Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
2023. How the heck are we still alive.. No matter. Let’s do another layout or two. This time, another nice, loud little circuit from Dylan159’s Unrealeased Circuits – From the source:Boot Fuzz. I found this simple old-school microphone preamp, and noticed the similarity with the Fuzz Face, also claimed to be based around a microphone … Read more
Next up from Dylan159’s Unreleased Circuits is the Blendy Buffoon. We’ve had a bunch of different blend/mix/loop designs up already, but this idea was still missing. Some may have stumbled upon an issue where you couldn’t use a basic blend circuit with the likes of Marshall Bluesbreaker or MXR Dynacomp. That issue is due to … Read more
I’ll be posting a few circuits from Dylan159’s Unreleased Ciruits. There was the Fuzz Facelift posted earlier and i’ll continue with more of these goodies. Next up: Troupple boost. Gamers might get the reference. This came out from my wish for a simple, clean treble boost that could work from a variety of supply voltages … Read more
It’s december already! From Dylan159’s Unreleased circuits on FSB:I’m not done with fuzz faces it seems. This one’s goal is to keep all the classic cranked gain tones while making the ill-treated gain knob more useful. This is accomplished by moving the gain control to the first stage. When maxed, you have a classic, low … Read more
The Clown Centurion is a rework of a Klon Centaur by Dylan159 on FSB. Be sure to check the links below, as there’s a lot of handy information on this project. I won’t attempt to explain it, as you’re better off reading what Dylan says. FSB thread link. Link to Dylan’s blog, which is quite cool – a lot of … Read more
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.
There’s a massive thread of modded circuits at Free Stomp Boxes by Dylan159 – this one is a Bazz Fuss / Fuzz Face hybrid, suitably called the Bazz Face. There’s plenty more in the thread, including schematics and sound demos. DYLAN159 BAZZ FACE – VERO LAYOUT BAZZ FACE SCHEMATIC Drawn by Dylan BAZZ FACE … Read more
This is a modded Benson Preamp by Dylan159 on Freestompboxes. Dylan has taken the original and simplified it but has retained the overall character. Quite a detailed explanation via the link above, including a schematic, LTSPICE model traces, audio and his vero layout. What a solid effort. For me, this is useful, as it has a standard … Read more