Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
I accidentally messed up a small Colorsound Fuzz Box board by drilling mounting holes in the wrong place – but I didn’t want to waste the vero board, and I thought an Electra Distortion & Colorsound Fuzz Box might make a nice pair of one-knob pedals. Perhaps not the most exciting post to return … Read more
Some notes for later from a recent Vox Tone Bender build. Mainly wanted to jot down the placement of the pots and switch, as this layout is quite tight in a 1590BB – there’s no room for error. I probably should have made the layout a row or two shorter, but I just liked the … Read more
Chuck D Bones improved version of EQD Monarch Overdrive. Schematic can be found HERE.
As many others, I thought this was just a clone or a close derivate to the Boss HM2. We couldn’t be more wrong. Vitali from drunk beaver pedals opladed a schematic for it and it reveals a quite an interesting circuit. The distortion section resembles Boss DS2 with a discrete op amp and hard clipping … Read more
I came across this while browsing one of the usual forums recently and thought it looked like an interesting Rangemaster variant. Silicon or germanium transistor, variable boost, quiet, standard power supply… seems to have a lot going for it as far as treble boosters go. Here’s the thread on DIY Stompboxes (Peter is FSFX) … Read more
