Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Info from SD’s site: application The first effects pedal designed specifically to work together with the pickups in a guitar to achieve optimum gain and resonance for all tonal applications. Works with all musical styles. description By turning the gain control knob you can add pure, flat-EQ gain, ranging from 6dB to 25dB! The Resonance … Read more
A few people have asked for this so thought I’d add it. If you want to include the loop it’s a pretty simple affair. Volume 2 goes to the tip of a switched socket (Send), and the normally closed contact from the tip goes to the main stomp switch board output lug, and also the … Read more
Info from ProGuitarShop about Catalinbread’s original: In January of 2012 I began speaking with Nicholas from Catalinbread about making us a dual overdrive pedal. I didn’t have anything specific in mind. I wanted to begin the discussion of putting two of his drive pedals in one box. After a couple of meetings and many cocktails … Read more
I really love the sound of this one. I’ve seen two different diode arrangements, one with just two back to back which would be more compressed, and one with two series pairs, so I’ve included a switch so that you can choose either, and also have a centre diode lift mode for a cleanish boost. … Read more
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