Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
For #FuzzFriday, here’s another D*A*M Fuzz Face variant, the Drag’n’Fly. This one is a silicon/germanium hybrid, using a BC337 silicon transistor for Q1 and a CV7112 germanium transistor for Q2 (but feel free to experiment with other transistors). I’ve laid this out for board mounted pots and the enclosure drilling template can be found here.
Here is the well known Prescription Electronics Experience, a Foxx Tone Machine with extra switchable Swell effect. Octave & Swell Switches Diagram:
Here’s today’s #FuzzFriday contribution: the Supersonic Fuzz Gun by DBA. This one can be a bit finicky, so don’t try this one if it’s your first time. Check out the thread on FreeStompboxes for help with any troubleshooting. I’ve laid it out for on board pots, and you could orient the board vertically (or at … Read more
Taken from Black Arts website. In all of it’s throwback glory, the Black Sheep. Dirty, mean spirited and a blast to hang around with. You can’t help but feeling a bit dirty when you plug in. Essentially it’s a modded BeeBaa with an input cap selector like you see on the Black Arts Black Forest. … Read more
From kitrae THE COLORSOUND SUPA TONEBENDER – By 1973 Sola was using the Colorsound brand on its pedals, now built in wider “jumbo” sized enclosures. The Tone Bender was upgraded and moved into this new enclosure. The Colorsound Supa Tonebender (pronounced Super) featured a new Silicon transistor circuit that had no relationship to the previous … Read more
Here is the Lovetone Big Cheese with the OLC Chunky Cheese mod to increase the output volume Original Infos: The Big Cheese is a loving homage to the nasty, buzzy yet gorgeous and harmonically rich early fuzz. While having many of the classic characteristics that every fuzz fan will relate to it goes beyond to … Read more
For #FuzzFriday I give you the SolaSound ToneBender Mk III. The Mark III was a smoother and less aggressive follow up to the famous Mk II Professional. SolaSound built it for several other companies–Vox, RotoSound, Park, etc. There are plenty of layouts for this classic fuzz out there already (there’s already 2 on this blog), … Read more
The Phantom Octave is an octave/ring mod type fuzz that’s very interactive with guitar pickup selection and volume/tone controls. The LED pads are for the one that’s under the knob in the video below. You could use it as the on/off indicator, but it might be hard to tell if it’s on when signal isn’t … Read more
Here’s a cool dirty reverb effect by Death by Audio. It uses a Belton brick like many other designs, and offers clean reverb with the gain control turned all the way down. But when you increase the gain, fuzz is infused to the signal. You can mount the Belton brick to the board from the … Read more
Fredrik (Freppo) from Parasit Studio asked me to draw a vero layout for his latest creation: Into the Unknown Guitar Synthesizer Deluxe, the big brother of his 0415 Guitar Synth. If you want more infos on this great pedal or want to buy one of Fredrik’s tidy PCBs you can check his website: www.parasitstudio.se Here is … Read more