Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Hello new and old friends! On this day AD, we have some exciting news. I, Miro have been dubbed as thee second-in-rank-admin to help Mark around on the blog. Many of you already know me from various post threads 🙂 Anyway. I’ve started to draw layouts some time ago and we thought we might give … Read more
When i started to draw layouts, i did draw something like 10 of vintage fuzzes that weren’t published on this blog earlier. I build most of them and that’s when i realized why they weren’t posted. Most of them are pure crap. For those who are after “that 60’s sound” – the ear piercing super … Read more
Request, with CA3080 instead of LM13700 (but you can use the conversion daughterboard to allow you to use the LM13700 if you prefer). Designed my Merlin Blencowe and posted on the various DIY sites, this is how he described it: For a long time I’ve felt guilty that my pedal board didn’t include a compressor. … Read more
Info about the original: Apiformis Fuzztortion is a pedal that is quite unlike it’s original idol. In it’s heart, it is a dark low medium gain fuzz/distortion that has delusions of grandeur about being an overdrive. And it is doing all that with vintage-like touch, from doomy dark to brightly overdriven, distorted fuzz with vintage, … Read more
Info about the original: The Black Arts Toneworks LSTR is the red-headed step brother of the Pharaoh. The LSTR provides even more fuzz and mayhem than its brother with the swell of low end you would expect from any Black Arts pedal. This Toneworks beast uses a uniquely interactive tone control circuit allowing for a … Read more
A few people have asked for this so thought I’d add it. If you want to include the loop it’s a pretty simple affair. Volume 2 goes to the tip of a switched socket (Send), and the normally closed contact from the tip goes to the main stomp switch board output lug, and also the … Read more
Something for you all (especially Miro!) to do with your low gain germaniums that you thought were going in the bin. Info from mictester about his circuit: I’ve got back to the work bench recently, and found that I had a lot of germanium diodes and transistors. Most of the transistors were very low gain … Read more
This is a great sounding effect by Dave Barber, modified to put the Sub Bass pot external. Dave sells effects at great prices and their build quality is second to none, so this is one of those builders that everyone should support where possible. So if you get an opportunity to buy any of his … Read more
Requested by a few people. Horrible to do a layout for because of multiple cascading stages with close connections from a 14 pin IC which means you can quickly run out of space, but managed to work my way through it eventually. At 22 columns wide it will just fit in a 1590B if you … Read more
Only ever heard good things about this one, so it had to be added to the collection. Not very good timing though as Vince has just bought one! :o) I have done the main fuzz and buffer circuit separately so those who just want to build the fuzz can do so. If you do want … Read more