Aclam The Mocker

Aclam The Mocker 2663865cfb85

Here’s the Mocker. It’s a recreation of the on-board fuzz from the Vox UL730, used by the Beatles on Revolver and a bit on Sgt. Peppers. It’s fairly simple with most of the mojo coming from the OA200 clipping diodes. Socket and experiment as I’ve heard 1N4148s and 1N4001s sound good. The transistors are low … Read more

Boss NF-1 Noise Gate

BOSS NG1 STELLOH 8fdaf5eb605a

 Another awesome contribution Chris Stelloh.  Another 1980’s Boss pedal I use a lot, here’s the modified layout for the original gray NF-1 Noise Gate, courtesy of Guitar Electronics DIY PCBs in PolanD: SCHEMATIC   I reversed the wiring for the decay pot, since it was working backwards from the original. The LM741 IC is being powered … Read more

Boss CS-3 Compressor / Madbean Oracle

Boss CS3 Compressor MBP Oracle Stelloh 52e7ed2a0db8

 Another great contribution by Chris Stelloh!  This is a layout drawn from the Madbean Oracle project, which is, essentially the Boss CS-3 compression sustainer. I really like the sound of VCA-driven compressors, especially on sampled drum sounds. This Boss pedal has been around for about 40 years, and the Madbean version makes a few slight … Read more