Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Verified but with a caveat. Two people have verified the main board and the cab sim separately, but there are definitely biasing issues dependant on the JFETs you use. This was designed around the 2SK208 SMD transistors and so when using the common through-hole JFET, they will need biasing differently and so it would be … Read more
I’ve already posted the dirt side vero so I thought I’d redo it for the complete one with SHO. This ended up pretty compact so will easily fit in a 1590B. Updated 5th Jan 2014 – ground link added to avoid 2 ground connections to board. LED current limiting resistor also added to make use … Read more
Info about the original: BJF design distortion pedal for guitar The new Mad Professor – Stone Grey Distortion (SGD) is a modern high-gain distortion pedal with unparallelled clarity and definition. This pedal was developed for high gain applications and specifically for clarity at heavy distortion levels. The Stone Grey Distortion is unique in that it … Read more
Zach’s info about the original: I designed this new distortion generator, Machine, with some different limitations. Like try playing chords through it. Hmmm. But put it in front of any string of fuzz pedals, and try to make it disappear. Machine is actually a dual frequency-tripler circuit that uses crossover distortion for the first time … Read more
ElectricTabs emulation of a Mesa Boogie Dual Recitifer Solo Head. I haven’t even attempted to keep this one down in size (width) because with 6 pots no one is going to be putting this in anything smaller than a 1590BB, so you should have plenty of room in there with this being a relatively shallow … Read more
Two modded versions of this pedal, both based on Madbean’s Uproar. The first is essentially the Uproar V2 with all the mods, but with the original Riot’s clipping options using a SP3T switch. The second is a modification to Madbean’s layout done by jymaze at freestompboxes, but again with the original Riot’s diode options. I … Read more
Great sounding pedal designed to emlulate a HiWatt amp, and so one for you Who fans out there. Again this was an awkward one to keep the width down, but it will fit nicely in a 1590B. Video of Geiri’s build of this layout: Update (23rd March 2012): Missed cut, use this latest layout
A few people built the Rust Drive using my original layout (and other layouts which used the same schematic) and thought that it didn’t sound quite like it should and saying that there was a lot of noise. Aegert at FSB got a new one and traced it himself, coming up with an updated schematic, … Read more
Runoffgroove’s stompbox emulation of the old Supro 16T amps and so potentially a good one for the BJF Honey Bee fans. This one needs 18V and so will require an appropriate power supply, or maybe make yourself a voltage converter like this one. Info from the website: Supro was a budget brand name for amplifiers … Read more
OK you may not like the guy but this is a great sounding overdrive/distortion pedal. A modded and souped up Boss SD1 with no output buffer. I’ve added a clipping switch that will allow you to switch between the stock 3 diode asymmetrical arrangement, and a second arrangement of your choice. I’ve included 4 diodes … Read more