Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Here’s the original Dirty Little Secret from Catalinbread. It’s a great sounding overdrive that emulates the sound of a Marshall JTM45. The Rock/Rawk switch goes between two different gain settings, and this is a good candidate to be run at 18v for more headroom.
Here’s a really versatile overdrive from Catalinbread. The SFT is based on Ampeg amps from the 70s, using JFETs to simulate tubes (like many of Catalinbread’s other overdrives). The Stones/Stoner switch allows you to go from verge of breakup tones to near fuzz tones with the flip of a switch. This can be run off … Read more
Here is V.2 of Catalinbread SFT Overdrive. You can find schematic and extra info on the original FSB’s thread here. 09/08/16 Layout updated! Changed Sw6 to Sw4.
The Formula No. 5 is a 5E3 Tweed Deluxe amp emulating overdrive pedal. It’s essentially 2 JFET stages (very similar to the AMZ Booster) with the Tweed Deluxe tone and volume (in this case gain) controls in between. A master volume pot is added at the output for more control. Here’s a great demo of … Read more
This one’s for those of you trying to nail some Jimmy Page tones. The RAH emulates the HiWatt heads Jimmy used live in the early days of Zeppelin. It uses only 3 MOSFET transistors, and features a 3-band EQ section. I’m going to shut up now so you can hear Andy from PGS put this … Read more
Here is a layout for the Catalinbread Galileo MKII, the new, updated version of the well known Galileo. Info about the original: The Galileo is a custom-tuned Rangemaster booster combined with the pre-amp section of a Vox AC30 delivering the distinctive throaty mid-range and jangly crunch of Brian May. The Galileo has three controls tuned … Read more
Here’s a new one from Catalinbread for #fuzzfriday. The Katzenkönig–the cat king for those of you who don’t sprechen sie Deutsch–is a silicon tonebender-type fuzz with some RAT features thrown in. Catalinbread was kind enough to publish the schematic in the manual for this effect. Pots can all be board mounted using right angle PCB … Read more
The Catalinbread Galileo emulates an Vox AC30 and a Rangemaster treble boost in one to give the user tones like Brian May of Queen. The Galileo Mk. II differs from the Mk. I with fewer controls and in a much more pedalboard-friendly enclosure. It’s a bit stripped down from the original, but sounds fantastic, and … Read more
This pedal is inspired by Tommi Iommi’s classic combination of Laney Supergroup amps and a Rangemaster treble booster. It’s not an emulator like the Supergroup pedal I posted a little while ago. If you look at the schematic it actually looks like 2, AMZ mini booster-type stages at its heart, with a transistor-based input stage. … Read more
Update, 22.3.2015 **There were couple minor issues with the schematic. Both fixed for this version of the layout.**