Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
6 knobs plus a Bright switch, and still needs an onboard trimmer. I will be extremely impressed with anyone getting this in a 1590B! Basically it’s a modded silicon Tonebender MkII and it must be one of the most tweakable ones out there so I’m sure it would be a great addition to many peoples … Read more
A few requests for this so I thought I’d better get it sorted. Info from Wampler about the original: Over the years, we’ve had tons and tons of folks asking us when we were going to produce an overdrive pedal that emulates the sound of a cranked Fender® amp. When Brian decided that he was … Read more
I thought this would be an appropriate place for a reminder of this blogs policy on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act: DMCA statement: All media used within this site with the exception of linked youtube videos, is the intellectual property of the author, including but not limited to photographs, schematics and interpreted layout diagrams. Manufacturers … Read more
.. awaits comments asking what the bloody hell is that! :o) I think a few people will like this, a really great sounding tremolo. The 2N2646’s are obsolete but still available from a number of places, RS, Farnell, Mouser and a few sellers on eBay. They’re not as cheap as the more common silicon transistors … Read more
Some of you may be thinking this layout looks pretty familiar, and yes, it is extremely close to the ZW-44 Zakk Wylde overdrive. So close in fact that I’ve included a switch that will select either the GT-OD or ZW-44 on the fly. I’ve got an original ZW-44 and really like it, but watching some … Read more
So moving on from RG’s JFET matcher which measures VGS (or more precisely, the voltage at which RDS is 10K) , this is another version by Sebastian from runoffgroove which allows you to measure VP and IDSS depending on the position of the switch. The centre off position should be used to insert and remove … Read more
This should be a useful little circuit for a few people and will allow you to match JFETs VGS (or more precisely, the voltage at which RDS is 10K) when required in some phasers etc. Based on the information posted by RG here which should explain how everything works. Compact version with onboard sockets suitable … Read more
I thought a small and simple phaser would be another good addition and so the Phase 45 is the automatic choice to remain 1590B friendly. For the best results the JFETs need to be matched so you can either swap and change to select the pair that give the best sound, or measure them using … Read more
Not a lot of info on this old pedal, but it was a request so I’ll let Vince tell you about it! :o) I’ve omitted the reverse polarity protection part of the circuit to keep it more 1590B friendly, but if you do want to add some protection just put a 1N5817 or 1N4001 in … Read more
