How to use Pedal Builder
Pedal Builder maps every electronic component to every DIY pedal PCB project — so you can answer “I have this chip, what can I build?”. This guide walks through each page of the site and what you can do on it, with a screenshot of every screen.
New to Pedal Builder
Learn the layout — the left navigation, search, and account menu.
ReadFind a part
Reverse-lookup a chip and see every PCB that uses it.
ReadBrowse projects
Explore DIY pedal PCBs by source, effect, and difficulty.
ReadAll topics
Start here
- Navigation & page layoutThe page frame: the left navigation and every part of the top bar — search, Docs, the inventory badges, notifications, and your account.
- How tables workSearch, filter, sort, page, and open items — the controls shared by every list and table on the site.
- The comment systemRead and post comments, reply, react, @mention people, and the notifications they trigger.
Browse the database
- Home pageThe landing page and reverse component search.
- ComponentsBrowse the generic component roles and their default parts.
- Component detailOne component, the parts that satisfy it, and every PCB that uses it.
- PCB projectsBrowse DIY pedal PCBs by source, effect, and difficulty.
- PCB detailA project's BOM, parts list, reviews, and PCB-inventory tabs.
- Base pedalsCommercial pedals and their DIY clones.
- Base pedal detailOne pedal and the PCBs that clone it.
- ManufacturersPedal brands and DIY/PCB vendors.
- Manufacturer detailOne manufacturer's profile and pedals.
- SearchReverse component lookup — find every PCB that uses a component.
Your account & cart
Premium tools
- Parts catalogManufactured parts — and the fast way to load inventory.
- Part detailA part, its specs, and your on-hand count.
- Parts inventoryTrack and audit the parts you own.
- Buildable from inventorySee which PCBs you can build right now.
- Cart vs inventoryA shopping list of what you still need.
- PCB inventoryTrack blank boards on hand.
- Builds trackerLog every pedal you build.
- Starting a buildCreate a build from a PCB.
- Build detailPick a part per slot, track installs, photos, and status.