Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Had a few requests for adding a Big Muff tone stack to a few existing layouts. Call me lazy, but it’s easier to draw this up than make a whole bunch of random alternate layouts. 😁 Anyway, it should be pretty handy. I’ve included a layout for just the tone stack, and one for the … Read more
Here’s a modified version of the Deuce Coupe. It’s an opamp based drive with a charge pump so the circuit runs off +/-9v. The originals have relay bypass switching and a boost function (that I’ve not included in this layout). You can probably fit it in a 1590B, but a 125B will be a little roomier.
“The Microtubes B3K is an unusual tool – a perfect combination of brutality and clarity. It delivers defined and powerful saturation in an intuitive format. There are no rules and no limits, so dig in and unleash your tone. ControlsLevel: Sets the volume of the overdriven signal.Drive: Sets the amount of saturation in the overdriven … Read more
Very little info around on this late 70’s / early 80’s unit. Check the FSB thread for details. I snatched the image off from fxdb… Now. What’s this all about.. The way i see it, we have a buffered OD250/Dist+ gain stage (including clipping diodes shunt to ground), followed by a sort-of active BMP tone … Read more
For Fuzz Friday here’s the Revelation from Black Arts Toneworks. There are 2 versions of the Revelation: the Super Bass and Super Lead. The Super Bass is a stripped down Pharoah without the tone control, no clipping diodes in the 2nd gain stage, and an input gain control. The Super Lead version is the same … Read more
Here’s a nice little boost from ROG that originated from trying to design a FET-based Rangemaster treble booster. I’ve laid it out for a 1590a with board mounted 9mm pots. More info, schematic and sound clips can be found here.
Not much info around of this japanese “Marshall in a box” type distortion. It does sound pretty good though.. Junko seems a bit nervous on the demo.
A while ago I laid this out for board mount 9mm pots at the request of someone on FSB. Always intended to modify that original layout for use with more common 16mm pots. Turns out it was easier to just lay it out fresh. Anyway, the Talons is a very versatile OD with an active … Read more
Here’s the Starlight fuzz from Crazy Tube Circuits for Fuzz Friday. Much like the Ziggy Overdrive from Crazy Tube, it’s a string of FET stages in a row, only with a lot more them (and also some MOSFETs as diodes thrown in). It’s laid out for board mounted pots and designed to fit in a … Read more
Damn i like this brand. Cool, great sounding designs and lots of them. And i was surprised the schematic was up at their site. I only have a few originals, but i’m strongly tempted to get more.. Info from Catalinbread: We combined the best elements of a Tone Bender MkII fuzz with a Rat distortion … Read more