Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Found these posted by the one and only pinkjimiphoton on the usual places. Both are very old and rare always on fixed treble boosters. Should be quick fun small builds. You can easily make them NPN by flipping the electrolytic caps, power and ground connections. I believe low gain transistors will work fine in them. … Read more
I know, I know, it’s been a long time since a new layout has been posted. We have not gone away, just time has a habit of getting away from you, especially with the current state of the pandemic. I’ve got a running list for more layouts to come, but I don’t want to post … Read more
An out of production EQD overdrive that’s based on the Distortion+. From the source: The White Light Overdrive is based on vintage overdrives that defined the sounds of classic hard rock. This vintage voiced stompbox is similar to a vintage DOD 250 or MXR Distortion+, but don’t mistake it for a direct clone of these … Read more
Been awhile since a new post on the main site. Life can get in the way, but here’s a new one. Keep an eye out for more, we still here and going strong. From the Source: Descended from the Honey Bee, this one is capable of more dynamic dirt and quicker and thicker honey. If … Read more
In October 2003, Dan Coggins (formerly of Lovetone) released his first commercial pedal under the Dinosaural brand, called the Tube Bender. His design goal was to make something that was sort of a tonal hybrid of the Tone Bender and Tube Screamer, hence the name. And honestly, having listened to it, I’m not sure there’s … Read more
Long story short, YATS. It’s a nice sounding TS variant. From the source: Plumes is a unique, all-analog approach to a classic tube-like overdrive circuit offering 3 different clipping voices, loads of headroom and almost three-dimensional clarity that will push your amp over the edge. The reimagined tone control is finely tuned to sculpt low … Read more
From the Source: The Bumble Buzz Pedal, HAND MADE by Chris Young of Union Tube & Transistor (who built the pedal used for Jack White’s guitar sounds on “Sixteen Saltines” and the vocals on “I’m Shakin’” off of 2012’s Blunderbuss), is ready for buzzing around and stinging sounds. Designed by Third Man Creative Hive. Input … Read more
From the source: At last… a classic fuzztone for bass! This transistorized beauty uses germanium diodes for soft knee clipping and actually boosts the bottom to give you awesome sustain with rich creamy fuzztone. Wonderful overtones and plenty of thump to boot.
This is one of my favorite bizarre and unique fuzzes of all time. Gnarly, spacey, heavy, and broken. Nothing else sounds like it. Induction on the forum a long time ago talked about how to make it so you can daisychain this beast, because you couldn’t with the original. I found floating around in my … Read more
From the source: Limited to 1500 units worldwide, Black Ash is a fuzz/overdrive that takes some cues from the vintage “three-knob Bender.” It uses a highly curated cache of rare and irreplaceable components including paper-in-oil capacitors and NOS half-watt carbon composition resistors from EQD President Jamie Stillman’s personal stash to light a fire under this … Read more