Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Happy 2022, everyone! Here’s a buffer/booster from Fulltone. Engaged it’s a booster with an interesting controllable germanium soft clipping setup, and when bypassed the diodes and gain control are shorted, creating a buffer. If you’re just after the boost and want to skip the buffered bypass, just ignore the two Bypass pads and wire it … Read more
From the source: The Hizumitas was designed for the one and only guitar sorceress, Wata, from the legendary band, Boris! We could not be more excited to have the honor of working with such an iconic legend known for her crushing riffs and mind-melting leads. The Hizumitas is a faithful sonic recreation of her go-to … Read more
Catalinbread has released two versions of the Karma Suture, one germanium and one silicon based. Both at their hearts are simply a modified Harmonic Percolator. I think Catalinbread described it best on their site: A bubbling cauldron of even-order harmonics! The only change I made in the layout from the schematic is I added a … Read more
Found these posted by the one and only pinkjimiphoton on the usual places. Both are very old and rare always on fixed treble boosters. Should be quick fun small builds. You can easily make them NPN by flipping the electrolytic caps, power and ground connections. I believe low gain transistors will work fine in them. … Read more
I know, I know, it’s been a long time since a new layout has been posted. We have not gone away, just time has a habit of getting away from you, especially with the current state of the pandemic. I’ve got a running list for more layouts to come, but I don’t want to post … Read more