Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
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
I actually own one of these from the Dead Pony run, and the other night when I’d run out of solder I traced it. It’s essentially a TS-808 clone with a couple of very minor changes. There was a jumper where an extra diode could be for asymmetrical clipping, so I’ve included room for the … Read more
Here’s a great sounding overdrive from Blackout Effectors. It features a 2-band EQ and the standard drive and volume controls. The topology of the circuit is reminiscent of the classic Big Muff, (input amplifier, gain stage, gain stage, EQ, gan recovery stage) but the components are completely different. Here’s the schematic for reference. Adjust the … Read more
Here’s a cool little dual effect designed by Allesz over on FSB. I actually laid this out a long time ago, but couldn’t wrap my head around the switching with the buffer. I’ve learned a lot since then and feel confident in my understanding to publish this one here. It essentially is a basic PT2399 … Read more
Here’s an unreleased version of the Evil Filter. It’s similar but not quite the same as the original. The schematic was pulled from a video interviewing DBA’s Oliver Ackermann and was redrawn here. Some of the parts are a little pricey but the resulting sound is apparently amazing.
Ever hear about “leaky” germanium transistor and wonder how to measure that? Well, here’s a little utility board that allows you to test germanium transistors. It’s based on this article by R. G. Keen, which you should definitely read. It explains pretty much everything going on in this process. I’ve included a switch to allow … Read more
