Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Laney Supergroup 100 MkI What can I say about the Laney Supergroup. The supergroup was based on the same Fender Bassman architecture just like the Marshall JCM800, Sunn Model T, Mesa Dual Rectifier, and a whole host of other legendary Rock, Hard Rock, and Metal amplifiers. One of the best descriptions I’ve ever heard of … Read more
“Unlike traditional overdrive stomp boxes, the VH4 Pedal is a true preamp which delivers an authentic representation of its namesake – real Diezel tone – not emulated, not modeled, but sincerely reproduced. The entire signal architecture is faithful to the original: Bass, Mid, Treble and variable Deep and Presence controls allow you to tailor the … Read more
I know, I know. Another day another layout from me. I mean Jez, can’t I let one of the other guys post a new layout for once this month? You guys must be sick of seeing my name pop up with a new layout… Anyways, this time I decided to do something different the the … Read more
Up next in the tube preamp series, I give you the Orange AD200B MkIII. This is the current production AD200B, which has a few changes compared to the MkI, which is why I figured it would be a good idea to make a layout for this version as well. Similar to the MkI, the MkIII … Read more
Up next in the tube preamp series, I give you the Orange AD200B MkI. Made in very limited numbers, only a few hundred if that, in 2001 these were made P2P on turretboard. Known for great clean, with a focused midrange, but has great grit with the gain cranked. Unlike the Sunn Model T, this … Read more
For those that don’t know I’m a huge lover of low end, and a worshiper of all things Sunn, in fact I’ve designed a turretboard layout to build a 1st Gen Sunn Model T ready to go as soon as I have the time to build it, which since I’m getting my Doctorate won’t be … Read more
This is a single channel version of Sunn Beta Bass & Lead Preamps. You can find the original FSB thread here. There are two different sets of caps depending on which version you want to build. You could use Mark’s Bipolar Voltage Converter if you want: http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.fr/2014/01/bipolar-voltage-converter.html You could also use this external board to … Read more
I’ve had a few folks asking for active bass cutter circuit for couple of different uses. First, a lot of stoner rock enthusiast want to split their signal for two amps and some blues folks want to do that too. And since in cases like these, the second amp is usually a guitar amp, which … Read more
Ran into a schematic of a preamp on-board circuit found in Blade brand guitars. The original called for LM4580 dual opamp, other channel unused. So i drew this layout for a single channel chip and added volume control, power filtering etc. You could try on a number of single opamps to see which sounds best … Read more
Just a couple of little preamps that have been requested. Some people swear by these little circuits and use them at the input of other effects because they like the way they colour the sound, so a quick build for people to experiment with. A couple o’ variations: EchoPlex Preamp with charge pump for 18V … Read more