Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
7 weeks I’ve had a bloody trapped nerve in my back now, but I thought I’d better at least attempt to concentrate enough to do a layout every so often so you don’t get bored. The B%st pot is just a second volume control with the B%st stomp selecting between the two. I have shown … Read more
Mmolteratx traced this one over on FSB. Figured I’d put it up. Seems to be a BossTone derivative with some tweaks. Here’s the original: And since all the offboard wiring is making a few people say, “WTF,” here’s the rat’s nest that is the offboard wiring for this effect. The “In” and “Out” wires go … Read more
There are a lot of versions and subversions of the Big Muff. Many consider the Violet Ram’s Head to be the best, though many consider the Triangle, or IC, or Green Russian, etc. the best. YMMV This one has the pots hard mounted to the board, though depending on the enclosure you use, it may … Read more
The Zvex Wooly Mammoth is a Fuzz Face derivative designed for bass, but sounds awesome on guitar as well. For this one I’ve laid it out for on board pots oriented like the originals. On the PCB I added an LED and LED resistor for on/off indication. As with my layout for the Fuzz Factory, … Read more
Since I did the Blower Box yesterday, and it’s essentially a RAT, I figured it wouldn’t take too much effort to convert that layout to the original. So here’s the original ’86 RAT.
Here’s a pretty cool bass distortion based on the RAT. The normal filter section on a RAT is replaced with a passive baxandall network. It was traced by FSB member p.eat and the schematic I based this layout from was drawn by johnk.
Here’s the Odie from Run Off Groove. It’s an alternative to the Tube Screamer using JFETs. Be sure to adjust the drain trimpots to 1/2 the supply voltage. Sound clips can be found here. This one is verified (and sounds fantastic). Here’s a few pics of my build.
Here’s a layout for the stock Univox SuperFuzz. I probably should have drawn this one first and then the modded one below, but it was actually easier to take the modded layout and reverse it back to stock.