Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
This is a Pete Cornish SS-2 using Joe Davisson’s diode-compression op amp. It sounds pretty good – a lot like the regular SS-2, but without any distortion artifacts on sustained notes as it fades outs. It’s also quieter in terms of noise. This one is getting boxed up, and now I want to try a SS-3 … Read more
After the previous post for the Dan Armstrong Red Ranger, I thought I might do layouts for the rest of the series, starting with the Blue Clipper – I then got sidetracked, and now I’m looking at a Blue Clipper using Joe Davisson’s diode-compression opamp. I had to change the bias from the original … Read more
Another one traced by evilarsen. A J FET preamp emulator loosely based on Orange OR120. This one is already verified.
An old russian Boss MT-2 derivate. The eq section and the general topology is pretty close to the original. But cap and resistor values differs quite a lot in most places and the gain control looks like it is borrowed from a Boss DS1.
Per request. A DIY project posted by Dylan159 at FSB a while back. It is based on Bajaman’s EVH OD but tweaked and simplified. Schematic and more info HERE.
Another fine circuit from Jonny Reckless, this time he’s headed into cranked Marshall territory (hence the name). Here’s the thread on DIY Stompboxes RECKLESS LITTLE JIM – VERO LAYOUT RECKLESS LITTLE JIM – VIDEO DEMO BY JONNY
Another one from Jonny Reckless – the Moon LNDer distortion, using LND150 MOSFETS. All the required details can be found on DIY Stompboxes, including schematics, some suggested mods and a video demo with a few words from Jonny. Set drain bias to between 6 and 7 volts by adjust the 10k resistors going to the … Read more
