Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
The Walrus Audio Deep Six is a versatile compressor that gives studio level compression in stompbox form (that’s what their website says, anyway). It’s very similar to the BYOC 5-knob compressor, with the only difference being a few component changes in the blend and output stages. I set out to try and make a layout … Read more
A lot of awesome things came out in 1977: the op amp version of the Big Muff, the grey box DOD250, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, the Sex Pistol’s Never Mind the Bullocks, and STAR WARS (May the 4th be with you). The Crowther Audio Hot Cake also made it’s debut in 1977, and you could say … Read more
I’ve been wanting to do a Fuzz Face with on-board pots for a while, and when I stumbled across a schematic of Jack Deville’s (Mr. Black) take on the classic circuit, things just fell into place. This uses NPN germanium transistors (though you could use silicons if you must), and I tried to leave plenty … Read more