Handmades Hell’s Gain / HG-1
This was a request. It’s a diy Marshall emulator designed on Handmades Brasil forum. You can find the original schematic here.
Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
This was a request. It’s a diy Marshall emulator designed on Handmades Brasil forum. You can find the original schematic here.
Here is a slightly modified version of the Marshall Bluesbreaker that is supposed to sound very nice.
Here’s another one from Marshall’s great pedal line from the early 90s. When it was released it was considered a high gain distortion, though probably wouldn’t be categorized as such today. It was made famous by Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead and covers more than just shredder territory.
The Marshall Guv’nor is one of the more highly regarded overdrive/distortion pedals of the late 80s, early 90s. With it’s amp-like dynamics and a wide range of versatile tones, the Mk. I version of this pedal is still highly sought after. Many artists have used it, though Gary Moore is most associated with it, thanks … Read more
The Blues Breaker was designed to emulate the vintage 2×12 Marshall combo, and was introduced by Marshall in 1991. Great at pushing a clean amp into breakup and sounds great with single coils. There has since been a Bluesbreaker II, which many claim to be inferior to the original. This layout is for the original … Read more
Here’s the mighty SolaSound Tone Bender Mk.II shrunk down to fit in a 1590a. I laid it out for NPN transistor, as I really wouldn’t want to try and squeeze a charge pump in a 1590a along side the effect board. Like the larger layout I posted last year, you could build the Marshall SupaFuzz … Read more
Here’s another layout with onboard pots. The Sola Sound Tone Bender Mk. II is probably most famous for shaping some (but not all) of the guitar sound of legendary guitarist Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin I. Originally it was a positive ground effect, but I’ve laid it out to use NPN transistors. This way you … Read more
Very similar to the Drive Master posted a couple of days ago, but thought I’d include the full layout to keep things complete. This version with a diode/LED switch as per a request I had. If you’d prefer yours to be like the original and have fixed LEDs rather than this switch, then just solder … Read more
From an 80s Marshall ad: Fire your cartage company. You don’t need a rack full of gear to get distortion that goes from subtle to stun gun. If you want all the range of a top studio pro, the Drive Master is for you.