Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Here is one that I discovered hiding down at the bottom of my storage drawers! It’s back from my circuit bending/noise production days. It’s basically an old circuit bent DOD FX75B Flanger that has been modified to use an old Playstation controller to allow you to modify the crazy sounds that the unit can produce. … Read more
So here’s the latest of my Klon Klones – it’s a 1:1 circuit replica built on one of Madbean’s excellent PCBs (Real top quality PCBs, I’d recommend them to anyone – www.madbeanpedals.com). However there are a few subtle changes here (And here are a few more mods to perform to your klon!): – Firstly the … Read more
Aparently the “boutique” pedal builder “Freakish Blues” buy’s $30 JoYo pedals and repaints (and goops up their innards!) them before reselling on for $170 on the Gear Page. Freestompboxes came up with the scoop back in June with the dismemberment of a Freakish Blues “Alpha Drive” pedal. Read that story here; http://freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13383 Find the full story … Read more
Super High Gain Mayhem. That’s what the Suhr Riot is great at. There is a project available for the pedal now online at freestompboxes.org. Go and check it out, tune down and mosh off 😉 Customary demo video; Here are some cool photo’s taken by CultureJam: I’m just going to send you to where you … Read more
So, the latest overdrive offering from the guys at Mad Professor (Designed by Bjorn of BJFe electronics, no less!) has been generating buzz around it for a long time now. Pitched as a super dynamic light overdrive pedal it’s been creating some great tones with a large variety of gear. The tech-no-files over at Freeztompboxes.org … Read more
Well, I think we all knew it but there is confirmation – Pete Cornish likes Big Muffs and his G2 unit (Which he charges £444 for!) is a nice take on the classic circuit… But £444? Hmmmm. You decide: Anyway, the tinkers over at freestompboxes.org in the Tracers Fund gutted this one and put together … Read more
[Note] – this post also includes information on the Bearfoot Honeybee and a Hot Rodded Honeybee a’la the Honeybee De’luxe [Note] Here it is, the one we’ve been waiting for – It’s the BJF Honeybee Overdrive, widely recognized as one of the best sounding “low-gainers” around. I built one up and found it great as … Read more
[Lots of pretty custom shop Fuzz Factories] For mere completeness – and to stop me getting so many emails 😉 Here is the schematic a vero board layout for the ever famous Zvex Fuzz Factory, crazy fuzz sounds galore. And, a few actually useful ones too (If you tweak for long enough – don’t forget … Read more
Wow. Just wow. Build one of these: http://www.beavisaudio.com/projects/FuzzLabJr/ (It’s a baby one of these: http://www.beavisaudio.com/projects/FuzzLab/ )and you’ll not leave your practice room for at least a month while you play with all those settings. Beavis has some of the best projects there are around, get on it and build some of them. I’ll post another … Read more
Here is another Mad Professor pedal – it’s a derivative of a Big Muff classic circuit. Check out those fet clippers in there. This thing can scream! Here is a you tube demo of the thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaUfuqw_8rA Here is the schematic which was, once again (and as always), produced by the freestompboxes forum. Special thanks … Read more