Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Request, and unusually for the site, this layout has been done by our very own Geiri who asked to post it here so everyone can share it, so thanks Geiri! :o) Info about the original: The Sadowsky Outboard Bass Preamp/DI Pedal contains the same famous circuitry built into every Sadowsky bass. Housed in a small … Read more
Well. It was either the unused row or two resistors with 7.5mm pitch. Still pretty compact. The clipping diodes are placed so that you can pretty easily take them to a switch and play around with schottkys, LEDs….
I did this one ages ago and never posted it for some reason, so I may as well add it now. Info about the original: Ah! the Catalinbread Sagrado Poblano Picoso! The Poblano Picoso has many of the great features as the Super Chili Picoso except that the Poblano is tuned for an extended frequency … Read more
Zero information around about this circuit. The schematic is signed by Alquinta, and the design looks really nice. Only info i could easily find was the little note on the bottom schematic file: “Bass overdrive with a dirty edge (Low to Med Gain)” The transistors (Q1-Q3) can be 2N5089, BC549C or similar. John’s modded layout: … Read more
Vince on here asked me if I could adapt my layout to make a 2 Knob Woolly Mammoth with just Pinch and Volume controls. He wanted me to remove the Wool pot simulating it being set fully clockwise, and remove the the EQ pot and simulate it being set dead centre. The Wool pot was … Read more
After John K got better results putting a buffer before the circuit I thought it would be a useful to do a second layout incorporating a blend pot. This almost certainly will make the effect more useful with bass, and if you want the effect 100% you can simply leave the blend pot in the … Read more
The FUNK MACHINE is a synthesizer that can be used with any amplified musical instrument. Bass Guitar … Guitar .. . Fender Rhodes … Harmonica … Horns .. . Clavinet. The FUNK MACHINE is primarily designed for use with Bass Guitar, but you will find that all other instruments will work very well. On Bass … Read more
Requested by a few people now and I do want to keep the bassists happy too. In tomorrows blog I’m going to show you how to make pizza boxes, especially for drummers. Just kidding! :o) Although the hand built BJF and Mad Professor effects can hurt your wallet, with the new PCB range out they’ve … Read more
