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Too good to be true?
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:48 am
by veteransdaypoppy
3pdt switches, $3.99 each...
http://www.effectsconnection.com/oscommerce/Anybody ever do business with them?
Since I'm graduating (with an Associates) this August my parents decided to buy me a present, which turns out is going to be a surplus of various electronics supplies so I can try to design a couple pedals. I'm thinking this might be a fantastic deal, being as it is a guitar-pedal-parts oriented store. I've ordered from Smallbear and their 3pdts are $10 per.
Anybody have any recommendations on what or where to buy? I'm interested in fuzz and boosts and noise and drone kinds of stuff and I'd just like to have a well-stocked shop just so I won't have to go through the pain of waiting for parts for each project.
Thanks
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:22 am
by harpies
Devi is correct. Unless you can buy in ridiculous quantity bulk, pedalpartsplus is the best price.
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:50 pm
by veteransdaypoppy
Great! Thanks a bunch, I'd completely forgotten about pedalpartsplus..
But what do you guys think about the kits they sell on smallbear? I mean the capacitor and resistor kits?
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=638http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=170http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=192etc.
Do you think it'd be a good way to start? Any suggestionsssss?
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:04 am
by MannequinRaces
I just bought their capacitor kit (SKU: 1108) so I'm hoping that covers the basics. I also bought some electorlytic caps and a bunch of other parts. We'll see how it goes. I'm just in the basic/beginner stages of DIY stomp box building. Still trying to read schematics and figure out why certain component values were used. It's all sort of mind-numbing. Once I start bread-boarding it should start making more sense! Best of luck to you!
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:39 am
by TheAttackman
Futurelec has great kits!
Can't beat 400 resistors for 3 bucks!
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:24 am
by MannequinRaces
TheAttackman wrote:Futurelec has great kits!
Can't beat 400 resistors for 3 bucks!
Do have a link to these by chance?!
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:12 pm
by McSpunckle
60 bucks would get you all the resistors you need for a LONG time, I'd think. Kinda wish they sold one kit that covered the whole range.... instead of just 4 separate ones. But what's the point of complaining?
That said... if Pedalpartsplus had more parts, they'd be way cheaper than Smallbear...
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:31 pm
by TheAttackman
MannequinRaces wrote:TheAttackman wrote:Futurelec has great kits!
Can't beat 400 resistors for 3 bucks!
Do have a link to these by chance?!
main site:
http://www.futurlec.com/index.shtmlvalue packs FTW:
http://www.futurlec.com/ValuePacks.shtml 
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:25 pm
by veteransdaypoppy
Well, despite the terrible reviews of futurlec I found, I decided to take my chances and order $55 worth of value packs. I got a ton of resistors, caps, transistors, ICs, sockets, and LEDs. I'll keep you all updated on my experience with them, because I am quite skeptical. The website is mad old-fashioned and apparently their warehouse is located in Thailand. As I am in no rush and maintain infinite amounts of patience, I am sure I will not mind the wait.
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:53 pm
by TheAttackman
I like what I got.. Nice LEDs.. Good packs... Just hate how they don't really tell u about the stuff.. Like why a pack of 10 2n2222 is the same price as one 2n2222
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:02 pm
by veteransdaypoppy
I'll tell you why! They're from thailand!
Jesssss kiddin
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:05 am
by MannequinRaces
Thanks for the links!
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:15 am
by MannequinRaces
veteransdaypoppy wrote:As I am in no rush and maintain infinite amounts of patience, I am sure I will not mind the wait.
Patience is a good quality to have. I wish I had more of it sometimes!
Re: Too good to be true?
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 12:23 pm
by veteransdaypoppy
So I ordered like one of every pack from futurlec that they sell ten days ago and it was delivered yesterday. I wasn't home, of course, so I had to pick it up this morning. Fantastic way to buy parts. Quick and cheap