Negistrem/Negistron
Simple, but still seems like one of those super problematic circuits 🙂 This one goes published as unverified for Madferret, who was after a unverified tremolo layout. So. Here you go. Let us know how it works out 🙂
Month: January 2013
Punk Panther
From Masaru Kubota: Konnichi-Wa! I-kaga-desu-ka? Here is The Punk Panther. Behold the beauty of the circuit. Revel in the simplicity. Bask in the warmth of the glow of the tubes of your amplifier because this circuit is just plain annoying. You know, battlefield type o’ stuff. Anyway, this circuit is my personal tribute to Kurt Cobain. … Read more
Ibanez TM5 – Thrashmetal
Continuing with another Soundtank – Now it is time to grab your baseball cap, turn the visor up and write “NOT!” on it. It is a massive board (still fits comfortably in 1590B) but it sounds really sweet. With enough treble and gain it made even me, the old punk to play thrash. Actually. I … Read more
Ibanez CD5 – Cyberdrive
I’m not liking the asymmetry of the layout 🙁 However, i believe it won’t look that bad once it’s populated on to the board. Original unit has 2SC1015 transistor, but i made this layout to accomodate more common pinouts. That transistor is so close to the specs of 2N3906 that i don’t think that’ll make … Read more
Dr. Quack
Jack Orman’s fixed version of the original EHX Doctor Q with buffer at the input to increase input impedance plus many more fixes.. Info from AMZ: The AMZ Dr. Quack is an updated and improved version of the E-H Dr. Envelope Filter pedal. Here are a few notes to help anyone building this circuit. Please refer … Read more
Nurse Quacky
And lastly, Nurse Quacky – the fixed and/or modified version of Dr. Quack by Orman and Hammer. This is how you take things further 🙂 Info from Home-Wrecker: history/disclaimer The Dr. Q project by JD Sleep was the first non-fuzz effect I built. It was also, at the time, the most complex circuit I had … Read more
Orion Fuzz
Masaru Kubota’s take on Fuzz Face. Pretty nice. Info: This is the Orion Fuzz. When I first published this webpage, I suggested the option of replacing the phase network of The Allies Fuzz with an RC network. Pretty simple, just connect the capacitor going to the emitter junction of the second stage to ground instead. It’s … Read more
Runoffgroove “Big Grace”
Big Daddy and Grace circuits have this at the end of their document page: The two circuits are very similar and it may be possible to use a switching system to alternate between the buffer and the gain stage versions. (ROG) Now did i really have a choice? 🙂 Instead of using some monstrous 4PDT switch, … Read more
Comet Filter
I ran into Masaru Kubota’s circuit snippets and they look pretty interesting. Info about this one: The Comet Filter is a Twin-T notch filter that I modified. That should clear up any confusion… I modified the Twin-T notch filter around 1995 so that I would get a sound that sounded like a phase shifter. If you’re … Read more