Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
I think Mark would have squeezed this in a bit more compact size, but i got it “down” to 21×29. So super brave folk may aim for 1590B, but rest of us may want to give this a go with 125B or 1590BB instead. Layout is based on a schematic which was provided with the … Read more
Request. Sorry Zach (rocket88), I was in the mood to do a quicky and this fit the bill nicely :o) This is very close to the Ghetto Stomp and probably could be thought of as a cut down version with saturation control on the diodes. Oh another pedal that used it before Fuller’s ridiculous patent! … Read more
After checking a few things out, this turns out to be slightly modded Maxon DS-830 (thanks johnk for noticing). The 47p, 10n and 180n cap values are measured on board, so i’d suggest using sockets for those and see what values work the best for you. Anyway. This should be safe to build. Playing around … Read more
Pink’s latest original. It’s suggested that “Bloom n’ Boost” switch should be taken as a stomp. And you should probably play around with the clipping diodes too. The feedback loop transistor reportedly needs to be a high gain PNP Germanium for the circuit to work right. Don’t know about you guys, but i’m going to … Read more
Modded slightly to include a Mid Range pot instead of the switch in the original to give you complete variable control of the mids frequency rather than just 3 preset values. I’ve done the charge pump on a separate board in an attempt to keep it 1590B friendly by allowing you to tuck the charge … Read more
There are few manufacturers that raise an interest to simply go and get the original. I have no idea who the person behind Idiotbox is, but his designs, workmanship and artwork do please me to some degree. Plus his pricing seems to be on solid ground too. This one sounds particularly good. It has some … Read more
Yes. It is big. I’ve omitted the complex power supply, but left most of the noise reduction measures in tact. Transistor controlled LED circuitry is also gone. With dual gang gain pot and the board size, this will be a tricky but doable fit in 1590B. Marketing spiel from ten years ago: Attention: Guitarist who … Read more
The mellower little brother of CM Heavy Drive. Original units share the PCB with each other, but there are number of differences on the circuits.
Just noticed we didn’t have any CM designs on the library yet. Demo vid i found isn’t the greatest quality, but it has a Dinosaur Jr. riff, followed by some White Stripes, so i just had to post it. Made me feel like 25 all over again. Pedal seems like a nice distortion unit too. … Read more
