Month: December 2019
VFE Distortion 3
Always a fan of the MXR Distortion+/DOD 250 as you all have probably figure out by now. Here’s VFE’s take on the classic circuit. Bunch of extra controls and mods including soft clipping, along with bass and tone controls. Schematic here for reference.
Seymour Duncan Dirty Deed
Here’s a pretty interesting distortion from Seymour Duncan. 2N3906 transistors for hard clipping and a two band gyrator EQ section. Originals I assume are all SMD and use MC33178 ICs, which I believe are equivalent to the LM833, but other dual opamps should work fine. Schematic here. Should be able to squeeze it in a … Read more
Prescription Electronics Depth Charge
Here’s a sweet bass fuzz based on the Univox Super Fuzz for Fuzz Friday. Original units used 2N3707 transistors with BCE pinout, which I’m guessing most people don’t have in their parts stash. So I laid it out for CBE transistors (2N5088s or BC549Cs should work just fine) and it will fit nicely in a … Read more
Fuzzhead Fx Mammoth Bender
I’ve always loved Tonebender Mk2’s but always felt that it lacked some low end for the music I’m playing at the moment. So I decided to a heavy TB2 variant….no wait, it’s more like this; What if an old Marshall Supa Fuzz met a Wooly Mammoth and had a baby? It would be the Mammoth … Read more
BBE 427 Distortion
By looking at the schematic it appears that this one is a mix of a couple classic distortion circuits….the core is a Marshall Guvnor with LED clipping with a tonestack lifted from Boss DS1. 2,15k reistor can be subbed for 2,2k and that huge 1000uf power filter cap could be subbed for 100uF.