Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Here’s a cool bass fuzz designed by Derringer over on DIYSB. It’s based around the classic DIY Bazz Fuss with built in blending circuit. Derringer mentioned that it might need a booster after it. The good ol’ LPB-1 should do nicely. Just put it between the Blend pot and Volume pot. Here’s the schematic.
Info about original: The Supreme has all of the sounds and abilities of the Standard and Primitive Pharaohs, but with some very useful additions and a bit of a twist. In place of the hi/lo switch,the Supreme utilizes a variable pre input control to infinitely adjust the saturation of the front end of the circuit … Read more
Here’s a quicky from the Folk Urban schematic archive for #FuzzFriday. It’s a simple circuit with low power draw, so if you use batteries, this one won’t drain it for a while. Q1 can be any medium to high NPN silicon.
Original infos: The Acapulco Gold is a dirt-simple power amp distortion device that’s based on the vibe of a cranked Sunn Model T. You know what is awesome? Simplicity. One button, one knob. How loud would you like it? Just move the knob. This is the spirit of rock and roll. Quit turning knobs and … Read more
Her’s a unique fuzz circuit from MicTester for your #FuzzFriday. Here’s what he had to say about it: Way back in 1969, I heard “Inna Gadda Da Vida” for the first time. I realized quickly after building some simple transistor stages that didn’t work properly that “the” sound was coming from abused transistors! Experimentation over … Read more
Info about the original: ALL HAIL THE COLOSSUS!!! Unleashed on an unsuspecting public, the Colossus is THE be all end all Russian/Civil War Muff style fuzz. Ridiculously tweakable, insanely versatile, and packed with 10 tons of Colossal Mojo. Rich harmonic drenched chords, sweet singing leads, sludgy stoner goodness, filthy bluesy mcnasties, Pumpkin flavored raunch…you name … Read more
For #FuzzFriday, I give you the Orpheum Fuzz. There seems to be several versions of this circuit (germanium and silicon), but it’s essentially a FuzzRite. Since I’ve already done a FuzzRite layout, I thought I’d do a different one with onboard pots. It’s meant for use with silicon transistors, but you could use some NPN … Read more
For #FuzzFriday here’s Roger Mayer’s Axis Fuzz, and it’s the 100th fuzz effect on the blog. Maybe I should branch out more… It was designed by Roger in the late 60s for Jimi Hendrix, and is named after the title track of “Axis Bold as Love.” It uses a PNP silicon transistor for Q1 and … Read more
The Octavia is one of the many legendary effects to come out of the late 60s. It is also one of the rarest pedals of the era, as there weren’t many built. Like most effects of its day, the Octavia is a positive ground effect. There are several schematics for it floating around, but the … Read more
