Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
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
This thing is close to a classic Fuzz Face, but just by looking at the schematic, i seemed like this baby has tons more bass and wilder fuzz control with much higher values than its idol. Simple and small, but some of you Fuzz Afficionadas might find this good thing to build. I promise not … Read more
Not a lot of demos about these nice little circuits. Anyway. Dan was a great man. One of my idols. If you’re not familiar with the man and his work, you could check out http://www.danarmstrong.org/ I just built this one too and it’s really great sound heater. Something you might want to leave on all the … Read more
Adding to the Runoffgroove library. From ROG: The idea behind this project is to create a natural sounding overdrive sound using minimal components. It should also be suitable for a booster for an already driven amp. *snip* Please take note of the transistor pin voltages shown below, specifically the source of the J201 JFET. It … Read more
*There was an issue with the board powers, my mistake. Now fixed. (2013-04-08) We’ve taken on a few classic Jordan designs before, so i thought this one would be a nice addition to the library. It’s simple and quick build. What i can tell from the demo, it’s not that bad of a Rangemaster alternative…. … Read more
Happy Christmas everybody! Info about the original: The Groundswell full overdrive with a natural response to picking intensity. It features two transistor based gain stages, so it doesn’t have that artificial over-clipped sound like many “overdrive pedals” out there. No compression, just gain and drive! Dual gain stages and a voltage reducer that alters total … Read more
Here we go with another classic optical compressor. Original unit uses VTL5C2, so could get away with using any LDR with 1M dark resistance. So the LDR resistor would be resistor leads of VTL5C2 and that green LED acts as LED leads of the vactrol. Positive/anode to strip four and negative/cathode to strip one. Haven’t … Read more
Updated 21st January 2013 The Bad Monkey is a very popular low cost pedal which most people have assumed to be a simple Tubescreamer clone but is a little bit more than just a verbatim TS808. It actually bears a lot more resemblance to the DOD Juice Box which is handy because the person who … Read more
From ROG:The Tonemender is a very flexible, yet simple clean boost with a 3-knob tonestack that allows the user to re-create the classic Fender, Marshall and Vox responses. We suggest using a TLC2272 for the dual op-amp. The TLC2272 is rated for low-noise and rail-to-rail output, which will offer the highest possible clean boost and … Read more
Well it’s the 21st here so I’m getting this one in early in case the world ends soon so we can get it verified first. :o) Another must try for fans of U2 and The Edge and another one of the boost pedals in his arsenal. Info from Boss about the long discontinued original: The … Read more