Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Did this one quite a while ago, but wanted to redo some of the old layouts with board mounted pots. The schematic online has the topology correct but the 100nF caps are 47nF from the gut shots I’ve seen, so that’s reflected below. Might be good to socket and experiment with.
I ended up selling this one before doing any work on it, as I decided that I have enough projects on the go right now, and I couldn’t decide if I wanted to leave it stock, or mod it to suit my tastes. Better to leave a vintage amp like this as is… So if … Read more
Unfortunate update. The person I was buying this off accidentally dumped it for scrap before I could pick it up… damn ——————————- If you’re wondering why I haven’t been posting vero layouts – I have been busy finishing some customer orders and researching a few things (not to mention life in general). I’m … Read more
Picked up this Greco TV-500 Les Paul Junior recently, and there’s not a massive amount of information out there, so I thought I should jot a few things down. I’m fairly sure it’s the same as the Ibanez 2343, given the relationship between the two brands – Greco for the domestic market in Japan, Ibanez … Read more
Something of a classic, the Fender Blender is a monster octave fuzz. I’d be tempted to remove the Blend pot myself, as I don’t like fuzz pedals with clean blend. Probably advisable to add LEDs to the Tone boost switch too. Layout has been designed for a wide enclosure to accomodate the switching and 4 … Read more
Happy Fuzz Friday! Here’s a Univox Super Fuzz derived circuit from Earthquaker. Should squeeze into a 1590B just fine. Here’s the schematic for reference:
There’s a few variations of this circuit, so I’d recommend reading through the Aion FX build docs or maybe just skip the vero all together and buy the board from them. The build docs also include LTspice simulations of the frequency response, so that saves me a bit of time plotting them out. I’ve labelled a … Read more
Another contribution by Chris. This time he made some improvements and addons on a rare and wild Death by Audio circuit. Tone houndz…stay away! Chris says: I don’t know if this warrants its own post but I wanted to show it to you anyway since I was the one who verified your purple card drawing. … Read more
