Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Another old octave down circuit with a forest of transistors…. It also have a rare part, MFC-4040 which were a 4.pin divider/flip-flop IC. It went obsoltete in 1975 but according to several sources, NTE754 is a direct replacement. R12 and C21 is marked as “factory tailored component” in the factory schematic so these needs to … Read more
Here is one for the Psychocandy fans. Just put this after your superfuzz clone (or to be more accurate, your “6TR” superfuzz clone) and go to town. The stock transformer part number is unknown but a 42TM013 will do with its 500mH inductance. Both 50k and 100k wah pots were used and input cap were … Read more
Been awhile since a new post on the main site. Life can get in the way, but here’s a new one. Keep an eye out for more, we still here and going strong. From the Source: Descended from the Honey Bee, this one is capable of more dynamic dirt and quicker and thicker honey. If … Read more
Given I’ve done a few Sunn Model T layouts recently, I thought the next obvious step would be an Earthquaker Devices Life pedal layout. This is from the PedalPCB Parentheses Fuzz schematic, which has an additional clipping mode on a rotary switch. I’m sure you can work out how to drop it back to a … Read more
Here is an old odd cat. This is an all discrete clean monophonic octave down effect made by Shin Ei back in the early 70s. Initially I though this was a Maestro OB-1 clone but the schematics revealed that’s not the case. See the notes below the layout for components that needs matching for best … Read more
Based on schematic avaiable at Deadend Fx. Layout for the Fuzz section HERE.
Pedro (WTFiCanBuildMyOwnPedals) came up with this distortion/overdrive a while ago. It takes elements from both DOD250 and Boss DS1 but it has its own thing going on. A bit less gain than a DS1 and cap values in the signal path is adjusted. The hard clipping diodes are a LED and a silicon diode for … Read more
Last time I did a Sunn Model T layout it was a super blood moon (Coda Doom machine) – today is the winter solstice, so I thought why not stick with the theme and do another Sunn layout. This time it’s the Guitar PCB version, which is pretty similar to the Sunn Model T amp … Read more
This was a request. Appearantly a very powerful booster and eq circuit using inductors for sort of multiband wah sounds. The original ran on two 9v batteries for bipolar power operation but I included an onboard power inverter. Note that sizes of inductors varies a lot but hopefully there is enough room for them, especially … Read more
The Marshall Shredmaster is a somewhat classic distortion, even if it has a cringe worthy name. I don’t think I would have even looked at this back in the day as a result of the name. Shredding is not my thing. I think it’s fair to say that Radiohead using the Shredmaster has certainly helped … Read more