SOLA SOUND: Tone Bender MK1.5 – Original 0.15″ Vero Layout

SOLA SOUND MK1.5 Tone Bender guitar effect vero layout v1 27b167d42b85

A bit of a classic – the MK1.5 Tone Bender.  Some great phots and background information here on Fuzzboxes.org and some great video demos below – who better than Ant Macari to talk Tone Benders. Note that some earlier versions carried a 500k volume pot, instead of 100k resulting in more bass – ultimately bringing it … Read more

EARTHQUAKER DEVICES: Erupter

EARTHQUAKER DEVICES Erupter vero layout v1 3de87ab4aeb3

So it’s another Fuzz Face variant – but no doubt.  good one.   The Earthquaker Devices Erupted is a one-knob Fuzz Face with a single-knob controlling bias.  Quite a few layouts included volume pots; if you prefer to have one, I’m sure you can work out how to do it. Signal path:   buffer > pickup simulator (transformer) > … Read more

JOHN HORNBY SKEWES: Zonk II, Germanium Version

JHS Zonk II 015 vero layout v1 c7ae1afa1a3f

I started copying the original layout for veroboard and gave up toward the end as it’s a cramped mess – this is a similar but more practical version. The germanium John Hornby Skewes Zonk II is similar to a Fuzz Face but without the 100k feedback resistor, and note that the output cap is taken … Read more

COMPONENT TABLE: Fuzz Face Variants

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FUZZ FACE VARIANT SCHEMATIC, INCLUDING MK1.5 & VOX TONE BENDERS The schematic includes room for components not present on a standard fuzz face, as some variants have additions.   I thought I’d keep it relatively simple and not venture into circuits with input blends or the various trimmers substituted for resistors (at least for now … Read more

VOX: Tone Bender, 0.15″ Vero Layout

VOX 1966 TB v1 vero 015 79e577eeb870

After realising I had the “right” transistors for this, I thought I should have a crack at a Vox Tone Bender.   I’ve done a generic vero layout with room for mods, with some common values listed – I guess the most obvious is the external bias pot, which could be replaced with a standard 8k2 resistor. The D*A*M … Read more