Overdrive

[NOTE – This post also contains info on the Fuchs Plush Drive & Jetter Gain Stage Red] Here is the sought after “Zendrive” overdrive pedal. If you’re unsure of what these are check out the Hermida Audio Website; http://www.vendio.com/stores/HermidaAudio/item/effects-pedals/zendrive/lid=2384441 And here is a demo video (there are plenty of sound samples on the Hermida website though…); … Read more

Well, after the uncovering of the CJOD as nothing more than a Landgraff Dynamic Overdrive/Tubescreamer 808 I wanted to try the circuit out, so out popped the breadboard. I built it up, OK sound – too many parts though. So I rustled up this for you guys, it’s a cross between a Clay Jones Overdrive … Read more

It’s finally over – the myth is silenced. The Clay Jones Overdrive is nothing but a clone of the Landgraff Dynamic Overdrive, which is a clone of them age old Tubescreamer 808. Anyone want to take my CJOD off my hands for $1500? Here’s the pics to confirm the facts and also the Clay Jones … Read more

Above is a gutshot of a new OD that is currently being offered as a clone of the Clay Jones OD. What do you recon? Tubescreamer or not? Why all the goop? Hopefully when “Kris” has made his $$$ he can put the whole thing to bed and explain if he did reverse engineer a … Read more

[Image of an Original COT 50 Pedal] The COT50 has been a boutique favourite for a while now, it’s basic and effective and does produce some really nice tones. Here’s the description from the Lovepedal Site: “Church of tone 50. The 50 is an ultra simple pedal, more like a tool in the guitarist’s tool … Read more

The next offering in the “L’Overdrive de la Révolution” Series is here! Trois! -EDIT- Scheme typo’s updated! -EDIT 2- 1n4148 diode should be a red LED… ——- It’s a light overdrive/boost effect (There isn’t a great amount a clean headroom here though) utilizing a Jfet stage running into some germanium clippers all cascaded into a … Read more

The saga continues. Some say it is a Landgraff clone, others dispute this. Of all the Gut shots and images of the CJOD I’ve seen they all seem to point towards a Landgraff clone. As lautmachine of the Freestompboxes forum said: “Can anyone show evidence to suggest that any of the 50 CJOD’s were not … Read more

Here is a short photo essay detailing the build of my very own LORD pedal, a design I came up with dedicated to the Freestompboxes forum. It’s a design capable of emulating great amp-like tones, with a great dynamic range. Tuck in, read and enjoy! Any questions? Fire away. -EDIT-A few people have asked me … Read more

The Lovepedal Eternity is one of the most hyped overdrive pedals around at the moment – it offers a great “clean boost” and some classic lead tones. With the current dealer price around $300 and ridiculous ebay prices too, this was another target for the [K]loners. Like many boutique pedals the Lovepedal Eternity uses a … Read more

*UPDATE* For fully up to date schematics and layouts of the original Klon we, at freestompboxes.org, bought to reverse engineer please check out freestompboxes.org . Thanks to Soulsonic we have a great project on the way too 🙂 Demo Video; The KLON Centaur, one of the rarest and most sought after overdrive pedals currently available. … Read more