Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Surprised that I hadn’t done a standard vero layout for this earlier… The Colorsound Jumbo Tone Bender is just a Big Muff missing some diode clipping and the last boost stage (the lack of diodes in the first clipping stage makes up for the lack of boost). They share nothing in common with their predecessors of the … Read more
So it’s another Fuzz Face variant – but no doubt. good one. The Earthquaker Devices Erupted is a one-knob Fuzz Face with a single-knob controlling bias. Quite a few layouts included volume pots; if you prefer to have one, I’m sure you can work out how to do it. Signal path: buffer > pickup simulator (transformer) > … Read more
A BIG thank you to Chris of Capitalist Death Cult for digging this one up!. And also a big thank you to Daniel of Fjord Fuzz for sharing the information how to build a clone. So, what is it, then? It is basically the preamp section of the mighty Shin Ei/Honey Univibe. Some minor changes … Read more
The Bigfoot FX Magnavibe is something different in a world of tremolos; it’s a Magnatone guitar amp style vibrato style effect. Slow and subtle works best for me, as it adds interest to the sound without being over the top. You can get a lovely shimmer happening. Plenty of discussion in the usual forums on what LDR and … Read more
Here is a pretty cool overdrive with qquite a poweful eq section. However, it requires som fiddling to make your own custom 10kC/100kC dual gang pots for the EQ controls. HERE is a small tutorial at page 3. Second, the DPDT on/on/on switch type isn’t specified in the info sheet I have, only “the coomon … Read more
I haven’t looked at an Ampeg Scrambler in a long time – in fact, my first attempt a few years ago went nowhere and ended up in the bin. It’s a pretty wild octave fuzz from the late sixties; not a huge number were produced so the originals are expensive now. Scramblers were designed … Read more
The Selmer Buzz Tone – three volts of nasty sixties guitar fuzz. I’d strongly recommend reading this first before committing to a build. If you don’t, disappointment will most likely follow. Most mid-sixties three transistors fuzzes are notoriously fussy about transistors / biasing. Plenty of discussion in all of the usual places regarding what works and what doesn’t. SELMER BUZZ TONE … Read more
