Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Just to offset the amplifier posts for the pedal folks – here’s a set of three Tone Benders that I just finished. By a set I mean a MKI, MKII and a MKIII – and no I did not include a MK1.5. The layouts and info on how to build these can all be … Read more
Following on from the previous post, this is the D*A*M version of the Colorsound Fuzz Sound. Thread on the D*A*M forum can be found here. Basically take a D*A*M Fuzz Sound, and change the Fuzz pot to an internal trimmer. Unlike the regular Park 2 knob with a large 25u coupling cap between the darlington … Read more
Request for Phil – one tag board layout for the Park 2 knob fuzz sound. I generally prefer to keep the links below the board, as it looks neater. I don’t mind linking two adjacent lugs on top, as you hardly notice it. One suggestion for this. The D*A*M Colosround Fuzz Sound has a few … Read more
This isn’t a complete reference of every Tone Bender MKIII / MKIV ever made. It’s a working table compiled from multiple online sources and gut shots, so treat it as a guide rather than absolute gospel. In some cases, it’s difficult to have a definitive set of values for any one pedal, as they are … Read more
A full description can be found here, which is the tagboard layout. I built mine on tagboard, but that isn’t for everyone, so the standard vero layout is below. D*A*M FUZZ SOUND FS-77 – VERO LAYOUT
Another Tone Bender MKIII / MKIV variant – is the Park Fuzz Sound. I’d already done a P2P layout, so I thought I should also do a standard vero layout. As maybe one other person and I have used the P2P layout… I guess the most obvious difference is the lack of Fuzz pot – apart from … Read more
Two new MKIII / MKIV Tone Benders finished over the weekend – the circuits have been finished for a while, just had not got around to boxing them up. Hopefully off to new homes shortly. Pity Gapco is now out of stock with these enclosures – I should have bought more when I had … Read more
Now I didn’t go as far as measuring and matching gain and leakage (as much as possible), but here’s a comparison of a few Q3 transistors for a Tone Bender MKIII – all the same setting, just swapping Q3 on the breadboard. Why? I saw someone on Facebook poking fun at an eBay seller in Thailand over what … Read more
The Buzzaround’s Italian cousin – the Elka Dizzy Tone. Extremely similar, some are seen with a 1M Attack pot. This layout is based on the D*A*M Fuzz Sound MKIII layout. ELKA DIZZY TONE – 0.15″ VERO LAYOUT VIDEO DEMO
