Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Burns Buzzaround The Buzzaround is a Fuzz Pedal, which is based on the Germanium Tonebender, but has some variations. Soundwise its something between a Tonebender and a FuzzFace. It features 3 germanium transistors, the original features NKT213, which are very hard to obtain. Ive used AC125 for my build (ordered from musikding). The Buzzaround is … Read more
The Deep Blue Delay is pedal by MadProfessor. Its a digital delay with smooth analog sound, based on the classic PT2399 chip. Its very standard, 3 knobs: One for delay time, one for repeats and one for the volume / mix level. This delay pedal is very expensive. Also it features no tap tempo. Since … Read more
Here’s a cool bass fuzz designed by Derringer over on DIYSB. It’s based around the classic DIY Bazz Fuss with built in blending circuit. Derringer mentioned that it might need a booster after it. The good ol’ LPB-1 should do nicely. Just put it between the Blend pot and Volume pot. Here’s the schematic.
Gear of this quality is always a blessing to come across, especially when one is an acoustic guitar player. Years and years of trial and error have tuned me to the do’s and don’t of playing acoustic instruments live on stage. While there are many amazing mic preamps out there designed to give you great … Read more
Got a request for more blend effects, so let’s start with a simple one. You can use this as a daughter board to add a blend control to an existing pedal (or incorporate it into something else you’re building), or use it as a stand alone blending pedal. 2N5457 should work just fine for both … Read more