Jack Orman’s site,<\/strong> AMZFX<\/em>:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.muzique.com<\/a><\/p>\n John Hollis’ schematics page:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.hollis.co.uk\/john\/circuits.html<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I’m based in the UK\u00a0 so I tend to use British suppliers.\u00a0 These are the ones I use the most:<\/p>\n Farnell Electronics:<\/strong> http:\/\/uk.farnell.com<\/a>\u00a0 (minimum order value of \u00a320)<\/p>\n Rapid Electronics<\/strong>:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.rapidonline.co.uk<\/a> (now comparatively expensive on delivery)<\/p>\n Technobots:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.technobotsonline.com<\/a> (they have low small-order charge)<\/p>\n Spiratronics:<\/strong> http:\/\/spiratronics.com\/<\/a> (excellent service, low postage charge.\u00a0 eBay or their website)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I have quite a lot of experience with eBay and I generally take the view that you will win some and lose some\u00a0 so I have been happy to risk buying direct from China\/Hong Kong.\u00a0 I have to say that (on the whole)\u00a0 it’s been relatively painless.\u00a0\u00a0 Shipment time can be a month or more – so you need to be patient.<\/p>\n Generally speaking, it is wise to only buy semiconductors from a reputable supplier as there are an increasing number of fakes around.\u00a0 Consequently (and regardless of any price disadvantage) I always buy semiconductors from reputable British suppliers if I can.<\/p>\n However, in the world of guitar effects there are a number of components which are obsolete and not generally available so you have to try potentially more risky suppliers.<\/p>\n At the time of writing (February 2012) I can recommend the following eBay sources:<\/p>\n Yoyo Components:<\/strong> http:\/\/stores.ebay.co.uk\/Yoyo-Components-UK-Ltd<\/a> (UK stock)<\/p>\n goodbuy7888:<\/strong> http:\/\/stores.ebay.co.uk\/ledlightbulbworld<\/a> (Hong Kong; successfully bought 1N34A and MN3007 and PT2399).<\/p>\n Effects Design Sites There are many good engineers around who have helped with theory and ideas and have taken the time to share their experience.\u00a0 I can heartily recommend these sites: R.G.Keen’s site, Geofex:\u00a0http:\/\/www.geofex.com Jack Orman’s site, AMZFX: http:\/\/www.muzique.com John Hollis’ schematics page: http:\/\/www.hollis.co.uk\/john\/circuits.html Component Suppliers I’m based in the UK\u00a0 so I tend\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stompville.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/650"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stompville.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stompville.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stompville.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stompville.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=650"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stompville.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":696,"href":"https:\/\/stompville.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/650\/revisions\/696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stompville.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Component Suppliers<\/h3>\n
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