Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Xotic write about their original: The RC Booster offers a super transparent 20db+ clean boost with an adjustable ±15dB two band active EQ which adds a wide range of harmonic content to your ideal sound. As a clean boost, it can enhance other pedals, such as “overdrive and distortion pedals”, or you can crank the … Read more
Info from the manufacturer: The AC Booster is a natural sounding “overdrive” pedal. Not “heavy” distortion, but a sweet thick overdrive with an “open” non-compressed feel. It’s capable of a 20dB+ boost with an adjustable ±15dB two band active EQ which adds a wide range of harmonic content to your ideal sound
Info from Demeter about their original: The Fat Control is an on board guitar mid boost/buffer which includes a wide variable gain mid frequency power booster control and a built-in low impedance buffer that has been installed into a steel stomp box. The Fat Control boosts a wide mid frequency range for a more distinct … Read more
Madbean’s take on the EP Pre-amp. Info from Brian about his design: The FatPants design began as an alternative to the “pedalized” versions of the input stage of the Echoplex that became popularized a few years ago. Over the course of the two previous versions the design has evolved, and the 2012 version is no … Read more
Info from the manufacturer about the original: NEED a BRAIN for your BLONDE? If you want the missing link between your filtertron’d Hollowbody and vintage bassman amp, namely the RE-301 space echo, to get that blonde ol’ stray cat sound.. I built this Pre-amp to have that particular catalyst and the mojo of what a … Read more
Originally sold in kit form, this used a single AA battery to supply the required 1.5V, but I have made this a little more user friendly by using a voltage divider to get it down to 1.5V for the circuit and so allowing the use of a standard daisy chained 9V supply. If you’d prefer … Read more
I like the small ones, they only take 5 minutes, and I bet it isn’t much longer than that until someone verifies it! :o) Info from Catalinbread about their original: The Naga Viper is a booster in the grand old tradition of the Dallas Rangemaster “Treble-Booster”. The Rangemaster has been used by many influential British … Read more
Not a lot of info on this old pedal, but it was a request so I’ll let Vince tell you about it! :o) I’ve omitted the reverse polarity protection part of the circuit to keep it more 1590B friendly, but if you do want to add some protection just put a 1N5817 or 1N4001 in … Read more
This is a bit of an unusual one because I’m not even sure what it is. It’s based on a schematic done by Analogguru and is obviously a Cornish buffer in front of a booster, so what I am assuming is that the Guild Brian May is the treble booster, and the whole circuit amounts … Read more
Request. Sounds like something from Deliverance. After the recent Screaming Bird and Hogs Foot posts I mentioned having them both switchable in the same circuit and someone has asked me to post details so this is what I meant. You can get a 4PDT switch cheaply on eBay, and if you were considering building both … Read more