Apocalypse Audio
Apocalypse Audio Green Bomb Fuzz
For Fuzz Friday, here’s a cool variation on the Fuzzrite circuit by Apocalypse Audio. It takes the classic Fuzzrite, adds some extra gain, and a pretty clever tone control. More info and the schematic can be found here.
Apocalypse Audio Thundertone
Fuzz Friday! Here’s a cool fuzz based on the old Supro Thunderbolt amp using NPN germanium transistors by RnFR from the Apocalypse Audio blog. Here’s what he had to say about it: I have been thinking about modeling the Supro Thunderbolt with FETs, but then thought- I just got in these cool new Tesla GE’s, … Read more
Apocalypse Audio 4 Horsemen
One last one, for tonight. From RnFR: well, i came up with another dirt pedal the other day. lately, i’ve been experimenting with mixing different types of transistors together to achieve new tones, and this one kind of takes that idea to the extreme. it’s designed under the premise that the stages increase in breakup … Read more
Apocalypse Audio Thunder Tone
From RnFR: here’s something i churned out the other day. i have been thinking about modeling the Supro Thunderbolt with FETs, but then thought- i just got in these cool new Tesla GE’s, why not use those? so that’s what it is, the preamp section of the legendary amp used by Page and supposedly Hendrix, … Read more
Apocalypse Audio Dirty Boots Version 5
Continuing with the layouts I made that day. Here’s the fifth version of the dirty boots. It’s a germanium overdrive based on the first version, there’s an additional pre-gain pot that controls ho much signal is entering the effect.
Apocalypse Audio Dirty Boots Version 6
So the other day I was looking over some of the info RnFR has posted on Apocalypse Audio and came across some pedal designs that caught my eye. I ended up sitting and doing a couple layouts for a few of them. Here’s the sixth version of the dirty boots. It’s a germanium overdrive based … Read more
Mona Lisa Overdrive
Here’s a light-medium gain overdrive designed by RNFR from the Apocalypse Audio blog. Here’s what he had to say about it: I thought I would build something that would turn on the guys that were into the lighter side of things- something different than my usual wall of fuzz tones. With the MLOD, you can … Read more