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You could wire a volume potentiometer into the circuit in between the input jack and the circuit board. Some
experimentation to find the right pot value would be necessary.
Add a Tone control
Adding a tone pot with an appropriate capacitor in between the input jack and the circuit board would affect
how much high-end (treble) signal was able to get to the board. You could also try adding one between the
circuit board and the output jack to see what effect that would have. We haven’t tried this, so this is full DIY
experimental territory!
Add Some Box Corners
Decorative metal box corners can be a nice addition to a cigar box build, and we have a wide range of them
available at www.CBGitty.com. In addition to looking good and protecting the corners of your box, some of
them can also serve a utilitarian purpose—they can help seal your box shut!
Closing
We hope that you’ve enjoyed this process of building yourself an awesome distortion pedal from this
kit, and that you’ll have fun making music with it. But your kit-building career doesn’t have to stop
here!
C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply offers a variety of musical instrument and amplifier kits featuring cigar
boxes and other reclaimed materials, from the simplest one-string diddley-bows to 4-string cigar box guitars.
We also have a huge variety of parts and accessories that you can use to branch out and build your own cus-
tom instruments.
www.CBGitty.com/CigarBoxGuitarParts
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Browse on over to
and upload photos/videos and descriptive text. Show off the awesome thing
you’ve made!
