Month: March 2013
Maestro FZ-1S Super Fuzz
For some reason i reckon that the world was a lot cooler place 41 years ago…. 🙂
Boot-Leg JBK-1 Jawbreaker
From manufacturer: -Heavy bottom. Rich harmonics. High tone which is not too peaky. JBK-1.0 is what all guitarists have been waiting for. In today’s music scenes, players are often required to make all kinds of sound with given amplifiers. JBK-1.0 will help you in such situations. -It covers quite wide range from soft and delicate … Read more
Harrymatic Stutter Distortion
Request. This one comes from Harrymatic’s instructables.com project. Check out the page for more information and demo clip with keyboard. This one has really low part count, but tons of links keep the board pretty big…
Tremulus Lune
Original design by Dan Green from Commonsound and now a very popular DIY project, this version based on the Tonepad schematic and corrections. For optional Symmetry pot to give you a sawtooth LFO in each direction, take a feed from Speed 3 and inline, solder in an anti-parallel pair of 1N4148 diodes. 1 of the … Read more
Mr Black Boost Tiger
Info about the original: Young grasshopper: to feel the boost, you must learn the way of the tiger. To feel the tiger, you must learn the way of the boost. Roaring out over +20dB of powerful, clean tiger-boost, the Boost Tiger breathes life, vigor and super-tiger-powers into your tone. WARNING: This pedal is extremely powerful. … Read more
Greg Fryer Treble Booster Deluxe
Well built simple Brian May signature booster. And the original unit is reasonably priced, goopless box – so you should concider getting one. Basic info from manufacturer’s site: ” Powerful, rich, good treble detail” • 35 dB gain • Punchy rich sound • Balance between fatness and treble definition • Evokes the BM sound of … Read more
Fromel Death is Gain
Info about the original: Death is Gain – Low to Medium Gain Overdrive. This pedal is an articulate overdrive that is very responsive to pick attack and playing dynamics. The controls and circuit on this pedal are familiar, but the end result is anything but. For starters, there is no mid-hump and the tone control … Read more
BBE Free Fuzz
Modern adaptation of the classic Fuzz Face. Nothing too special about the circuit, except for the fact that it uses biasing methods side by side with the fuzz pot. Original units have two resistors in parallel from Q2 emitter to ground, but i’ve replaced those with a 22K trimmer for this layout. There’s a lot … Read more