Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Continuing with another Soundtank – Now it is time to grab your baseball cap, turn the visor up and write “NOT!” on it. It is a massive board (still fits comfortably in 1590B) but it sounds really sweet. With enough treble and gain it made even me, the old punk to play thrash. Actually. I … Read more
I’m not liking the asymmetry of the layout 🙁 However, i believe it won’t look that bad once it’s populated on to the board. Original unit has 2SC1015 transistor, but i made this layout to accomodate more common pinouts. That transistor is so close to the specs of 2N3906 that i don’t think that’ll make … Read more
Lethal, rough-edged industrial distortion at its most extreme-the sound of a small amp overdriven way past the limits. Our heaviest, most intense, and just plain loudest distortion pedal.
One for Miro: Crunchy distortion. The sound of the Slam Punk is what you would get from a contemporary British hi-gain stack.
Requested. This is a slightly modified Triangle clone that some others may also be interested in. The original used buffered bypass and FET switching but this has removed those components and is designed to be used with external mechanical bypass switching of some description such as a 3PDT stomp switch. The scheme that I did … Read more
The other classic. This again is as per the original. Note, the layout has been done with 2N5088 or 2N3904 transistors in mind and that matches the orientation shown. If you use anything else, check the required orientation for the transistors you use to make sure the pins are C B E from top to … Read more
The classic. This is the original unmodded version with input and output buffers intact :o) Note, the layout has been done with 2N5088 or 2N3904 transistors in mind and that matches the orientation shown. If you use anything else, check the required orientation for the transistors you use to make sure the pins are C … Read more
With switch to change between symmetrical and asymmetrical clipping.
This is an awkward one to do a layout for because there seems to be so many schematics out there that the best one is always going to be a matter of personal preference. The original used one half of the opamp for the effect, and the other half for the bypass buffer, with a … Read more