Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
I really love the sound of this one. I’ve seen two different diode arrangements, one with just two back to back which would be more compressed, and one with two series pairs, so I’ve included a switch so that you can choose either, and also have a centre diode lift mode for a cleanish boost. … Read more
Maxon’s now discontinued Overdrive / Soft Distortion pedal. Brother to the very popular OD820 and in the same series with the same size case. This layout uses two dual opamps instead of the 3 singles in the original to keep the layout size down. The equivalent of the LM741 in dual opamp form is probably … Read more
Request. A modded version of the Okko Diablo with pots replacing the onboard trimmers and scope for even more! This will give you an 8 knob version of the Diablo with the Presence and Bass controls external. If you’re feeling particularly brave you could even replace the trimmers on the booster to make an 11 … Read more
Request. Not heard of this before but it’s apparently a fuzz pedal made by Claudio Dias for his brother Sérgio Dias from Brazilian rock band Os Mutantes. Anyway here’s a vid of one and it sounds pretty good to me:
Info from Roger about his original: The Roger Mayer Spitfire is the latest fuzz guitar effect in the Rocket Series and has been deliberately designed to produce the classic triode tube type distortion that is particularly rich in harmonics that are very musical and pleasing to the ears. This basically means that chords can be … Read more
Info from Roger Mayer about the original 1985 version which this is based on: The MONGOOSE FUZZ was developed in 1985 for guitarists who demand a guitar effect with lots of fat fuzz and enough bottom end to keep a metalhead happy. The MONGOOSE FUZZ also sounds as if it has a pre-set type wah … Read more
Some of you may be thinking this layout looks pretty familiar, and yes, it is extremely close to the ZW-44 Zakk Wylde overdrive. So close in fact that I’ve included a switch that will select either the GT-OD or ZW-44 on the fly. I’ve got an original ZW-44 and really like it, but watching some … Read more
