Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
This is a pretty cool distortion effect from Seattle based designer Devi Ever. In her own words: The Hyperion is everything the Big Muff wishes it could be. It can cut through in a loud, live, band setting. It has a gorgeous sustain that full of harmonically rich tonal characteristics that doesn’t require much tweaking … Read more
I know, this is the 3rd different BMP layout I’ve done, but this is the one I’m the most happy with. It will easily fit in a 1590B, it has board mounted pots, and said pots aren’t all in one row across the top. As with the other Big Muff layouts, you can build pretty … Read more
Here’s a great bass drive from BearFoot FX in Sweden. Kind of similar to a RAT, but not really. It’s a completely different beast. Q1 calls for a 2N5952, but other JFETs should work there too, just socket and mind the pinout.
First The Tim Overdrive is a pedal developed by Paul Cochrane. Although its only available on request (these pedals are still handmade only), its a very hyped and popular pedal. The Timmy is a small version of the Tim, missing the Send/Return jacks and the boost section. So it only contains the OD section of … Read more
Here’s a 1590A candidate. The Kay T-1 Tremolo originally came in a plastic housing with a treadle that controlled the speed. Apparently similar to the Vox Repeat Percussion tremolo, but a little smoother.