About r/diypedals
Reddit's community for building and modding guitar pedals!
The community at a glance
r/diypedals is a Subreddit for Music Lovers with roughly 103K members. It has been around since 2011. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style.
Roughly 14K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Pedal, Fuzz, and Diy. Product recommendations often mention reverb, pedal kits, and soldering station.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 2K members
- 2014: 2K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 2K members
- 2017: 4K members
- 2018: 5K members
- 2019: 12K members
- 2020: 13K members
- 2021: 9K members
- 2023: 17K members
- 2024: 12K members
- 2025: 15K members
- 2026: 8K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 1K members
- Sep: 1K members
- Oct: 860 members
- Nov: 1K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 2K members
- Feb: 1K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 1K members
- May: 1K members
- Jun: 1K members
- Jul: 441 members
Topics
- Pedal129 posts in the past month#1129Pedal
- Fuzz63 posts in the past month#263Fuzz
- Diy47 posts in the past month#347Diy
- Hate45 posts in the past month#445Hate
- Build44 posts in the past month#544Build
Flair
- Help wanted47 posts in the past month
- UV print enclosures from Tayda
- How to paint the pedal enclosure?
- Building a solid state amp?
#147Help wantedUV print enclosures from Tayda · How to paint the pedal enclosure? · Building a solid state amp? - Showcase32 posts in the past month
- New transparent overdrive finally working!
- My first pedals
- Neurotron and Spectron Aionfx
#232ShowcaseNew transparent overdrive finally working! · My first pedals · Neurotron and Spectron Aionfx - Discussion11 posts in the past month
- I taste pennies
- Serious question: Why do so many guitar pedal graphics have to look like Affliction shirts?
- What Input Voltage
#311DiscussionI taste pennies · Serious question: Why do so many guitar pedal graphics have to look like Affliction shirts? · What Input Voltage - Other6 posts in the past month
- nothing interesting, just back from a hiatus and wanted to say what’s up, harmonic percolator build today
- Rescued this old audio generator from work today.
- sloppily but surely. didn't think a few weeks off would set me back so far but here we are. gonna swap for a ge. PNP and throw it on perf this evening
#46Othernothing interesting, just back from a hiatus and wanted to say what’s up, harmonic percolator build today · Rescued this old audio generator from work today. · sloppily but surely. didn't think a few weeks off would set me back so far but here we are. gonna swap for a ge. PNP and throw it on perf this evening - Stompbox Showdowns3 posts in the past month
- NPD - Trident Vibe (Runoffgroove Tri-Vibe) - Whatcha Think?
- Lame ahh bazz fuss pt2 (now with tone knob and switch)
- Lame ahh bazz fuss pt2 (now with tone knob and switch
#53Stompbox ShowdownsNPD - Trident Vibe (Runoffgroove Tri-Vibe) - Whatcha Think? · Lame ahh bazz fuss pt2 (now with tone knob and switch) · Lame ahh bazz fuss pt2 (now with tone knob and switch
Product recommendations
- reverb3 posts in the past month
- Best Reverb DIY pedals to build ?
- Reverb recs?
- Good first build recs: reverb?
#13reverbBest Reverb DIY pedals to build ? · Reverb recs? · Good first build recs: reverb? - pedal kits2 posts in the past month
- What are the best shops you can recommend to get kits from ?
- Pedal kits recs that separate and label their parts?
#22pedal kitsWhat are the best shops you can recommend to get kits from ? · Pedal kits recs that separate and label their parts? - soldering station2 posts in the past month
- Soldering station recs
- Recs on first soldering station and enclosure drilling solution?
#32soldering stationSoldering station recs · Recs on first soldering station and enclosure drilling solution?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/diypedals for?
- Best for Music Lovers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
- Is r/diypedals free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/diypedals have?
- Roughly 103K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/diypedals on?
- r/diypedals runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/diypedals cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/diypedals is organized under Music Lovers.
- How do I join r/diypedals?
- You can join r/diypedals by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Music communities like?
- One of the larger topic areas on the site, covering music production, instruments, genres, and the business of the industry. Discord hosts communities for producers, beatmakers, and musicians at every level, Reddit has massive communities for genre-specific discussion, and dedicated platforms serve niche interests from jazz theory to synth collecting.
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