Lovepedal Englishman

Lovepedal Englishman bac30df1b6af

Here’s the Lovepedal Englishman. It’s claimed to sound like a cranked Vox (either AC15 or AC30 depending on which clipping diodes are selected). Like many of Lovepedal’s offerings, this circuit is built around a single transistor. Unlike many of Lovepedal’s offerings, it’s not based off the Electra Distortion. Instead, it draws from the EHX LPB-1 … Read more

Lovepedal/Hermida Audio Zendrive

Lovepedal Zendrive c805670f3c66

Got a request for this one. The Zendrive is a low-to-medium gain overdrive, delivering blues to jazz tones. It has an interesting clipping section, using a combination of diodes and MOSFETs in an asymmetrical arrangement. I’ve drawn the layout to accommodate board mounted pots (from the solder-side) and it will fit easily in a 1590b.

Lovepedal Karl (2-knob version)

Lovepedal Karl 38148222784b

The Karl is essentially a modified Tim Escobedo Tripple Fuzz, basing it’s sound around an NPN/PNP transistor network known as a “non-selective frequency tripler.” I modified the power section a little bit. The original has an unnecessary 47µ cap at 9v input before the 330Ω resistor which I eliminated. I also moved the anti-popping pull … Read more