Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Well.. This was requested, and first i thought that nah. Not gonna do it. But after thinking about it for a few seconds, it didn’t feel like that bad of an idea. So i drew up simplest “original” design i could ever do. The idea is that you attach a cable to two shielded jacks. … Read more
Now this one is quite a mystery to me. Analogguru’s schematic matches the gutshot at the effectsdatabase, yet the demo suggests something quite different from your average Dist+/250 clone. Schematic states that the pot values are guesses, but there are clone build reports around the web.. So. However it may be. Here it is. The Almighty DeArmond … Read more
From Mr. Briggs: And here’s the last in my series of Fender / Vox / Marshall themed boosters/overdrives – The “E11even” (Spinal Tap reference intentional). It’s designed for those classic Marshall overdrive tones, plexi / jtm45 sort of stuff. It’s based around the old mosfet booster design I love with a few tweaks. The bias … Read more
As requested. From Mr. Briggs: Here’s another (nearly) new one from me. It’s a tricked out super mod of the old Electro Harmonix LPB-1 circuit that produces some lovely singing overdrive tones reminiscent of an old VOX from their 1960’s heyday. I took the Lovepedal Englishman (A supposed Vox AC30 / AC15 emulator) as a … Read more
Beautiful sounding overdrive. Check the full descpription and sample at Soulsonic FX website. A simple opamp/MOSFET overdrive gets a variety of sweet tones.
Fallstaff OD, or “Fat Mastered” from Jon Patton. It’s a modern take on Rangemaster with a few quite cool features. I replaced 8K2 resistor from Q2 base to ground with a 20K trimmer for easier biasing. From Jon: The Fallstaff overdrive (or “Fat Mastered boost”) is a variation on the Rangemaster, but with a buffered … Read more
Pink Jimi Photon is one hell of a dude. nothing special or probably un-done before….this USED to be the “stereo make up gain stage” i built for my mn3007 clone theory build… ever eco-conscious <vbg> i decided to cascade the two preamps. and add a footswitchable diode clipper. all built in a re-cycled 1590 from … Read more
The Folk Driver is the result of a challenge issued to me by Björn Juhl to design an original DIY overdrive project that has much of the character of his popular Honey Bee Overdrive. After some time listening to an original Honey Bee, I came up with the Folk Driver. Like the Honey Bee, this … Read more
Jack Orman’s DIY classic that has been inspiring many builders and businessmen alike over the years. Simple as Fuzz Face, but very big, strong, lively sound. There must be tens or even hundreds of variations around, just as there must be tens or even hundreds layouts around. Still we didn’t have this one covered yet. … Read more
Well. It was either the unused row or two resistors with 7.5mm pitch. Still pretty compact. The clipping diodes are placed so that you can pretty easily take them to a switch and play around with schottkys, LEDs….