Volt

Created by [Ben Wang] • Started on June 17, 2025

A bluetooth guitar amp for portable playing

total time (so far): 0 hrs

2025-06-17

  • Researched how guitar amps work
  • Researched components needed for a guitar amp
  • Researched how bluetooth works

Time spent: 2 hrs

2025-06-18

  • Found specific components to use
  • Made symbols & footprints for the components
  • Started researching how to make an amplifier circuit

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Time spent: 3 hrs

2025-06-21

  • Fixed pin orientation of bluetooth module
  • Made v1 of schematic (partial reference design here)

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Time spent: 7 hrs (yeah it was not easy :|)

2025-06-21

  • Footprints, footprints, footprints
  • First draft of PCB (awaiting review)
  • Minor edits to schematic

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Time spent: 5 hrs

2025-06-22

  • Added distortion circuit
  • Started figuring out how SPICE simulations work

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Time spent: 4 hrs