Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Came across this Instructable the other day and thought it would be a good addition to the library. Would be a good first step into the synth world and apparently plays nice with guitar pedals. Already built it myself and it works great, and fits nicely in a 1590G.
The Zendrive 2 is a big box version of the Zendrive, using a 12AX7 internally. Sadly the tube is only being used for clipping, replacing the BAT41 and 1N34a diodes in the small box Zendrive. But according to reliable sources, it sound very good, with some harmonic mojo happening. Other than the tube clipping, there’s … Read more
This post is long overdue, since I already posted about building the Klon Buffer in 2012. This is around the time that I built my Klone as well, but I never made a post about it. Back then I was obsessed with reading about the Klon and how people would pay $1000 for the right … Read more
A friend of mine who is a musician from NZ asked me to build him a Crowther Hotcake because it would be difficult to get one in Europe. I researched the cicuit and it turns out there are different versions of the Hotcake, which Paul Crowther has been building since the 70ies. Apparently the versions … Read more
Happy Fuzz Friday! Not sure how I haven’t laid this one out before. Think of it like a mashup of a SHO and Tim Escobedo’s Tripple Fuzz, and then repeated. Here’s the schematic for reference. This one was drawn up based on an early 2000s model and the input SHO section I’ve modified to the … Read more
About a year ago I decided to take this guitar pedal thing to another level, so I learned eagle, founded a company and started making my effects look a bit more professional. That was at the same time I discovered Oshpark and realised how easy it would be to design a PCB and get it … Read more
Got a request for a dual buffer that inverted the phase of the signal. Found this post from Parasit Studio and used it for the basis of this design. I added polarity protection, power filter cap, and output caps. You can use either dedicated jacks for the in phase and inverted phase outputs, or use … Read more
Keeping it in alphabetical order, here’s Bjorn’s Model H. Similar to the Model G, but without the the “C” pot and a few value changes, it emulates the Hiwatt amps Pete Townsend used on Live at Leeds. Here’s the schematic for reference.
Today’s layout is the Model G from Bjorn. It’s a variation of the Honey Bee and aims to replicate the sounds of some classic Gibson amps from the 50s and 60s. Board mounted pots and should be an easy fit in a 1590B. Schematic over on FSB.
I have recently – a year ago – rediscovered my interest in building pedals and decided to make this pedal building thing a side-business. I have started a website called suchahardman guitar effects. My Instagram account also shows a few things I’ve been working on since. As this blog amazingly is still generating views even though … Read more