Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Interesting take on the Muff with LEDs replacing the usual silicon diodes and germanium transistors for Q2 and Q3. Info about the original from the manufacturer: Our flag-ship device! The Hoof Fuzz is a germanium/silicon hybrid fuzz which is based on character of the classic green Russian muff. It is capable of creating everything from … Read more
Couldn’t find any demos for the original unit. This could indicate one of the two reasons. First, the circuit sounds so horrible that no one has wasted their time to record a demo, or second, the unit is rare and highly undervalued. Either way, designwise it does have distinct differences from other fuzzes of the … Read more
JHS’s ROG Supreaux Deux! From the inception of the Supro Company in 1935 until its closing in 1968, no other brand of amplifier has had such a fascinating, mysterious and legendary story. The Supro® amps deliver the voice of rock and roll, from Jimmy Page’s legendary Led Zeppelin recordings or Brian Setzer’s early Stray Cat … Read more
Manufacturers info about the original: The Rust Driver Distortion Pedal from Hao was designed to recreate the classic sound of a late 60’s Marshall Plexi running at full-bore grind. Its carefully selected components allow the Rust Driver to faithfully perform this function with any amplifier, at any volume level. The result is a commanding guitar … Read more
Did this layout a while back and built it. Where the original FY-2 is sluggish on output level and the overall sound is quite thin and nasal, i noticed a couple of nice mods for the circuit. GGG has added simple one transistor amplifier at the output to deal with the volume issues and I<3Fuzz … Read more
With an added Booster/Buffer switch. Info from the manufacturer about the original: The MC401 is simple in design but superbly effective in solving a variety of mismatched line level and signal conditioning problems that can occur when combining effects. The MC401’s circuit design has been used for years by CAE in the world’s best guitarist’s … Read more
Info about the original: The Speaker Cranker is an all discrete dirt enhancement device designed to give your signal some grit and a slight boost without drastically changing the character of your tone. It’s perfect for those that don’t like to fiddle with pesky controls yet want to add a little tube-like breakup or enhance … Read more
Another great layout from John for a modern booster pedal from TC Electronic. Info about the original: Rooted in Tradition, Aimed at Rebellion Kick your playing into high gear with Spark Booster, a pedal rocking a completely clean boost and heaps of extra features for a world of tone. A whopping 26 dB of … Read more
One of my favourite overdrives, and a nice alternative to the usual TS derivatives, I’m surprised more builders haven’t jumped on this design. Info about the original: ODR-1 Classic Overdrive with flexible Spectrum control Perfect for crunchy Best Rock and Blues sounds and extra boost. The natural character of your guitar comes through! Controls: … Read more
