Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
With 1000 verified layouts in site, I figured I’d throw in something small, simple, and usable. From the Source: The Signal Pad is a passive attenuator that allows you to instantly switch to a different preset volume. It’s like your guitar’s volume knob, with a fully-passive and color-free circuit. Leave your amp’s volume set high … Read more
Here’s another great design by Nocentelli for Fuzz Friday. It’s a fairly simple 2-transistor design with a wide range of tones on tap. Pots are all board mounted and should fit in a 1590B just fine.
This one was kind of a sleeper. No where near as popular as MXR’s Distortion +, the Distortion II was quite a bit more complicated and ran off a 15v supply, complete with a built power cord . This layout is a bit modified from the original, and can be run off a normal pedal power … Read more
Had a request for this one and ended up drawing it up in Eagle. Rick Holt (frequencycentral) over on DIYSB designed this chorus and this is the latest version. It differs from earlier version with 2 toggle switches: One changes the effect from chorus to more of a vibe, and the other changes the sound … Read more
Found this while searching for some schematics for Silicon Tonebenders I came across it on revolutiondeux. Miro posted a layout awhile ago for the Hot Silicon, which is pretty much the same, the difference being the trimmer off the gain control (abuse) which lets you set the gain rather then having a set resistor. Since … Read more
I saw a request for a Silicon Tonebender MKII based on a perfboard layout over on StompBoXed’s page, which is the modified Tonebender MK II Professional. So after making a layout for it I started searching for other Silicon Tonebenders.The other 2 schematics can be found over at DIYSB. Silicon Tonebender MKII Silicon Tonebender MKII … Read more
“The Rockett Pedals 10 Ton Hammer is a perfect distortion pedal for players who have a clean amp, like a Fender. It may not play nicely with high gain amplifiers, thats just the nature of the high gain game. This is a highly responsive pedal, and with some creative use of your guitars volume and … Read more
Figured with all the big layouts this week, I’d better finish it off with another big one for Fuzz Friday. This one’s great if you like flipping switches, playing with knobs and making a ton of noise. Not all that complicated really, just a lot of controls for tweak-ability. The original 4ms design says to … Read more
Gotten several requests for this one and for good reason. It’s probably the best optical compressor design out there. This one’s not for the feint of heart, and will take up most of a 1590BB enclosure. 3 jumpers, but the pots are board mounted. The on/off indicator LED in the original is a bi-color LED … Read more
Got a request for this one. It was designed by Haroldo Gamal and Leonardo Plautz Chocron. The Hell’s Gain is a high gain distortion with an active 3-bad EQ. It’s a big one that ended up with a lot of jumpers, but’s fairly standard with circuit using a bi-polar supply. It’ll fit in a 1590BB … Read more