2025 Dumpster-Fire Overdrive Tourbox unit prototype returned from its 6-month cross-country adventure:

Better pictures of these first prototype builds. Each one is one of the two (optimized) personalites of my Sea Beard Ocean State Fuzz: #pedalfeed #fuzzpedal #fuzz #seabeard #scylla #charybdis

Last year's pedal giveaway contestant posted another entry: www.youtube.com/shorts/7wqw2...

The DF OD 250 is featured extensively on O M S next release: Democracy Blues 🔥 (House of Fire)

Seems like a good time to re-post the protest song pedal giveaway contest winners: Western Democracy: western-democracy.com/the-oms-demo... Mugwort Mountain: mugwortmountain.bandcamp.com/track/its-go... A Side of Protest: youtu.be/0HxuzBmv-9Y

It feels very deck-chair-rearranging at the moment, but this post is to announce that Gold Stompworks is now listing on pedalxchange.com in addition to reverb.com

A short #DirtyLittleCircuit demo for the #pedalfeed from messing about with cab mic'ing: youtube.com/shorts/AkeyD...

The #DirtyLittleCircuit, 100% original 3-transistor natural overdrive:

Dirty Little Circuit v.3.1, ready for its encosure. 3x protos and then we'll see where we go from there: #guitareffects #guitarpedal #distortion #noai #handmade www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_mN...

I am leaving the #guitareffects feed because of the trash advertisers that keep hashing new account names to sell products I could find if I wanted them. Can't tell if @bsky.app has effective moderation for this trash, or it's a feature, not a bug.

Latest revision prototype PCB has arrived. Need to get grades in before doing a test build, and additioal parts are en route anyway. #guitarpedal #dirtylittlecircuit

The #dirtyLittleCircuit has evolved quite a bit from the earlier demo (linked). 2nd round of prototype PCB's ordered. #pedalfeed #electricguitar #transistors #noai youtube.com/shorts/UTWOH...

Sea Beard Ocean State Fuzz, capsized "blues fuzz" setting. #guitarpedal, #fuzzpedal, #pedalfeed, #fuzz www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsdf...

Last 2025 Dumpster-Fire Overdrive 250 (DFO-250++) build of the year: #guitarpedal #distortion #dfo250 #electricguitar

Plucked open-G direct into Ardour, followed by the same with the Dirty Little Circuit active (recording levels normalized):

Dr. Pufflesteen was tired of fuzz and asked: "What would happen if you treated the BC108 family with respect instead of violence?" 🤔 Breadboard finalized, PCB designed and protos ordered, parts ordered, drilled enclosures ordered, knob samples sourced...

Research question: What does this sound like to you, in the vocabulary of amps, pedals, and their sound adjectives? (the sound of the gear, not the playing!). It's a bridge humbucker, two-channel recording of the cab and direct-out of the amp. youtube.com/shorts/UTWOH...

Everything else is kinda bad, but this is pretty good: #pedals #pedalfeed

Because it came up in conversation, here's a pic of the very first DFO-250 prototype, 100% by hand on perfboard before I learned PCB layout, hand-drilled, lettered, etc..:

2025 Dumpster-Fire Overdrive (DFO-250++) No. 00006

Seems like an appropriate day to build another 2025 Dumpster-Fire Overdrive. Again. Looks like I'm gonna be busy. :-/

Mark Kelly: “lf you are undocumented in our country, you cannot get healthcare from the Affordable Care Act exchange. You are not eligible for Medicare. You are not eligible for Medicaid. They’re just making that up. They just like to blame brown people.”

since January 20, 2025, a man who is constitutionally ineligible has purported to hold the office of President of the United States

The Reverb Store is open! reverb.com/shop/goldsto... A couple each of SeaBeards (pictured below) and Dr. Pufflesteens listed at the moment. The larger models are awaiting fresh builds.

PROTEST SONG CONTEST COMPLETE!! Thanks for the few, the brave, who participated. Since there were only a modest number of official entries, EVERYONE GETS A PEDAL! Woo!! Betcha wish you'd entered ;) I'll get in touch with the entrants for shipping information and pedal selection.

Peace in Gaza An instrumental guitar piece - Full liner notes with background old-magnolia-studios.co.uk/the-demos/

"The United States is less democratic, less self-governing, more dysfunctional, and more corrupt than it was 20 years ago, thanks in large part to the Supreme Court’s rulings."

For two decades, Death By Audio has crafted handmade sound pedals. Now tariffs are creating uncertainty, forcing them to cancel product lines. As Heather Bickford says, “You never know what’s going to happen.” Learn more: https://bit.ly/4mgDYGi

SeaBeard Ocean State Fuzz noodling, various modes and pickup positions. Some mixing and EQ in post to make it sound more like it did in the room. goldstompworks.wordpress.com/sea-beard-oc... www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdBs... #pedalfeed #musicsky #guitareffects #fuzz

#pedalfeed #guitareffects #musicsky don't miss the pinned post w/ the protest song pedal contest!

Protest Song Giveaway Contest! goldstompworks.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/d... Entries linked in the reply to this thread!

Dr. Pufflesteen's Monster: the most capable CMOS overdrive I'm aware of. Expanding on the Dr. Pufflesteen w/ presence and boost controls. Natural-feeling overdrive, warm upper harmonics. A finger-picking dream also does serious gain, and possibly that Special Sauce for your solid-state amp.

How about a fresh DFO-250 sporting green knobs? #guitarpedals #electricguitar #guitareffects #mysicsky #musiciansky

2025 Dumpster-Fire Overdrive #pedalfeed

#seabeard #drpufflesteen #dfo250 goldstompworks.wordpress.com

Dr. Pufflesteen CMOS Overdrive www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PTS...

2025 Dumpster-Fire Overdrive (DFO-250) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsgi...

Sea Beard Ocean State Fuzz, upright vocal lead www.youtube.com/shorts/Fyx0i...

Sea Beard Ocean State Fuzz, capsized Fur setting. youtube.com/shorts/Ir5ai...