Kraucyk Effect Pedals

Kraucyk Effect Pedals, or KEP, is the work of one person, me, Shannon Kraucyk. I became infatuated with guitar based music at an early age and my goal, through KEP, is to help other guitar players find their tone at an affordable price.

I bought my first guitar, a 1986 Ibanez Roadstar II, at age 16 (1989). For the next 20 years, I played many budget solid state amps and a single guitar pedal, a Soundtank TS-5 Tube Screamer. I was never really satisfied with my guitar tone (full disclosure, I’m primarily a bass player and was much more focused on my bass gear). In 2009, while searching for that Marshall tone, I built my first tube amp based on the Marshall 18 Watt 1974x circuit. That led to my interest in guitar pedals, and modifying budget pedals with the help of e-books sold by Brian Wampler.

I began learning more about guitar pedal circuits by reading books and articles written by Craig Anderton, Jack Orman, Douglas Self, R.G. Keen, Merlin Blencowe and many others. It has become my passion to not only recreate classic guitar pedal circuits, but to improve upon them.

The pedals I build do not include battery snaps and require a standard center negative 9 volt power supply.

Because of the tolerance / type of components, the accuracy of the schematics available, and how they're built, no clone will sound exactly like the original pedal. Some components may no longer be available and have been substituted with modern equivalents. I am not an electrical engineer, just a guy who loves guitar and enjoys making guitar pedals. Please ask any question you may have prior to purchasing a pedal. I am happy to answer any questions you may have.

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