Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
And improvement over the original English Channel project, the Run Off Groove Britannia is an adaption of the classic Vox AC-30 amp into stompbox form. Couldn’t squeeze this one into a 1590B with onboard pots, but it’s laid out for a 125B enclosure. Pots are right angle PCB mount type, mounted from the solder-side of … Read more
The Amber Drive is a slightly tweaked Fire Red Fuzz. Not a whole lot of differences between the two other than some value changes, but it’s enough to make this not as fuzzy as the FRF apparently. Here’s the drilling template for this one. It should also work for the Fire Red Fuzz.
Here’s a simple clean boost circuit built by JHS. It’s really just the Tim Escobedo Duente JFET boost with a fixed resistor instead of a trimmer. Because of that you probably want to socket that resistor (5.1k) and adjust to the J201 you use. Or you can just squeeze a 25k trimmer on there like … Read more
Here is the layout of an unreleased DBA pedal. You can find the original FSB tread HERE Thanks to Anders for verifying it! Here’s the video of a clone:
The HM-2 is the godfather of all other heavy metal distortion stompboxes. While it was first introduced in the ’80s, it’s still a highly regarded circuit for metal applications with its high gain and crushing lows, especially if you live in Sweden. Said crushing lows are thanks to the gyrator tone stack (not something you … Read more
Happy #fuzzfriday, everybody. The Mastotron is a heavy silicon fuzz and a variation of the Wooly Mammoth. It can produce a wide sonic range from 8-bit sounds to complete wall-of-fuzz tones. I’ve drawn this up to fit in a 1590B more conventionally than the Zvex way. You can use PCB-mount right angle pots, mounted from … Read more
Here’s a cool PT2399-based circuit designed by David Edgar (DIYSB member Earthscum). He describes it as, “kind of like playing in a sewer tunnel…” Here’s a link to the original schematic and discussion over on DIYSB. I noticed the schematic image in the DIYSB thread is now broken, so I’ve drawn up a new one … Read more
Got a bunch of CD4049UBE chips left over from building Red Llamas? Here’s something else you can do with them. You might need to play with the the value of the 8.2k resistor going to the drain of the J201 to make sure you’re getting to around 4.5v there. Also if you encounter squealing or … Read more
Info about the original: The Talons is an extremely versatile high gain overdrive that serves up the full range of gain from transparent boost to heavy saturation, and all points in between. Unlike all our other overdrives, the Talons was not designed to emulate any specific sound or era. The presence control gives you a … Read more
