Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Here’s a Menatone design that emulates a Marshall JCM800. Like many Menatone circuits, the King of the Britains has had several iterations over the years. For this layout I went with the 6-knob version (and is essentially the same as the Electrictabs JCM800 emulator). I’ve laid it out specifically for a 125B enclosure with all … Read more
Here is a very nice sounding distortion by Menatone. I’ve drawn 2 layouts: – with biasing resistors – with biasing trimmers I’ve also added a charge pump for the 18V required. You can find the schematic on FSB’s original thread here. Original info: The Menatone None More Black is a homage to all of their … Read more
Here’s an oldie but a goodie from Menatone. The Blue Collar was released around the same time as the Red Snapper and is more compressed and focused in comparison. It’s also based around the Tube Screamer without the input buffers and with several mods. This layout reflects a newer version of the Blue Collar, but … Read more
Gotten a few requests for this one. It’s a based on the Tube Screamer, but without the input and output buffers and a modified tone section. I’ve laid it out for board mounted pots and the electrolytic caps are folded on their sides.
Here is the Menatone Pig overdrive. There are two layouts: one with trimpots to help bias the JFets (would start at 9V) and one with fixed resistors (probably need to test different values to bias the JFets properly). I’ve also added a charge pump (it works at 18V). You can find the original thread from … Read more
Manufacturers description of the original: FAT,FAT, FAT. Did i mention FAT? That might be the best word to describe the Menatone Blue Collar. Absolutely brilliant on a Strat is another way I’ve heard. Creamy and syrupy with greasy overtones is a third. This was my second production pedal. I launched it in January of 1997 … Read more
Info from the manufacturer: The Red Snapper is the original Menatone pedal. It debuted in 1996 to fill the need for a very open and uncompressed overdrive. The circuit has remained essentially unchanged except for the addition of the “hi cut” control, which allows for complete control of the treble response after the overdrive. The … Read more
Info from the Menatone about the original: The King of the Britains is based on the famous ’67-’68 plexi that was all the rage in the eighties, but, this King is all hopped up on STEROIDS. This little beast can take you from clean to scream at a twist of its Gain, or a turn … Read more
