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Kit Complexity: 4

(1=Easy, 5=Difficult) Is the kit easy, moderate, or challenging to build for its most likely target audience? Kits clearly aimed at children would, for example, be rated differently from microcontroller kits.

Etherwave Theremin

Etherwave Theremin

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Etherwave Theremin

$359

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Reviewed: November 11th, 2011

Due to its hands-free interface (your body’s interference with its electromagnetic field controls the sound), the theremin is famed for both its novelty and its importance in 20th-century music. When I started building this kit, I had little soldering experience, but the straightforward instructions made for a great introduction to the world of circuits. The wooden casing […]

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MOD 102 DIY Guitar Amplifier

MOD 102 DIY Guitar Amplifier

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MOD 102 DIY Guitar Amplifier

$215

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Musicians have long praised the tone of tube amps, and after a face-melting guitar solo, it looks pretty rad to have your amp glowing behind you on stage. I love the simplistic, wholly utilitarian design of the Mod102’s case, and the sweet tone it adds. The circuit design is point to point, giving beginners and […]

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The Persuader Tube Drive Effects Pedal

The Persuader Tube Drive Effects Pedal

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The Persuader Tube Drive Effects Pedal

$65

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Reviewed: November 1st, 2011

Looking to get some clean preamp boost out of your guitar, and love the tone that vintage tubes offer? Check out The Persuader pedal from Mod Kits DIY. The Persuader can take the tone of your guitar from nice and clean to that warm, smooth tube overdrive. Easy to construct with the solid instructions, this […]

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