Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Still on the Vox thing at the moment – just a little Distortion Booster using a variation on the Colorsound fuzz box layout. It’s the red box version, here’s the thread on FSB with the schematic etc. Like so many vintage effects, there seems to be a few versions of the circuit. VOX DISTORTION BOOSTER … Read more
The El Diablo… A Dave Main creation, part Sola Sound MK1.5 Tone Bender / part Vox Tone Bender – hence the MK1.75 moniker. And why El Diablo? apart from the colour, this thing sounds mean as hell. They appeared to use a couple of different transistors for Q2, but the OC75 remains up front – … Read more
This is a nice simple one, and a slight variation on the Colorsound Fuzz Boxes that I’ve been building lately. Basically a silicon fuzz face variant, which is a progression from their original booster that just had an on/off switch. VOX DISTORTION BOOSTER | 0.15″ VERO LAYOUT And if you’re wondering what’s going on with … Read more
Now this is mainly for my own purposes, as I doubt anyone else will want to build a Rat this way & I only plan on making one. Just a standard Rat, built on 0.15″ vero and I’ve prioritised looks of build practicality (or at least what I think looks good anyway). I have built … Read more
Bit of a random post from me, as it’s been awhile – but I thought it might be interesting for some. So back in the day I used to work as a Sound Engineer, and one of the first things I remember learning about was Fletcher-Munson curves (now superseded), also known as equal-loudness curves. … Read more
Ok, so perhaps this wasn’t the sanest idea that I’ve ever had, but I do like Jonny Reckless Compressors and discrete circuits, so I had to give this a try. I do realise that I will probably be the only person foolish enough to undertake this on vero, but I’m perfectly OK with this. … Read more
While I was working on another fuzz face layout (the Sonus Jimi Mod 1968), I thought I might do a quick adaptation for the Vox Tone Bender, as there was room for the additional resistor. Quite fond of the Vox, so I’ll probably build this once I’ve finished my current project. Usually I like to … Read more
A request from Mikko, who had very kindly done all of the tracing work – very nice job by the way, and photos below. It’s a Fuzz Face from Sonus using NKT MT57 germanium transistors, with an external bias pot and a couple of different component values (Jimi mods) – 2k fuzz pot and … Read more
Someone mentioned this in the comments recently (thank you ClassicFuzz), so I thought I’d have a look at the photos on Reverb. The Goldie is a MKI in a MKII enclosure from March 2022, likely to be inspired by this unit found in Germany – which is an absolute train wreck of work. … Read more
So just out, and with all of the suitable hype and controversy expected – the EHX / JHS Lizard Queen. Trace and discussion in progress on FSB – it looks relatively similar to some old DIY designs out there, which is the cause of much of the controversy. Well, not so much what they are based … Read more