Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Adding to Dan Armstrong library, The Yellow Humper bass booster. This layout is using two SPDT switches instead of the original setup. You could get closer to the original with using 2-pole On-Off-On switch, taking the ground to pins 2 & 5, Lo wire to pins 1 & 3, and finally Hi to pin 6 … Read more
I can’t exactly remember how i ran into this schematic. It is pretty old design and once again i’m having trouble finding more information about it. Anyway. I drew it up and built it. Made some slight changes to the original, such as adding the gain knob and one more 1n cap to tame its … Read more
While the circuit offers nothing completely new, i still think this is pretty nice distortion pedal. Should fit in B-box without any worries. It has a bypass buffer in it, so you’ll need just a 2PDT stomp switch to get LED indication – If you don’t want the LED, then omit the LED resistor from … Read more
Note that in the layout, the 33pf cap was only marked as 33 and so not completely identified. Someone suggested a 33n, someone else thought the 33p was more appropriate, so I suggest socketing that cap and seeing which works best. Info about the original: Introducing the Gain Stage Black™. Stripped clean and pure. The … Read more
This will probably be a popular build for people who use a Fuzz Face (or similar) and also an older style wah, and have a problem putting them in the usual order. Info from Foxrox about their original: The Foxrox Wah Retrofit is a self-contained JFET buffer/amp circuit that gets installed into your Wah Wah … Read more
Continuing with the amazing Runoffgroove library, this time with Omega treble booster. The description below points out that this may be the last treble booster you’ll need to build. ROG sound clip is here. From ROG website: This project began as a search for a FET treble booster similar to the well-known Dallas Rangemaster. We … Read more
Newer, much much more complicated circuit has been around for years, but i thought i’d swoop up a layout for the simpler, older V1 version of the Experimentalists Anonymous Parallel Universe self-oscillating fuzz. So, noise freaks, here you go:
Info about the original: The Yerasov 5000 Volt Modern Distortion in rugged aluminum housing provides official nu metal high-gain sound and offers the following control options: Current (Volume), Insulation (Tone) and Voltage (gain). Power is supplied via the optional AC adapter. The official schematic calls the tone control “Isolation” which is what I have also … Read more
An interesting alternative to the usual Tubescreamer clones and similar, this is an overdrive pedal from Russia and sounds pretty good to me. I can’t find much of a description, even the manufacturers website seems to mention the mechanical side rather than any sort of description of the circuit, so I’ll let the video tell … Read more
The SD-1 Super OverDrive pedal produces the warm, natural distortion of an overdriven tube amplifier while maintaining the subtle nuances of a player’s picking technique. This is one of BOSS’ more subtle and smooth overdrive pedals, perfect for blues and rock.