kit I received). But these problems weren't insurmountable in the end.I'll admit, the first time I fired it up all I got was the LED and no sound. But after opening it back up, learning a bit more about soldering, swapping errantly placed op amps, and retouching my joints, it finally started singing. I've got a little unwanted fuzz/distortion coming through when the pedal is not engaged, but I'm almost certain that's a function of more inexperience on my part (soon to be rectified).So if you like a challenge and love a great sounding overdrive, this project is worth the effort in my opinion.PS. If the pots don't include the nuts necessary to mount them to the enclosure (2 of mine didn't), the size you'll need is 7mm.

this kit was pretty easy to assemble. only a little guess work but a quick google search help sort things out. sounds good.

It's not a Klon but it is a good sounding pedal for the price. My came with a bad foot switch, when I turned it on I lost sound but once I figured that out it works fine. If you have a little experience in kit building it's pretty easy, my vision isn't what it used to be and the writing on the circuit board is pretty small. I have to turn the gain control up quite a bit to get some distortion out of it. I did some research and found that if you replace certain resistors you can increase the gain but the problem is the article I found referenced specific components but the circuit board labels them by value so I have no idea which ones to replace. I'm going to keep it and use it as I like the sound but don't expect the world for $45.