Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Designed by culturejam on FSB and CW, this is what he wrote: Inspired by the Crap-Fi Delay by allesz, I decided to see if a similar simple circuit would work at lower delay times for reverb and slapback. It does. Once the basic circuit was up and running, earthtones helped me refine it and make … Read more
Requested by a few people. This uses a vactrol but it might work with a roll your own LDR if you want to give it a try. The spec of the VTL5C1 is 600 ohm on resistance and 50M ohm off resistance. If you would prefer a tempo rate LED instead of a standard always … Read more
[Updated 4th July 2014 – correction to treble control resistors] And an even simpler version using true bypass switching, and so omitting the buffer components. Verified.
[Updated 4th July 2014 – correction to treble control resistors] This is an easier build and is perfect for someone who wants the Klon tones without having to mess around buying charge pumps and curing squeals. This came from a thread on FSB where earthtonesaudio wrote the following: The charge pump in the Klon seems … Read more
Information about the original from Frantone: This 3-knob Peachfuzz fuzztone has all the great classic sound with 50% more gain than the classic 2-knob model. It has been hot-rodded with super quiet circuitry and the addition of a rockin’ tone control. Truly the finest in lead-guitar tone and second to none in performance, the Peachfuzz … Read more
Update 10th September 2014: I had dropped this layout from the blog because there had been instances where people had been unable to get the IC, but more importantly I think there are other methods to do this now that are cheaper, much more compact and the kit comes with the required IC AND a … Read more
One of mictester’s circuits from FSB, very transparent compared to Dynacomp or Squeezer’s so definitely one to try for the compressor fans. Mictester’s description: The original idea was to replace the old fashioned way of getting compression – connecting an LDR across the volume control of your amplifier, then illuminating it with an incandescent lamp … Read more
Zach’s info about the original: I designed this new distortion generator, Machine, with some different limitations. Like try playing chords through it. Hmmm. But put it in front of any string of fuzz pedals, and try to make it disappear. Machine is actually a dual frequency-tripler circuit that uses crossover distortion for the first time … Read more
ElectricTabs emulation of a Mesa Boogie Dual Recitifer Solo Head. I haven’t even attempted to keep this one down in size (width) because with 6 pots no one is going to be putting this in anything smaller than a 1590BB, so you should have plenty of room in there with this being a relatively shallow … Read more
Now fixed and verified MarkM’s tremolo based on the Schaller: Geiri’s demo of his build: