VOX: Distortion Booster, Red Box

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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

SOLA SOUND: Tone Bender MK1.75 ‘El Diablo’

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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

VOX: Distortion Booster V8162

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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

VOX: Tone Bender, Tag Board Layout

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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

SOLA SOUND / D*A*M: Goldie MKI Tone Bender

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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