Let's Build a King of Tone Pedal & Give it Away! - Let's Build! - Episode 21

Today the Tone Priest cobbles together a clone of the King of Tone guitar effects pedal using a pedalpcb.com Paragon Overdrive circuit board. Don't want to wait on a list for years or pay thousands of dollars for Analog Man's royal pedal? Consider supporting the Tone Priest on Patreon where he will be giving this pedal away.

https://patreon.com/TonePriest

Drawing for this pedal giveaway will be on September 1, 2023. All current Patrons at that time will be eligible to win.

0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Overview
7:18 - The build
12:44 - How to get this pedal for $3
22:49 - More building
38:58 - Making the battery work
43:25 - Test
46:14 - Enclosure
48:02 - Circuit discussion
52:51 - Demo Time!

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People we like - no affiliation, just channels I enjoy and learn a lot from:

The Squishy Guitar Project: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdOIsOWKupFbet1zQ8zr5Rg
Uncle Doug: https://www.youtube.com/user/Stratosaurus1
Brad the Guitologist: https://theguitologist.locals.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/user/electrictoothsyndrom
Rob Robinette: https://robrobinette.com/Amp_Stuff.htm
Mr. Carlson's Lab: https://www.youtube.com/c/MrCarlsonsLab/videos
Blueglow Electronics: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueglowElectronics/videos
Vintage Guitar Amp Repairs & Online Guitar Teacher: https://www.youtube.com/@vintageguitaramp_guitarteacher/videos
Guitar C.P.R. https://www.youtube.com/@guitarc.p.r.9675/videos
Stuart guitarampguy: https://www.youtube.com/@stuartukguitarampguy5830/videos
Johan Sageborn: https://www.youtube.com/user/JohanSegeborn
Matthew Scott: https://www.youtube.com/c/MatthewScottmusic/videos
Dave's World of Fun Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOXNPo7CtnzzZ9A4GyQ6Tog
REXYLAB: https://www.youtube.com/c/REXYLAB/videos
SCAR-MY-GUITAR: https://www.youtube.com/user/scarmyguitar
ElectroBOOM: https://www.youtube.com/user/msadaghd
Jim Lill: https://www.youtube.com/user/JimLill45/videos
In the Dark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mZkMD7cDnk

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This and all Tone Priest videos are for edu-tainment purposes only. Vacuum tube amplifiers can have lethal voltages in excess of 700 volts. Capacitors can retain a deadly charge even when an amplifier is turned off and unplugged. Videos are not instructional nor do they advocate anyone doing any kind of repairs on their gear. Nobody should do electrical work on anything for any reason ever. Keep your hands and belongings inside the car at all times.

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