Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
I get really fed up using the helping hands. They’re really needed sometimes but any pressure and they go sliding off, so I got a PCB vice, but it is a bit big and unwieldy and I often couldn’t be bothered messing with it. Then when I was perusing eBay I saw this great little … Read more
The OCD V4 for me is my most underwhelming and disappointing pedal. It was hyped up to the max and so I was expecting drive Utopia, but instead I got a thin, brittle sounding effect that seemed to suck all the meat out of my signal. I’m sure the pedal reacts differently with different guitar … Read more
“This is my Fuzz pedal. There are many others like it, but this one is mine. My Fuzz pedal is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my Fuzz pedal is useless. Without my Fuzz pedal, I am useless. I must play my … Read more
OK you may not like the guy but this is a great sounding overdrive/distortion pedal. A modded and souped up Boss SD1 with no output buffer. I’ve added a clipping switch that will allow you to switch between the stock 3 diode asymmetrical arrangement, and a second arrangement of your choice. I’ve included 4 diodes … Read more
Culturejam took one of these apart over at freestompboxes ages ago, I thought I’d add the project here just to keep things ticking. Here’s the description from the Barber website: “Extremely versatile, high gain distortion, provides wider range of stellar tones. From ultra chunky, to scooped and back to thick again. Toggle switch selects mid … Read more
[The three knob standard Lunar Module] [5 knob Deluxe Lunar Module] Marc Alfs of Skreddy pedals is a top builder, he creates some of the best “Pink Floyd” tones there are out there. Here’s the description from the Skreddy website: “The Skreddy Pedals™ Lunar Module was designed for “that” certain silicon fuzz tone guitar solo … Read more
Lots of mileage left in the Big Muff yet! Marketing spiel: Fuzz for the discerning tone seeker.ﾠ The Black Arts Toneworks Pharaoh is capable of tones ranging from a clean-ish boost to a good articulate OD, but the Pharaoh thrives in bringing open hairy fuzz to a clean amp. The Pharaoh’s dual tone control is … Read more
I like these little “utility boxes” (Please take note! This circuit will not work as a blend for pedals that invert the signal polarity (or phase). For a few examples of such pedals; the likes of Dyna Compressor/Ross Comp and their derivatives and Marshall Bluesbreaker among others. The symptom of inverted signal polarity (phase) will … Read more
Tone Monk effects have been around for a while now. He’s run into a little trouble recently: http://freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=15903 (The shortened version is that he’s been building lots and lots of “his circuits” using PCBs he’s blagged for a knock down price from Madbean (and possibly General Guitar Gadgets) by pretending he was using them in an educational … Read more
The ultimate souped up and mojo’d TS808? Comes with free absolution with every pedal, and don’t forget the carbon comps, Tropical Fish caps and silver solder! Stock version using 2SC1815 (BCE) transistors: Version using more modern and easily obtainable CBE transistors: Updated 12th August 2014 New more compact layout added using the more modern CBE … Read more