Month: July 2021
LOVETONE: Big Cheese
While I’m doing Lovetone, I have to do a Big Cheese… this is now the predecessor to the Thorpy Field Marshal Fuzz, now that Dan Coggins is helping out on the design side of things there. The schematic can be found at Aion Fx, and this version includes a bit of extra boost at the … Read more
LOVETONE: Brown Sauce
Lovetone effects pedals are pretty legendary, and I have meaning to get around to some layouts for a while now. I thought I might start with the Brown Sauce, which is the least challenging. You can find the schematic here on Aion FX – also check out the rest of the Lovetone line that they’ve traced too, as … Read more
Fender Blender MOJO layout
It is all about the MOJO! Got a comission to build a bunch of the larger classic fuzz circuits using “mojo” parts, more preciely 1/2w carbon composition resistors and axial electrolyctics/tantalums. It may not be a huge difference soundwise but it is quite fun to build and it looks cool.:-p. Power filter caps remains radial … Read more
Earthquaker White Light
An out of production EQD overdrive that’s based on the Distortion+. From the source: The White Light Overdrive is based on vintage overdrives that defined the sounds of classic hard rock. This vintage voiced stompbox is similar to a vintage DOD 250 or MXR Distortion+, but don’t mistake it for a direct clone of these … Read more