Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Info from David Main about his original: We begin with a re-cap. The FR-69, our take on the early bird Mosrite Fuzzrite. The germanium powered glass shattering freak show. As stated on the page for said pedal my only real interest there was because of the awesomeness of Ron Asheton and the Stooges. In other … Read more
Yesterday: Today: Better get back to layouts then because there’s going to be no more sunbathing! :o)
As the schematic recommended trying different values for the 22K resistor, I’ve included a 22K trimmer instead so you can experiment for yourself but you might want to use a 50K so you can tweak with higher values too. If you aren’t bothered just solder a 22K resistor between pins 4 and 6 instead. Info … Read more
Jeremy just mentioned it and as I had the template to hand and it would only take 2 minutes I thought I’d include this one. I’ve got another schematic which is identical other than the 430p caps which are shown as 500p, but you’re always best experimenting with those anyway on a case by case … Read more
Info about the original from Catalinbread: The CB30 is designed to give you jangly, dynamic, responsive overdriven tones, just like it’s British 30 watt counterpart. The tone controls work exactly the same way as the actual amp, where the more the treble and bass increase, the more scooped the mids become, making it capable of … Read more
Now Miro has verified the original, here’s a modded version of the Phase 45 and offering a few useful addition such as external Bias and a Mix control, Phase 45 / Univibe 10:1 Ratio switch and a Rate LED. The switch is 2 position 4PDT but you could also split it and use 2 x … Read more
I’m lazy and use a Peak DCA55 to measure transistors which will automatically give you the leakage reading for germanium with the added advantage of identifying the pins for you so you don’t even have to refer to the datasheet. This is an alternative from information posted by RG on the Geofex website and will … Read more
I like the small ones, they only take 5 minutes, and I bet it isn’t much longer than that until someone verifies it! :o) Info from Catalinbread about their original: The Naga Viper is a booster in the grand old tradition of the Dallas Rangemaster “Treble-Booster”. The Rangemaster has been used by many influential British … Read more
6 knobs plus a Bright switch, and still needs an onboard trimmer. I will be extremely impressed with anyone getting this in a 1590B! Basically it’s a modded silicon Tonebender MkII and it must be one of the most tweakable ones out there so I’m sure it would be a great addition to many peoples … Read more
A few requests for this so I thought I’d better get it sorted. Info from Wampler about the original: Over the years, we’ve had tons and tons of folks asking us when we were going to produce an overdrive pedal that emulates the sound of a cranked Fender® amp. When Brian decided that he was … Read more