Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Slightly modernized version of a the old wierdo Roland AG-5 Funny Cat. Original had discrete op amps and a transistor emitter follower which for this layout has been changed to regular op amps. It is also modified for true bypass. Schematic and info HERE
Quite wild voltage controlled modulation and filter circuit by Roy Gwinn dated back in 1975. The most famous user was probably Chris Carter from Throbbing Gristle. Some mods have been done for this layout to make more compact and reduce ticking and hiss which is a common problem. Many thanks should go to mictester from … Read more
Been fashinated by gyrator tonestacks for a while and when I saw this wah circuit by Olivier Jambois I had to give it a go. Sounds very good and powerful and it is loud! Schematic, a nice writeup and soundclips HERE. Works equally well as a standalone bandpass filter pedal but I recommend to change … Read more
Not quite a Fuzz Friday, but a Filter Friday I guess. Goes hand in hand with some fuzz though. The Sound Saw has two different passive filters selected by the Channel footswitch. The filters then share a 2-transistor gain recovery stage. Here’s the schematic for reference. You can use a common cathode LED for the … Read more
