Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
An old circuit that was missing from the main page. There was a layout by Harald Sabro in the forum section but this one should be easier to build. I’ve taken the “Bite” control from Codtone’s Expandra. You can remove it by adding a link between Bite 3 and 2. I’ve also added two more … Read more
Original info: “The Steel String Clean Drive faithfully recreates the tonality and feel of the iconic Dumble Steel String Singer amplifier in a stompbox format. Designed alongside a real Steel String Singer (#001), this 100% analog tone tool will do it all from Overdrive, to Fat Boost, to Compression, to EQ shaping and more. Get … Read more
Bajaman’s overdrive/distortion circuit based on a modified Boss DS-1 with an active high and low tone control section. Original thread and schematic available on the FSB forum here. The layout should fit in a 1590B box.
“Taxi Drive is the Brunetti booster/overdrive. It is endowed with “FET-DIODE” hybrid technology, class A gain structure, to shape the sound in an original and innovative way. These features make Taxi Drive very versatile: you can use it as a simple booster or to obtain a very warm and winding crunch sound, moving easily from … Read more
There was already a layout in the forum section but not on the main page. This version should easily fit in a 1590B box. Original FSB thread and schematic available here.
“The Friedman Buxom Boost may be the most powerful tonal solution you ever put on your pedalboard. Like its namesake amp head, this pedal pushes a pure, clean signal to conjure the absolute most from your tone. Turning the boost control is your ticket to volume increase, pushing the front of your amp for thick … Read more
A different overdrive that uses a Korg Nutube. If you live in UK you can find them here. Original project and schematic available here. The only sample I could find starts at 2:15 (first version without Tone knob)
Original FSB thread and schematic available here. These are 2 separate effects in one box. Follow Mark’s Dual Offboard Wiring. 23/11/2017 Layout Updated! Added the 2 Inputs caps.
Here is an 18V Big Muff version from the 70s. Original FSB thread and schematic available here.
Original Info: “CC Hybrid is one of the first pedals to use one germanium and one silicon transistor in the classic Fuzz Face circuit. CC Hybrid is a stand-alone pedal that contains the same Silicon/Germanium fuzz face circuit as the original Captain Coconut and Captain Coconut2. To my knowledge, it’s the first example of a … Read more