Kay F1 Fuzz Tone
Request. A nice little project here for an unused wah shell you may have lying around. The transistors may be difficult to source so I’ve laid this out based on 2N5088 for Q1 & Q2, and 2N3904 for Q3 & Q4.
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Death By Audio – Harmonic Transformer
A huge pedal with a huge sound. Complete with enough alien noises to freak out your listeners. Direct crazy intermodulating distortion to make unique music with. The Harmonic Transformer is an extremely loud and intense fuzz pedal which is very interactive with the incoming signal ranging from over the top to bizzare.
Keeley Java Boost
Info from Keeley Electronics: The Java Boost is a germanium based Treble Booster designed to give you classic tones from the 60’s and 70’s. It is not a clean boost. It must be used with a cranked amp that is overdriven or distorting a bit already. Cranking the amp and pedal will result in more … Read more
Ampeg Scrambler
Info from the manufacturer: The AMPEG Scrambler was designed in response to requests for a distortion device that was flexible, easy to use, and most importantly, musical. Inherent performance limitations of all designs on the market precluded one or more of the aforementioned requisites. New concepts and methods were researched and tested by leading musicians … Read more
EHX Screaming Bird
Request. This layout is based on the schematic for the original Screaming Bird and as such some of the values are a bit unusual today. Try 2n2 for input and output caps, and 47K and 470K for base resistors.
Devi Ever Hyperion 2
Info from Devi: The Hyperion is a titan fuzz God in guitar geek mythology, literally translating to ‘I can’t hear anything anymore’. Imagine, if you will, a Big Muff with enough steroids in its system to kill an ox with its proverbial little finger. The new Hyperion 2 also adds oscillation to this heavy-hitter’s already … Read more
Fault Finding a Build
I thought that some sort of debugging guide would be a useful addition to the blog. I get a lot of requests about non-working builds and always have basically the same answers, so this is a first port of call for anyone having problems. The build I’m using in this guide for simplicity is an … Read more