Vox Tone Bender

Vox Tonebender 5fc233c94e1a

Found a couple of old ones that by the looks of them I did ages ago, but haven’t posted yet.  May as well get them on here to keep everything together. :o)  I haven’t mentioned which transistors but they’re germanium so just use your favourites. This video was apparently narrated by Stephen Hawking PNP Version … Read more

Rockbox Boiling Point

Rockbox Boiling Point c64f490ccceb

Yay, Overdrive layout number 100! :o)   Info from Rockbox about their original: The Rockbox™ Boiling Point™ Overdrive Boost incorporates a 3 position diode selector for a nearly endless variety of harmonic flavor. In the Plexi mode, the pedal has very Marshall-like response. For the Symetrical Overdrive mode, we gave the pedal a truly organic, tube-like … Read more

Madbean FatPants 2012

Madbean FatPants 2012 f3015716ab08

Madbean’s take on the EP Pre-amp. Info from Brian about his design: The FatPants design began as an alternative to the “pedalized” versions of the input stage of the Echoplex that became popularized a few years ago. Over the course of the two previous versions the design has evolved, and the 2012 version is no … Read more

Maxon OD880 Overdrive / Soft Distortion

Maxon OD880 Rev2 247d4c47114f

Maxon’s now discontinued Overdrive / Soft Distortion pedal.  Brother to the very popular OD820 and in the same series with the same size case.  This layout uses two dual opamps instead of the 3 singles in the original to keep the layout size down.  The equivalent of the LM741 in dual opamp form is probably … Read more