MENATONE: Red Snapper Overdrive

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I’d never heard of these until this morning – and I could not believe the second-hand prices of the original…   especially considering the new price of a hand-made pedal from the builder. It’s kind of a Timmy x boutique Tubescreamer type thing – can find the schematic here.   Dual tin can opamp is required – … Read more

HUDSON: Sidecar Overdrive

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I did a layout for the Hudson Sidecar a couple of years ago, and I retraced my steps recently and found a few things that needed to be updated.  The Sidecar is a progression of the 999 Overdrive, which is Hudson’s version of a ‘green box’ overdrive, made for people like me that don’t like … Read more

EARTHQUAKER DEVICES: Plumes

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The Earthquaker Devices Plumes is their take on a Tube Screamer, and it’s quite a good one.  It’s somewhat simpler than Palisades, which is probably about as far as anyone would want to take a Tube Screamer.   I’m not one that really likes Tube Screamers a great deal, as I never got the mid-boost and … Read more