Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
This could well be the ultimate tweakers boost pedal, with a switchable Rangemaster (PNP transistors but negative ground), Super Hard On, Opamp and JFET booster. The one change from his original is that I have included the original SHO circuit instead of his Crackle Not OK version of it. Each booster has its own gain … Read more
Fender’s take on trying to get EC’s strat to sound like a Gibson. Some people seem to like it a lot, while others.. Not so much. But as i stumbled on a schematic, i thought this could work well as a pedal. With four transistors and not-so-simple design, there’s little chance of fitting this onboard … Read more
Jack uses some fancy clickless switching for this, and as it is PIC controlled it allows him a lot more options so he was able to program a quick double click to enable the Ultra Boost mode. This has been simplified slightly here to use simple true bypass switching, and without the PIC functionality the … Read more
Strange. I thought we had this already covered, but apparently not. The layout didn’t turn out as compact as i hoped, but there’s still some symmetry in there and at 21×15 it will with in 1590B with ease. So this is the original transformerless Octavia that comes in Rocket enclosure. Apparently the last version Mr. … Read more
This is a layout for the original Tone Pump but I’ve changed it slightly so all 6 knobs are external instead of the Presence, Bass and Mids being internal trimmers which would be nice for quick control rather than having to open the box to tweak settings every time. Info from Dave about his the … Read more
This is a nice aggressive sounding fuzz. The switch on the original is a push pull on the Color pot and so you can either do the same and get a 250K switched pot, or alternatively just use a DPDT 2 position toggle. Info from Monolith Fuzz about the original: The Oracle Fuzz is my … Read more
Thanks to Ice-9 on FSB for the schematic. Unfortunately the value of the dual linear Gain pot wasn’t noted although he suggested it was a low value such as 10K or 25K. That would seem fine for the Gain B connections but seems low for gain control in the feedback loop which is the Gain … Read more
Well I must admit I wasn’t expecting it to be this, a few people may find this amusing though. Info about the original: The Paramount Overdrive is a Medium Gain (Second Stage Overdrive) that stacks very well with almost any pedal. It can be ran at 9-18v (18v for more headroom). The Paramount is an … Read more
Another interesting and simple design from The Tone God archives. Should make a nice quick project to build. From the Tone God’s site: A simple ten part non-selective frequency tripler. It creates octave-like sounds on lower settings and on higher settings generates a metallic swell effect through out the decay of the note(s). It is … Read more
With 4 internal trimmers this was a pain to keep 1590B friendly. As it sits it’s 22 columns wide and so will just fit in if you file the sides down a bit (and insulate the side of the box next to the board with electrician tape or similar to avoid shorts). It will however … Read more