Boss
Boss NF-1 Noise Gate
Another awesome contribution Chris Stelloh. Another 1980’s Boss pedal I use a lot, here’s the modified layout for the original gray NF-1 Noise Gate, courtesy of Guitar Electronics DIY PCBs in PolanD: SCHEMATIC I reversed the wiring for the decay pot, since it was working backwards from the original. The LM741 IC is being powered … Read more
Boss CS-3 Compressor / Madbean Oracle
Another great contribution by Chris Stelloh! This is a layout drawn from the Madbean Oracle project, which is, essentially the Boss CS-3 compression sustainer. I really like the sound of VCA-driven compressors, especially on sampled drum sounds. This Boss pedal has been around for about 40 years, and the Madbean version makes a few slight … Read more
Roland AF-60 BeeGee
Happy Fuzz Friday, all. Somehow in 10 years of laying out fuzzes, I’ve never done this one. Here’s the Roland (pre-Boss) AF-60 BeeGee fuzz. Originals use semiconductors you probably don’t have in your parts stash, but nothing in mojo territory, so modern equivalents will work just as well. Fairly simple circuit with a couple transistor … Read more
Boss OD-2r Turbo Overdrive – Turbo channel
Schematic and more info about this circuit is avaiable HERE.
Boss OD-1 – Dual Op Amp version
Forgot I had the later and more common version in a folder… For the earlier quad op amp version there is a layout HERE.