Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Update 10th September 2014: I had dropped this layout from the blog because there had been instances where people had been unable to get the IC, but more importantly I think there are other methods to do this now that are cheaper, much more compact and the kit comes with the required IC AND a … Read more
One of mictester’s circuits from FSB, very transparent compared to Dynacomp or Squeezer’s so definitely one to try for the compressor fans. Mictester’s description: The original idea was to replace the old fashioned way of getting compression – connecting an LDR across the volume control of your amplifier, then illuminating it with an incandescent lamp … Read more
Zach’s info about the original: I designed this new distortion generator, Machine, with some different limitations. Like try playing chords through it. Hmmm. But put it in front of any string of fuzz pedals, and try to make it disappear. Machine is actually a dual frequency-tripler circuit that uses crossover distortion for the first time … Read more
ElectricTabs emulation of a Mesa Boogie Dual Recitifer Solo Head. I haven’t even attempted to keep this one down in size (width) because with 6 pots no one is going to be putting this in anything smaller than a 1590BB, so you should have plenty of room in there with this being a relatively shallow … Read more
Now fixed and verified MarkM’s tremolo based on the Schaller: Geiri’s demo of his build:
This has been requested by a few people and although I was in two minds about posting this, it’s pretty well documented that the Lovepedal Amp11 is a blatant rip off and as the layout for that one is on this site (and I strongly encourage anyone considering buying the original of that pedal to … Read more
This seems to be a really nice sounding wah, and without having to hunt for some hard to find and expensive inductor.
Based on Analogguru’s schematic, I really don’t know much about this other than it’s supposed to be a cocked wah effect but it was a request and looks like something a bit different. At least it’s a bit of a detour from the usual dirt pedals! :o) I couldn’t find many demos out there either … Read more
So I may as well include this one too. Manufacturers info: Manufactured for only a few short years in the early ’70s, the fOXX Tone Machine was stomped mightily by artists ranging from ZZ Top to Adrian Belew, Parliament-Funkadelic to Peter Frampton. Its legacy has lived on as a new generation of artists (Nine Inch … Read more
I think a few people will like this one: Guitar Player Magazine (Sept. ’96): “The Moose does an impressive imitation of the Foxx Tone Machine, a perennial favorite…The octave effect is extraordinary, one of the clearest and most consistent we’ve heard…The non-octave fuzz tone is huge and grunting with a lively resonant hum…” We use … Read more