MOD Kits DIY Launches the Build-It-Yourself Saturator Pedal

September 28, 2019 · 4 sources

MOD Kits DIY announced the Saturator, a build-it-yourself overdrive pedal kit from Mod Electronics. The maker described it as an overdrive pedal kit that can cover a wide range of gain effects, transitioning smoothly from clean boost through to distortion¹. Guitar.com's Cillian Breathnach called it "its latest DIY kit that offers a simple-but-effective set of overdrive sounds"².

The kit is built with point-to-point wiring and comes with easy-to-follow instructions, a pre-drilled enclosure and all necessary parts; the builder supplies hand tools, a soldering iron and solder³. MusicRadar's Jonathan Horsley reported that MOD Kits DIY rated the build a 2 out of 5 on their difficulty scale, needing "perhaps a screwdriver or two, a soldering iron and a steady hand"⁴.

What the finished pedal does:

• Soak dials in the dirt, from clean at fully counterclockwise up to full overdrive⁴
• Level sets the output, with unity gain at eight o'clock⁴
• Up to +30 dB of clean boost through the Level control in clean mode⁴
• A footswitch turns it on⁴

Orders were handled through Amplified Parts⁴. The kit sat in the maker's pedal and amp kit range alongside its other DIY effects projects¹.