Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Here we have a rare bird from the early-mid 70s. A tweaked version of the the circuit found in Freedam Preamp amp found its way into some Big Muff enclosures. Original is very pricey and rare. The original ran on two 9v batteries for bipolar power supply for the op amp section but I added … Read more
Another old request. An old old forgotten madbean circuit which is based on the preamp section of Dr Z Carmen Ghia.
Another great tracing (and de gooping) work by Tobias. This one is supoosed to be a heavier version of a Colorsound Overdriver with an added “Contour” diode control for more fuzz on tap.
Tobias from the band Green Orbit have traced a few pedals from a now obsolete producer called Black Effect Pedals. They were producing mostly fuzzes on the heavier end of the scale, suited for doom and stoner toanz. Lava Machine is based on Univox Unidrive with some tweaks and addons. Two onboard trimpots to tune … Read more
Another one traced by evilarsen. It is supossed to be a good sounding booster/light overdrive/slightly fuzzy overdrive depending on the the switch setting.
This is the CMOS version of the Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes from the late seventies. I used the Aion FX schematic, which has some minor differences to the original. Smaller Drive pot, as it’s difficult to source pots over 1meg, and some improved power protection and filtering. ELECTRO-HARMONIX HOT TUBES – VERO LAYOUT HOT TUBES VIDEO DEMO
Stumbled across the schematic for this one over on FSB and it seemed interesting enough. Should be able to squeeze it into a 1590B.
Time for a small break again. So I think it is time to release beast that I traced with lots of help by evilarsen and built it up a few months ago. It is not a Matamp amp emulator per se, more of a fuzzy overdrive that simulates the sound of a cranked Matamp. It … Read more
