Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
I was in two minds over posting this because it is almost exactly an Ibanez TS9, but I thought I would just because if someone does want to build one they have a ready made layout and so won’t have to look up what changes to make. To emphasise how close it is I’ve also … Read more
Requested compact layout as an alternative to the compact SHO. Martin wrote when sharing the original schematic at Freestompboxes: Alright, I got it finally figured out… an SHO-style MOSFET boost with NO CRACKLE!!! I came up with a new gain control for it that allows for the same range of gain adjustment without having to … Read more
From John K. Info about the original: This compressor captures the natural feel of your amp and speakers compressing as they are pushed.The PGC really shines in a live situation with a band where the heavier handed compressors, that sound good at home in a room, often sound thick and lifeless against other real instruments… … Read more
Another from John K, this time the Moosapotamus Acoustic 360 Bass Fuzz. Info from them about their project: I love the sound of fuzz bass. But as a bass player, it sometimes seems like I’ve been on an endless quest for a great sounding bass fuzz circuit. I’ve tried quite a few different ones, both … Read more
After a request John K has said that he’s happy to have his layouts posted on the main site so there will be a few of these showing up over the next few days. All layouts posted are verified by John and others in many cases so you can definitely build with confidence. Starting with … Read more
And the “Special” version with the Jazz/Rock switch. If I’d just added a cap I would have tacked this layout on the bottom of the first post, but I’ve shifted things around quite a bit, gained a row but lost two columns, and with this not being verified I thought it should have it’s own … Read more
Latest $600 TGP favourite and as expected it’s money for old rope. The Screamerloid is probably the correct name, and by some strange coincidence that sounds like painful hemorrhoids. Thanks to Eisy on FSB for the schematic. Out of the 231 overdrive layouts currently on this blog there is a pretty high proportion that are … Read more
This design was pretty awkward to get down to a reasonable size due to two opamps, a trimmer and mere ten diodes on board. I’m not liking the asymmetry, but i still fitted it in a quite compact size. In the demos, this one sounds like a nice and creamy opamp fuzz.. From Demeter site: … Read more
alphadog808 was having problems with his Katana Boost build and I noticed one of the cap values was incorrect. I also noticed that I had no motivation to fix it because it was an old pig ugly layout so thought I’d do an updated version and add it as a new thread to keep the … Read more
