Overdrive

Brian of Wampler effects builds some great sounding dirt boxes. This one, as you can probably guess via the name, is supposed to emulate that much loved Marshall Plexi tone. It sounds pretty nice too: The guys over at freestompboxes.org had a little look at what goes inside one, find the schematic here (and some … Read more

Here is another one I get quite a few emails for – http://www.madbeanpedals.com/projects/Kokbox/docs/Kokbox_ver.3.5.pdf (Note the project does not include the “Gate” section as it was deemed unnecessary.) It’s another brilliant ex-madbean project. Don’t forget to check out his wares at http://www.madbeanpedals.com . Here’s a basic schematic for reference: Guess what – yep, more cascaded Super Hard On gain stages … Read more

Here is one that I get emailed about quite a bit – full project for download here; http://www.mediafire.com/?r136bveqr9mdjy2 [NOTE on the schematic C7 is listed as 100n, it actually needs to be 10n] It’s an ex-madbean project – go visit his f**king brilliant site here for loads of DIY goodness; http://www.madbeanpedals.com Here is a schematic for reference: … Read more

This pedal had a load of hype around it when it was released a while back (A few years if I’m correct!) due to the fact that they got a decent review from proguitarshop on youtube – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hus8O7i_rZg, the psychedelic paint job the pedal received… With a hefty price tag of $350 it didn’t take long for the … Read more

So here’s the latest of my Klon Klones – it’s a 1:1 circuit replica built on one of Madbean’s excellent PCBs (Real top quality PCBs, I’d recommend them to anyone – www.madbeanpedals.com). However there are a few subtle changes here (And here are a few more mods to perform to your klon!): – Firstly the … Read more