Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
With 7 pots this was never going to be put in a 1590B anyway and so I wasn’t so concerned about keeping the size down, although I bet it could fit in a 125B and would be very impressed if someone did it. :o) I think most people will opt for a 1590BB though. This … Read more
Info about this great sounding fuzz pedal from John Lyons of Basic Audio, and thanks to him for the information he shared about the circuit. Check out this and his other pedals here: A straight ahead refined vintage era fuzz along the lines of the Tonebender with lots of sustain and gain.Tone control smooths out … Read more
I’ve wanted one of these for a while but they’re total unobtainium so the only choice you have is build your own or pay a ridiculous amount of money. The 2N5133’s may be a little difficult to source (and as expensive as the ?Lady pro rata), so try every bi-polar NPN you’ve got in there … Read more
[Updated 4th July 2014 – correction to treble control resistors] The older Klon layout was starting to annoy me for a few reasons so I decided to re-do it and start a new thread as this one is obviously currently unverified, and so all discussion here can relate to this layout. This is a couple … Read more
Request. Another great sounding, extremely well made and very fairly priced effect from Dave Barber. As usual with Barber I’d always say buy this or one of his other pedals to support one of the good builders. Measuring only 2.3” wide, the NEW Compact Direct Drive brings a colossal catalog of vintage British voice to … Read more
I listened to the clip of this last night and thought it sounded awesome for such a small circuit, so had to do the layout. Another bonus is that it uses common transistors so no searching for unobtainium, or having to get something in specially.
Request for this new overdrive circuit from Mark Hammer, the “Almost Everything for Everybody … Almost” Drive, which you can read about here: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=107216.0;topicseen
Request for this nice sounding chorus/vibe pedal. Thanks to Scruffie for his schematic. It will fit in a 1590B if you want the aggravation, but a 125B would probably be a better choice. The effect needs a 15V supply so you can either use a standalone 15V adapter if you have one, or build the … Read more
A few people have requested this so I thought I’d better do it. This one includes the Script mod on a switch so you can choose either mode. Don’t forget that you really need to match the JFETs for this. You may get lucky with an unmatched set but the better the match the better … Read more
Request. Info about the original from Roger Mayer: In 1964 I designed my first fuzz guitar effects pedal that was used by Jimmy Page and Big Jim Sullivan and featured on many early hit records. I am pleased to announce that after 40 years this early ground breaking fuzz will be available again. It uses … Read more