Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
I thought I’d post a separate thread about this with it being a totally new layout to avoid confusion during comments in the thread. A few things about the last layout irked me and so I’ve done a fresh layout which ended up 1 column narrower and so makes it less tight in a 1590B. … Read more
How many Big Muff variants is this now? :o) Manufacturers info: BJF design versatile fuzz pedal Hand-made in Finland premium quality fuzz pedal. Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz (FRF) is a fuzz pedal that is easy to play with long sustain and lot of tone variations. The pedal has a compressed, deep effect to allow … Read more
I wanted to make this one suitable for a 1590B, but thinking about it, not many people are going to put a 6 knob effect into a 1590B. Still it will fit and I’ll be very impressed if anyone does it and posts a pic! :o) This is a great take on the muff and … Read more
I thought the delay freaks may like this interesting alternative to the pristine digital delays that you see all the time. This was put together by allesz at freestompboxes, and below is his description of the circuit: “It is the results of my experiments with the ultra famous pt2399 chip. It is a simple circuit … Read more
Here’s the Face MKI schematic: I really like this one, it’s a booster/overdrive with a nice Fendery feel and voice to it. As you can see there are some values which you can alter on the schematic that allow you to tailor the tone to your exact needs. Firstly the supply voltage – the lower the voltage … Read more
Mad Professor’s “Honey Bee”-esque offering. Manufacturer’s info: Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive (SHOD) is a super touch sensitive medium gain overdrive pedal. This pedals is now offered as lower priced pcb-model or hand wired pedal. Both share the same specs and tone. It is designed to overdrive distorted amplifiers and give dynamically controlled light overdrive … Read more
Ok, so I’ve got a few projects in the pipeline. First up is a continuation of my work with boosters – I’ve already published the “’64 Vintage” (a Vox voiced boost/overdrive), I’ve got the “E11even” (A Marshall voiced booster/overdrive) and the “‘Face” (A Fender voiced booster/Overdrive) to release soon. I really like these three designs … Read more
Ala Freakish Blues the people behind “Toxic Pedals” have gone and done the “buy cheap JOYO clones, repainted/rebrand them and then sell them on as your own.” trick. It turns out the Toxic Pedals “Muddy Drive” is the Joyo “Ultimate Drive” (Which is itself a clone of the Fulltone OCD/Voodoo Labs Overdrive) which has been … Read more
And the original version. You can supply this with 18V if you want the extra headroom, but if you are likely to do that make sure you choose appropriately rated caps. Xotic’s info: What do the tones of renowned guitarist such as Page, EVH and Johnson have in common? They all used the legendary echo … Read more
Requested. This is a modified version of the Xotic EP Booster, done by Fred Briggs and seen on his blog La Révolution Deux. Have a look around there and you’ll find some really interesting articles and information about many modern and classic effects. This version includes the voltage converter to provide 18V from a 9V … Read more