Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Schematic is avaiable HERE. Some mods needed to be done to make it more versitale. First, the 3 position slider switch is replaced by a rotary switch. Second, High and Mid eq sections were hardwired internally. Since they are pretty much the same as in Boss MT-2 High and Mid eq sections, it was pretty … Read more
This was a request. Schematic and a neat circuit description is avaiable HERE.
Schematic is avaiable HERE. Note that this is a buffered effect so the offboard wiring is a bit unusual.
This is a request. Fuzzdog tweaked a the classic Rat circuit a few years ago. It includes the “Reutz mod”, a diode selector switch for assymetric silicon/LED clipping and a Marshall 3-band tonestack. The output buffer is tweaked into a gain recovery J FET stage to cover up the lossy tonestack. For a Sunn/Supergroup tonestack, … Read more
The Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop is one of my favourite overdrives, although I am yet to try this version. There’s some subtle difference to version one, and it has a tone control, similar to the Millennium version. I think the most significant difference is the change to the output buffer. FAIRFIELD CIRCUITRY BARBERSHOP VERSION 2 – VERO LAYOUT TEARDOWN & SCHEMATIC … Read more
Suggested as a favourite along with the Wampler Plexi-Drive by Ding on another post, so thought I would take a look at the Ramble FX Marvel Drive 2.2 They’re clearly going for a Marshall vibe, and they have some success capturing this through the sound of the video demos. RAMBLE FX MARVEL DRIVE 2.2 – VERO LAYOUT RAMBLE … Read more
Thought I might add the Wampler Plexi-Drive to the list after I did another Benson layout, as they are similar in many ways. Just look at the two schematics side by side, and you’ll see what I mean. Like anything involving JFETS, choose the resistors going to the drains to suit your JEFTS; they can and … Read more
Factory schematic is avaiable HERE. Deadend Fx has a good trimpot setup guide HERE.
