Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
I’m slowly recovering from some sort of an drawer’s block. Simply couldn’t get any layout to look decent enough to publish. Our friend Myrkky Nuoli requested this after i wrote a piece about the original unit. So i drew it and it turned out nice. It could probably be a lot more compact, but with … Read more
Hahafender on the forum sent some pictures of the guts of his Micro Pog and wondered how This1sMyne and JHS do their dual control mods, hoping to do similar, preferably like This1sMyne with external controls. We knew from gut shots of the mod that a 4PDT stomp is used, one pole of which is for … Read more
Info about the original souped up Rat: To put it mildly, the R.O.U.S. is a versatile pedal. It’s based off of a classic distortion pedal circuit, but it can do so much more. There is a toggle switch to change the clipping diodes (or completely remove them) so you can go anywhere from a very … Read more
Just a couple of little preamps that have been requested. Some people swear by these little circuits and use them at the input of other effects because they like the way they colour the sound, so a quick build for people to experiment with. A couple o’ variations: EchoPlex Preamp with charge pump for 18V … Read more
Request. Info about the original: The Quantum Mystic Overdrive was developed working closely with Mike Scheidt from the Portland Oregon band, Yob. Mike is known for great tone and groundbreaking music in the metal and doom community. We decided to adapt his favorite pedal from the seminal early YOB records into an updated and upgraded … Read more
May as well add this one too :o) The layout actually ended up looking quite different but this is very obviously a Cornish SS-2 clone, at a similar sort of price. There are some differences which I expect will make them noticeably different, so this is probably still worth building even if you build the … Read more
Pete’s highly acclaimed Overdrive/Distortion box of the stars. The original obviously includes the Cornish buffered bypass switching which isn’t shown here as it is assumed most people will use the usual 3PDT mechanical bypass. But if you do want to build it like Pete, then make a daughterboard of the Cornish Buffer. The input socket … Read more
Another request for a discontinued Madbean board, this one based on the Dr. Z Carmen Ghia preamp. Info about the original project and board: The Rump Roast finds its origins in the preamp section of the Dr. Z Carmen Ghia amplifier. The Carmen Ghia is a very understated and elegant design consisting of a single … Read more
Request. The stomp is wired in an unusual way so I have shown exactly how to do it. The reason for this is that during bypass the input to the effect is grounded and the emitter of the LFO transistor is disconnected from ground, and so stops the LFO continuing to cycle during bypass. This … Read more
Another discontinued Madbean PCB, this time for his modded Demeter Fat Control. Info about the project: The Spackler is a modified version of the Demeter® Fat Control™. The effect is a midrange boost that will push the front end of an amplifier while boosting the lower-mid frequency range resulting in what some might call added … Read more