Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
As predicted! :o) Although the layouts look different, this is extremely close to the Dyna Comp, I just rejigged things around to make the best use of space. Unfortunately I needed an extra 3 rows, but c’est la vie. Here is a summary of the differences between the Ross Compressor and the Dyna Comp: 1M … Read more
No effects layout site would be complete without this one, and even if this isn’t the most sought after compressor there are quite a few more fashionable ones which are based on this, and so I thought it would give a good basis for mods and tweaks, and adapting to the Dyna Comp-esque variants. The … Read more
The earliest version of the MXR+ used an LM741CN integrated circuit, as Pedal Area states there is only a small difference between this IC and the UA741CP (which I already had in my parts stash) but since these are fairly cheap and I’m going for vintage accuracy as much as possible I decided to buy … Read more
Here’s a layout based on the Jordan Bosstone, with a few changes. I’ve built one of these now and they sound pretty good.
A fellow ‘brother in arms’ has asked me to modify his 2-knob version of the Janglebox for a volume control recently, so I thought I’d post this.
The ‘BAJA’ Tube driver is basically a replica / reverse engineered BK Butler Tube Driver pedal. I absolutely LOVE the BK Butler tube driver, it was and still is a staple in many famous guitar players’ distortion tone. Most notably, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. This build is not simple, or easy so keep that … Read more
