Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
I had to post this because it’s another site milestone. 317 verified layouts, 7600+ comments and we’ve finally got to a million hits. Here’s the stats page from the admin panel which show how much traffic has increased nicely since the blog opened in 2008. And look at the top posts, all ZVex! Thanks guys … Read more
Vince on here asked me if I could adapt my layout to make a 2 Knob Woolly Mammoth with just Pinch and Volume controls. He wanted me to remove the Wool pot simulating it being set fully clockwise, and remove the the EQ pot and simulate it being set dead centre. The Wool pot was … Read more
Info about the original pedal: A compressor pedal incorporating the best attributes of classic pedals while simultaneously eliminating the shortcomings common to such vintage designs. Included are controls for the adjustment of Attack, Release, and Ratio that allow the user precise and continuous variation to their sound. These controls offer the ability to custom tailor … Read more
A more compact layout for the Fuzz Factory using radial caps, so I thought I’d add a new post rather than add it to the old layout, to avoid confusion as this one obviously isn’t verified yet. Info about the original: This is a five-knob fuzz using two new old-stock sixties germanium transistors. The circuit … Read more
Info from ProGuitarShop about Catalinbread’s original: In January of 2012 I began speaking with Nicholas from Catalinbread about making us a dual overdrive pedal. I didn’t have anything specific in mind. I wanted to begin the discussion of putting two of his drive pedals in one box. After a couple of meetings and many cocktails … Read more
I get asked frequently about where to buy components from, and I know a lot of people, like me, have got together a huge stash of parts so they always have the right resistors and caps at hand. But others still seem to be buying the exact components as and when they need them, sometimes … Read more
From a schematic on the Experimentalist Anonymous forum, this is what they wrote about it: This simple box realizes the common sample rate reduction effect in analog form. Sample rate reduction is essentially very low quality analog to digital conversion. A snapshot of the input signal is taken every so often and outputted. The effect … Read more
Lots of people have asked for this so here you go. Rather than internal dip switches I’ve made the diode switching external using toggle switches for a bit more on-the-fly versatility. For even more versatility make the switches 3 position centre off and put a set of your favourite diodes or LEDs across the other … Read more
I really love the sound of this one. I’ve seen two different diode arrangements, one with just two back to back which would be more compressed, and one with two series pairs, so I’ve included a switch so that you can choose either, and also have a centre diode lift mode for a cleanish boost. … Read more
Xotic write about their original: The RC Booster offers a super transparent 20db+ clean boost with an adjustable ±15dB two band active EQ which adds a wide range of harmonic content to your ideal sound. As a clean boost, it can enhance other pedals, such as “overdrive and distortion pedals”, or you can crank the … Read more