Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
If you feel like getting into a bit of programing with your pedal building, this is probably a good place to start. The legwork was done and graciously shared by Coda Effects. It uses a PIC micro-controller to trigger a relay and LED indicator. To learn how to program the PIC12F675 read the original blog … Read more
Here’s the MXR Distortion III. It’s pretty similar to the MXR ZW-44, which itself is a Boss SD-2 clone. The main difference is hard clipping in the Distortion III instead of soft clipping in the ZW-44/SD-2. Originals use an MC33178P dual opamp, but try a JRC4558 or TL072.
For Fuzz Friday, here’s another one from CultureJam. The Stein Fuzz is a lightly modified version of the Roger Mayer Stone Fuzz* pedal (which is itself a lightly modified Fuzz Face). The main difference is more standardized part values (the pots mainly). It’s meant to be a positive ground circuit (center positive, so not daisy … Read more
Got a request for this one. It’s very similar to Bjorn’s Pale Green Compressor in his BearFoot Fx line, but with an extra stage for the Sustain mode. Here’s the schematic for reference. From the product description: FOREST GREEN COMPRESSOR (FGC) is designed to meet the highest standards of guitar and bass compression. There is … Read more
Here is a layout for the older version of EH Black Finger. You can find the original FSB thread here. I’ve used Pedalgrinder slightly modified schematic on page 3. Some suggested high gain, some low gain transistors. Should test them both. … and the LM13700’s version:
Here’s one of the earliest Catalinbread designs, the Supercharged Overdrive. It’s a pretty unique circuit with the Contour control adding in more distortion and saturation from the CD4007 stage. Laid out for board mounted pots and will fit quite nicely in a 1590B. Schematic here for reference.
Up next in the tube preamp series, I give you the Orange AD200B MkIII. This is the current production AD200B, which has a few changes compared to the MkI, which is why I figured it would be a good idea to make a layout for this version as well. Similar to the MkI, the MkIII … Read more
Up next in the tube preamp series, I give you the Orange AD200B MkI. Made in very limited numbers, only a few hundred if that, in 2001 these were made P2P on turretboard. Known for great clean, with a focused midrange, but has great grit with the gain cranked. Unlike the Sunn Model T, this … Read more
It’s Fuzz Friday once again and this week we have the Satisfaction Fuzz from Electro Harmonix. It’s essentially a Jordan Bosstone without the clipping diodes and a smaller output capacitor.
Got a request for this one. It’s an interesting variation of the Tube Screamer circuit, but with a lot of changes and modifications. There’s an optional boost switch you can include if you like that’s not apart of the original. If you don’t want to include it, just don’t populate the 270Ω resistor and 2.2uF … Read more