Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Bajaman’s overdrive/distortion circuit based on the Mesa Dual Rectifier high gain channel with switchable tone stack. Original thread and schematic available on the FSB forum here. The layout should fit in a 1590B box.
This is based on a Marshall JVM410. You can find Bajaman’s original thread and schematic on the FSB forum here. There are two versions: First one with just one toggle switch to select between Cruch, OD1 and OD2. The second one uses separate footswitches, Gains and Levels. You need to add an extra pole for … Read more
“A boutique pedal homage to the unique onboard overdrive circuit in vintage solid state Vox Conqueror amps that George Harrison used on the White Album and other Beatles recordings. The White Pedal has four knobs that control volume (overdrive), gain (fuzz), treble cut, and a bass cut knob that acts as a mid-boost, while a … Read more
Original FSB thread and schematic available here. Special thanks to Bugg for providing new schematics.
A vintage pedal from the 80s. I’ve removed the flip flop switching system and buffers (thanks Zach for the help). Hopefully it will fit in a 125B box. You can find original thread and schematic here. Updated schematic is available in our Forum section. Thanks Dino for his explanatory video. 12/11 Layout Updated! Readded the … Read more
“The DRAGON HOUND is a dual overdrive + distortion pedal that combines the core circuits from the Alpha Dog and Pale Horse into one unique dirt box. Each circuit has a dedicated drive control, and the blend control can dial in saturated distortion tones that retain the clarity of an overdrive.“ You can find their … Read more
Original info: “The Friedman Dirty Shirley all-tube amp is well known for being one of the most flexible and touch-responsive single-channel amplifiers on the market. Now you can get that same tonal versatility, sensitivity and harmonically rich overdrive in a pedal. The Dirty Shirley Overdrive packs the same intuitive control set as the amplifier, allowing … Read more
Original info: “The Palisades is something we said we would never do… an overdrive based on the legendary TS808! Gasp! The horror! Another tubes creamer?? In 2014?? Really?? After loads of requests we finally buckled. We ran tests with every popular clone on the market as well as several vintage originals, compared, contrasted and took … Read more
“Unlike traditional overdrive stomp boxes, the VH4 Pedal is a true preamp which delivers an authentic representation of its namesake – real Diezel tone – not emulated, not modeled, but sincerely reproduced. The entire signal architecture is faithful to the original: Bass, Mid, Treble and variable Deep and Presence controls allow you to tailor the … Read more
