1981 Inventions LVL
Schematic is avaiable HERE. Original buffered bypass version …and a requested true bypass version.
Month: October 2023
CREEPY FINGERS: Lonely Hearts Fuzz
I do like some of the Beatles fuzz tones, and coincidentally I have a couple of Gretsch Guitars to match – so when I saw this, I thought I had to give it a try. It’s very closely based on the preamp from the Vox UL series amps, which were used on Revolver and in … Read more
TRANSISTOR, VALVO: OC45 / OC44 Germanium Transistor Datasheets
Valvo transistors were produced in Germany, as a subsidiary of Philips (not unlike Mullard in England). More information on Valvo can be found here. My experience with Valvo, is that they are pretty much identical to their English counterparts. The OC45 is a PNP germanium alloy transistor intended as IF amplifier in AM broadcast receivers. … Read more
GUITAR ELECTRONICS
Not my content, but these are some of the best explanations of the relationship between the pickup, pots and caps that I’ve ever seen. David from Ann Arbour Guitars knows his stuff and has the gear to demonstrate it really well. I think my favourite video is the capacitor comparison. I’d say a few … Read more
BJFe Emerald Green Overdrive
Four resistor value changes and an added resistor transforms an Emerald Green Distortion to an Emerald Green Overdrive…. Schematic is avaiable HERE.
