Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Maxon’s now discontinued Overdrive / Soft Distortion pedal. Brother to the very popular OD820 and in the same series with the same size case. This layout uses two dual opamps instead of the 3 singles in the original to keep the layout size down. The equivalent of the LM741 in dual opamp form is probably … Read more
Request. A modded version of the Okko Diablo with pots replacing the onboard trimmers and scope for even more! This will give you an 8 knob version of the Diablo with the Presence and Bass controls external. If you’re feeling particularly brave you could even replace the trimmers on the booster to make an 11 … Read more
Another request from quite a few people and I suspect this will be another of those pedals which is equally popular with the bass guitarist. Info from the manufacturer about their original: Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive is an overdrive pedal featuring a unique “clean” control. Its overdrive circuit provides the same tone as a vintage … Read more
Hmmm this looks familiar to another layout I’ve done recently … Note that at least one of the transistors is going to be very difficult to obtain now, and/or will be expensive. The pinouts shown in this layout are based on using more modern transistors as replacements such as the 2N3904 or 2N5088. Check the … Read more
Info about the original: Like the Dyna-Ranger, the Joyride is a highly-adjustable, 3 discreet transistor, warm, organic, and very amp-like sounding overdrive pedal that offers everything from a subtle bump-up with hair, to punishing, highly-boosted over-the-top overdrive. With Volume, Treble, Bass and “Drive” controls, it is very flexible. Note: There was an unnecessary 22u cap … Read more
Info about the original from Catalinbread: The CB30 is designed to give you jangly, dynamic, responsive overdriven tones, just like it’s British 30 watt counterpart. The tone controls work exactly the same way as the actual amp, where the more the treble and bass increase, the more scooped the mids become, making it capable of … Read more
A few requests for this so I thought I’d better get it sorted. Info from Wampler about the original: Over the years, we’ve had tons and tons of folks asking us when we were going to produce an overdrive pedal that emulates the sound of a cranked Fender® amp. When Brian decided that he was … Read more
Some of you may be thinking this layout looks pretty familiar, and yes, it is extremely close to the ZW-44 Zakk Wylde overdrive. So close in fact that I’ve included a switch that will select either the GT-OD or ZW-44 on the fly. I’ve got an original ZW-44 and really like it, but watching some … Read more
Pretty much as standard TS808 with slight modification and switchable clipping diodes. We’ve seen it all a thousand times but here it is in case anyone would like to build one. Info from the manufacturer about the original: This OD has so much tone it is unbelievable. The harmonics and note clarity just drip out … Read more
