Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
[NOTE – this post contains projects for the Marshall Shredmaster, BOSS SD-1, Demeter Tremulator/Fulltone Supa Trem, DOD 440 EF, MXR Phase 90 and the Magnus Modulus Delay] Jonny Greenwood – guitar experimentalist supreme! Well, I’ve always been interested in how he made all those cool guitar sounds that he layered on the classic albums “The … Read more
Here’s the next new project from myself. It’s a fun little circuit for you, inspired by Tim Escobedo’s Tripple Fuzz. At lower gains it creates a really sweet tone, push it high and it gets truly evil! Stack it into other gain pedals for an absolute fuzz out heaven 🙂 Here’s the schematic: The transistors I … Read more
Here’s a new little project for you. I designed it for a friend who wanted something that would give his old pedals a new lease of life, well here it is. You stick your old gain pedal into the loop and whoosh -> extra life. More dynamics, more warmth, it’s all there. Here’s the schematic:
The Dumble Overdrive Special has been one of the “Holy Grail” guitar amps for many years. So what are the chances of you getting your paws on one? It is thought that there may only be around 300 original Dumble amplifers in existance with the asking price now from $20,000 – $50,000! That’s probably not an … Read more
The Super Charged Overdrive has been part of the Catalinbread range now for a while – as you can see above it’s had three style make overs so far (the top image showsthe SCOD’s current form.). It’s a fairly high gain beast, and utilises those old Logic chips with their internal mosfets for the circuit’s … Read more
Ahhh, the Dr Z Carmen Ghia. It’s long been ranked as one of the best sounding boutique amps available. It’s an all out take on the classic Marshall 18 Watt, great for any rock tones you need but with a clean headroom that gives the amp some versatility. Here’s the description from the Dr Z … Read more
[This post also contains info on the Bajaman Optical Limiter] The Demeter Compulator has been a popular compressor for a while now. It’s got a great level of transparent compression available, is built like and tank and uses decent quality components. Here’s the description from the Demeter website: “The sound of classic studio optical compression … Read more
Well, Dunlop have just issued the Eric Johnson Signature Fuzz Face – it’s supposed to give you those “violin” like sustain tones that Eric Johnson is renown for using. Looky at this video for more info (Also, check out that guy’s beard – work of art.): It’s basically the same old Fuzz Face formula with … Read more
Only joking; here’s the real MI Audio Crunch Box: And here’s an internal shot: The MI Audio Crunch Box is a high gain distortion BeAsT! MI Audio make some great pedals and this is one of their most popular designs. It’s schematic has been out on the DIY scene for a while but I still … Read more
Here’s another personal favourite of mine. I just love those ridiculously sized LEDs! Anyway, the OKKO Diablo Boost + was donated to the freestompboxes forum anonymously. It’s a great sounding overdrive/booster that when combined with the extra “+” knob can venture into some pretty high gain territory. Here’s a description from the OKKO website: “The … Read more