MARSHALL: Blues Breaker
Nothing to see here – just a Marshall Blues Breaker… quite the classic today, bit did not do well when it was released. MARSHALL BLUES BREAKER – VERO LAYOUT
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MARSHALL: SupaFuzz, Tag Board Layout
Just to continue on Tone Benders for a little longer… Marshall SupaFuzz on tag board. MARSHALL SUPAFUZZ – TAG BOARD LAYOUT
DALLAS: Rangemaster, Tag Board Layout
A bit of a classic – well one of the first guitar effects really, the Dallas Rangemaster. A nice simple one for a quick build using leftover tag board. In theory there is room to fit the output cap on the board too, but I liked the straight lines of the components. DALLAS RANGEMASTER TREBLE … Read more
ARBITER: Fuzz Face, Tag Board Layout
I typically buy tag board strips with 18 lugs, usually leaving 6 left over after a few of my recent builds. So, what to do with a small board? Fuzz Face… has to be one of the all-time classics of guitar effects. ARBITER FUZZ FACE – TAG BOARD LAYOUT – PNP GERMANIUM ARBITER FUZZ … Read more
SHIN-EI: FY-2 Fuzz (Germanium Version)
This is the Shin-Ei Companion Fuzz’s lesser-known, but earlier incarnation – which is confusingly also called a FY-2. It’s closer to a fuzz face than a fuzzrite, and there’s no notch filter on the output.More info on DIY Stomboxes via this thread. It is said to be quite a monster fuzz… SHIN-EI FY-2 GERMANIUM FUZZ – … Read more
JORDAN: Boss Tone, Versions 1, 2 & 3, Point to Point Layouts
A nice simple one – the Jordan Boss Tone. JORDAN BOSS TONE V1 – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT The California version. JORDAN BOSS TONE V2 – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT Still the California version, with a few minor variations. JORDAN BOSS TONE V3 – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT This is the NPN / PNP transistor … Read more
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Schematic and Component Table
I used Kit Rae schematics, but I did not follow the same component numbering, as I don’t find it all that intuitive. Kit did it that way for a good reason, this way works better for my brain. There’s also this excellent post by Kit Rae on the EHX forum, broadly describing differences between versions. … Read more
JOHN HORNBY SKEWES: Zonk Machine (tagboard layout)
The Hornby Skewes Zonk Machine is pretty much a MKI Tone Bender with some value changes – most notably the 1n capacitor on the input and resistors to collectors. A classic guitar effect from back in the day. ZONK MACHINE – ORIGINAL TAG BOARD LAYOUT TAG BOARD LAYOUT There’s enough room on a 12-lug tag board … Read more
MARSHALL: SupaFuzz, 0.15″ Vero Layout
This is the original 1968 0.15″ vero layout for the Marshall SupaFuzz (which may be disputed by some). The cuts may not be in the exact positions as the original, but no matter… same with Filter pin 3 connection. This may be on the other side of the board, but that makes no real … Read more
