no prefabbed boards makes it hard for those of us who want to use fine-pitch SMD and solder masks 
it was fine for the last one...
YOU NEED TO READ THE RULES.
RULES:
1) Builds do not need to be themed. Just good quality builds.
2) NO pre-fabbed circuit boards allowed. Self-etched PCBs, Vero, or tag board only.3) Competition is open to hobby builders only. NO commercial or production builders.
4) Multi-board builds MUST contribute an entry fee for EACH board. The ONLY exceptions to this are charge pumps, 3PDT boards, and millennium bypass circuits.
5) Circuit layouts DO NOT have to be your own. You may use circuits that are already out there however, more consideration will be given to custom layouts. Bonus judging points given to those who provide their custom layouts WITH their submission. Builders who use a layout for their build MUST give credit to the original layout designer. (if known)
6) Enclosures can be etched, painted, laser engraved, etc. More consideration will be given to more “creative” esthetic efforts. A "good" etch is not as good as a "great" paint job.
7) Difficulty of the build as well as clean wiring will be judging criteria.
8] This competition is for through-hole analog builds only. No DSP, SMD, or Tube builds. This makes the competition accessible and win-able to everyone!9) Entries WILL provide evidence of a WORKING pedal! Pictures and gut shots are MANDATORY! Must include a video of the pedal in action. Video submissions must show clean guitar through amp, followed by ONLY the built pedal (with NO delay, reverb, etc.) then followed by the built pedal with ANY other effect to make your build unique. We will be judging heavily on the finished product!!! This is your chance to make it stand out!! Be creative but, do it in the order stated please.
10) Entries MUST BE completed builds. Incomplete or non-working builds will not be considered.
11) This competition is for NEW or UNSEEN builds only! The whole idea behind this competition is to encourage creativity and to share ideas on the forum. Please do not enter other “competition winner” or previously entered or pictured builds. If you have a killer build that has not been revealed yet, then I guess it’s your lucky day! Otherwise, please come up with something original for this competition.
smt/tubes etc are not valid entries. this is for thru-hole entries only.
this is NOT the last competition, and is designed to level the playing field for the beginners to have a chance too.
perhaps in another competition, but in this one, it clearly states in the rules, NO SMD.
did you read the rules?
and yes, no commercially produced boards. vero, perfboard, tagboard, or self etched are fine. a friend etching for you will be fine.
commercially etched boards will not be accepted, and if we find someone using prohibited parts, they will be disqualified from this competition.
THESE ARE THE RULES, IF YOU CANNOT WORK WITHIN THE PROVIDED PARAMETERS, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE CONTEST.
