Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
This one looks like a real oddball on paper, kind of a very strange Big Muff in some ways, but not really… The case is a piece of art in itself – this is where the Italian design aesthetic comes into play. Maybe not the most practical case, but damn it looks cool. The tone controls … Read more
One of the early Japanese fuzz pedals to mark it’s mark with the classic notch filter – the Shin-Ei Companion Fuzz FY-2. The fuzz control is more about texture rather than the amount of fuzz present. They’re notorious for being a little low in level, which is why I have included the second option with the … Read more
I quite liked the single Hudson Electronics Broadcast; the Dual is just that little bit more practical. It can run from clean through to downright nasty tones. The low-cut is really great too. You will need to build a 24v charge pump for this or run the entire thing at 9V – which does work, albeit … Read more
Just a straight up boost / low gain overdrive from Spaceman Effects – the Saturn V Harmonic Booster. It’s a pretty quick and easy build & does it’s job well. SPACEMAN EFFECTS SATURN V HARMONIC BOOSTER – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT SATURN V ON THE BENCH Build in progress pic below, which is a little … Read more
Power your fuzz / high gain circuits with noise problems from this. Like most things, it’s not a silver bullet for your problems, but it will probably help. Here’s a better technical explanation than I will ever manage. There’s a few variations of this circuit – google is your friend if you want to find out more. TLDR: … Read more
The Interstellar Overdriver is possibly the only normal pedal Death By Audio makes, and it’s not challenging to get to work either. Some are a nightmare. Sorry about the weird layout with the dual 100k gain pot – there isn’t one in DIY Layout Creator, so had to make it work as best I … Read more
A slightly smaller point to point layout for the Sola Sound Tone Bender MKIV than the other in my post (for bigger mojo parts). Of course you can build any Tone Bender MKIII or MKIV from this layout. SOLA SOUND TONE BENDER MKIV – COMPACT POINT TO POINT LAYOUT NOTE: voltages shown are … Read more
I guess the first question might be, why bother? That’s big for a buffer and there are other smaller layouts – true. It’s only five columns longer than the one on Guitar FX layouts, so it’s not huge by comparison. It happened to suit something I was making, so why not? The classic Pete Cornish buffer – … Read more
It’s a Rat… and of course you can build any version of the Proco Rat using this point to point layout. Pop the Earthquaker Devices Tentacle in front of it and a boost after it, and now you have a Sunn Life pedal. PROCO RAT – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT PLEASE NOTE: … Read more
The classic Dan Armstrong octave effect – The Green Ringer. Great to put in front of a fuzz or distortion pedal. The Earthquaker Devices Sunn Life pedal is basically a Green Ringer in front of a Proco Rat, with a booster. DAN ARMSTRONG GREEN RINGER – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT Earthquaker Devices have a version … Read more