Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Here’s a cool little booster from Bjorn. Fairly typical JFET boost but the way the originals are wired, when the effect is bypassed, it’s buffer. This layout reflects that original wiring, so wire the In pad to the input jack, Out pad to the output jack, and use a DPDT footswitch. If want to wire … Read more
Fuzz Friday is once again upon us, so here’s the BearFoot FX (BJFE) Arctic White Fuzz. It’s probably based on Tim Escobedo’s JFET variations of the Fuzz Face, but with a lot modification. It’s set up for board mounted pots and will easily fit in a 1590B enclosure.
Being primarily a bass player myself, I’ve wanted to build this one for a while, but didn’t really feel like messing with all the off board wiring of my first layout of this circuit. So I’ve drawn up a new layout with board mounted pots. I’ve also subbed a 2N5457 in place of the stock … Read more
Here’s a cool EQ/booster from Bjorn Juhl. If pushed hard, it will break up much like a tube EQ would, and adds warmth and clarity to your tone. It uses 2 JFETs and a James style tone stack.
Here’s another great circuit by Bjorn (who also designs all the Mad Professor stuff). It’s an optical compressor that’s very similar to the Mad Professor Forrest Green Compressor. It’s not too heavy handed, and is, as Bjorn has said, “The compressor for people who hate compressors.”
Almost identical to the BearFoot BlueBerry Bass Overdrive, this version is tuned for guitar. A medium drive apparently inspired by old Supro amps, it delivers warm overdrive that’s very sensitive to your pick attack.
Here’s a great bass drive from BearFoot FX in Sweden. Kind of similar to a RAT, but not really. It’s a completely different beast. Q1 calls for a 2N5952, but other JFETs should work there too, just socket and mind the pinout.