Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
This is a single channel version of Sunn Beta Bass & Lead Preamps. You can find the original FSB thread here. There are two different sets of caps depending on which version you want to build. You could use Mark’s Bipolar Voltage Converter if you want: http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.fr/2014/01/bipolar-voltage-converter.html You could also use this external board to … Read more
Here’s a cool bass fuzz designed by Derringer over on DIYSB. It’s based around the classic DIY Bazz Fuss with built in blending circuit. Derringer mentioned that it might need a booster after it. The good ol’ LPB-1 should do nicely. Just put it between the Blend pot and Volume pot. Here’s the schematic.
Here is a great bass overdrive by Zorg Effects. Gabriel, its creator, shared its schematic on FSB for everyone to use. You can find the original thread here If you want to have a look to his other projects or buy any of his PCBs, you can check his website: www.zorgeffects.com 30/11/2015 – Layout updated! … Read more
A Bass/Guitar distortion pedal made famous by Christopher Wolstenholme of Muse. For infos on this project check the original threads on DIY and FSB (If you build it for bass you should add a blend circuit to improve the sound)
Here is the ColorSound Bass Fuzz for today’s #fuzzfriday post. It’s pretty much an amputated Big Muff. It’s been tuned for bass guitar and has the gain recovery stage removed (for simplicity I suppose… that and the BMP can be just excessively loud). The first gain stage also doesn’t have the typical diodes a normal … Read more
The FX25 was initially produced by DOD in the early 80s and is an OTA-based envelope filter/auto-wah. It’s a fairly tweakable and you can find various mods on other sites, but this is for the stock layout. The original switching circuitry has been removed, so you can use true-bypass. An LM1458 is listed in the … Read more
The LPB-1 was the first effect made by Mike Matthews and Electro Harmonix. Like many other effects at the time, it was housed in a small box that plugged directly into your guitar. It was designed to give you a volume boost and push the amp into overdriven territory. EHX still makes the LPB-1 (Linear … Read more
Here’s another quicky for your weekend. This is based on Tim Escobedo’s LoFoMoFo, but tweaked for more bass frequencies. This circuit was actually my first build and it sounds great. Although, I made the n00b mistake of using a 10n cap on the input instead of the 100n because I misread the capacitor code. So … Read more
The Crowther Prunes & Custard is a unique distortion box good for both guitar and bass. It’s a two-stage circuit, built around a TL072 dual-opamp. The first stage acts as a preamp, and the second stage generates the distortion, with harmonic overtones. I’ve laid this out for on board pots (long leg PCB-mount pots will … Read more
Looking for a Wooly Mammoth but don’t want a sideways 1590b on your pedalboard? Here’s the Zvex bass fuzz laid out for board-mounted right angle PCB pots.