Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Here’s a cool dirty reverb effect by Death by Audio. It uses a Belton brick like many other designs, and offers clean reverb with the gain control turned all the way down. But when you increase the gain, fuzz is infused to the signal. You can mount the Belton brick to the board from the … Read more
Here’s a cool PT2399-based circuit designed by David Edgar (DIYSB member Earthscum). He describes it as, “kind of like playing in a sewer tunnel…” Here’s a link to the original schematic and discussion over on DIYSB. I noticed the schematic image in the DIYSB thread is now broken, so I’ve drawn up a new one … Read more
Info about the original: The Reverberation Machine is a synthetic atmosphere creator. Use the effect on any instrument to add depth and simulate different environments. Experiment and combine a variety of settings to obtain the perfect ambiance for your sound. The controls on this pedal are straightforward. Volume, Altitude, Reverb Blend and two distinct reverb … Read more
The Ersatz Verben is a pseudo-reverb circuit using a PT2399 for short slapback delay. It was designed by FSB member CultureJam and refined by EarthTones, and based on the Crap-Fi Delay by Allesz. Delay time ranges from 40-140ms. I’ve laid it out for onboard pots and added polarity protection and an onboard LED resistor. Here’s … Read more
The Ghost Echo is a nice little reverb unit, and uses the Belton BTDR-2H-L digital reverb module, as well as a PT2399. I’m not going to lie, this layout gave me some issues (at one point it made DIYLC crash). Even had to use a jumper (which annoys the heck out of me, as you … Read more
Here’s another MOD effect. It’s a simple reverb using the Belton Digi-Log Mini Reverb Module (the BTDR-2H-L), which you can mount directly to the board. The DPDT switch referenced in the layout is the on/off stomp switch if anyone is confused by that. Here’s the schematic and a sound sample for reference.
And the standard version using the more widely available and cheaper BTDR2 bricks. This is set to be around unity but if you want a boost then experiment with the 12K resistor. 18K will give you a slight boost.
Request. This is a 1776 Effects project with more info available here. Check out their other projects and PCBs available at their store: The Rub-a-Dub Deluxe utilizes the new Accutronics BTDR-3H. The BTDR-3H allows the reverb decay to be adjustable. In addition, the Rub-a-Dub Deluxe also adds a tone control (based on Culturejam’s Box of … Read more
Request, and also for those who want another PT2399 based reverb pedal. Not one for the faint hearted with that many links and cuts! :o) One thing you will notice straight away is that this doesn’t have the usual 3PDT stomp switching to bypass the effect. Because it has tails, the stomp will just turn … Read more
Another project from Rej in conjunction with another great DIY personality CultureJam, this time the Grind Customs FX Tenebrion Reverb which requires one of the smaller Belton BTDR2 bricks which are available with short, medium or long decay.