Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Simple, yet good sounding booster/OD, emulating the sounds of Black/Brown/Silver-face amps. This one can be run from 4.5V all the way up to 18V. So You could of course run it with 9V, but consider using a charge pump to double it up to 18V. And yes. I do believe it’ll work well with 5K trimmer 🙂 … Read more
As. Requested. Info from ROG: There has always been much talk about the mystical hand-built amps that a particular man sells for around $10,000 each. Some claim these are the greatest amplifiers known to man, while others maintain it’s all hype. The runoffgroove.com team doesn’t know for sure, because neither of us can plunk down 10 … Read more
If i recall correctly, someone requested this a while ago. I think that’s enough for today 🙂 Runoffgroove’s current take on emulating the classic Marshall 100W Super Lead. Read the complete description and history of the circuit from ROG.
Info from Runoffgroove about the project: Around 1965, Marshall introduced a few amps built around an 18 Watt EL84 powered circuit. While these models were intended for practice, the sound was much better than other small amps. Unfortunately, only a few hundred of these combos were manufactured over the next three years. These rare amps … Read more
A few requests for this so I thought I’d better get it sorted. Info from Wampler about the original: Over the years, we’ve had tons and tons of folks asking us when we were going to produce an overdrive pedal that emulates the sound of a cranked Fender® amp. When Brian decided that he was … Read more
Info from the Runoffgroove website: The Vox AC-30 amp is considered by many to be the defining sound of the British Invasion during the 1960s. The Top Boost circuitry provided crisp treble-laden overdrive that perfectly complemented the rich bass content. The English Channel is a JFET-based distortion stompbox that uses the same basic architecture as … Read more
Info about the original: The Wampler Tweed 57 is the heart and soul of a mids 50s Fender Tweed amp. Just think Eric Clapton playing Layla: that tiny Fender pushed to the absolute limit for that crunchy yet 100% Fender tone. We all know that when you need a pedal that nails the sound of … Read more
And so on to the next AMT pedal, this one is based on the Bognor Triple Giant Sharp Channel. I’ve included trimmers with this one to help bias the alternative JFETs so this may be a better one to start with if you’re interested in building an AMT pedal. I haven’t included the cab sim, … Read more
Verified but with a caveat. Two people have verified the main board and the cab sim separately, but there are definitely biasing issues dependant on the JFETs you use. This was designed around the 2SK208 SMD transistors and so when using the common through-hole JFET, they will need biasing differently and so it would be … 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