Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Yes, this is super nerdy and I may be the only person that will ever find it useful – I combined the specs from the Hammond 125SE series into one table, as I found it really annoying to check through individual datasheets. I recently installed one in a Vox AC4-C1 12 just to see if … Read more
I ended up selling this one before doing any work on it, as I decided that I have enough projects on the go right now, and I couldn’t decide if I wanted to leave it stock, or mod it to suit my tastes. Better to leave a vintage amp like this as is… So if … Read more
Unfortunate update. The person I was buying this off accidentally dumped it for scrap before I could pick it up… damn ——————————- If you’re wondering why I haven’t been posting vero layouts – I have been busy finishing some customer orders and researching a few things (not to mention life in general). I’m … Read more
Picked up this Greco TV-500 Les Paul Junior recently, and there’s not a massive amount of information out there, so I thought I should jot a few things down. I’m fairly sure it’s the same as the Ibanez 2343, given the relationship between the two brands – Greco for the domestic market in Japan, Ibanez … Read more
Something of a classic, the Fender Blender is a monster octave fuzz. I’d be tempted to remove the Blend pot myself, as I don’t like fuzz pedals with clean blend. Probably advisable to add LEDs to the Tone boost switch too. Layout has been designed for a wide enclosure to accomodate the switching and 4 … Read more
There’s a few variations of this circuit, so I’d recommend reading through the Aion FX build docs or maybe just skip the vero all together and buy the board from them. The build docs also include LTspice simulations of the frequency response, so that saves me a bit of time plotting them out. I’ve labelled a … Read more
MSP speakers are often found in Australian made amplifiers, such as Goldentone, Moody, Vase etc. It seems at the time, local manufacturers had a choice of either MSP or Rola / Plessey Rola speakers. This is likely because of the high import tariffs and shipping costs at the time. MSP were made in Sydney, Australia … Read more
I was a little surprised when someone requested this, as I assumed that I would have already done it given my love of vintage size vero and Tone Benders. Anyways, here’s the short circuitboard version of the MKII Tone Bender. What’s this short circuitboard business? It’s thought to be the transition from the MK1.5 Tone … Read more
I was poking around in my files and realised that I had started a layout for this a couple of years ago, but had not quite finished it – anyways, here it is. It’s SRS EQ Exciter from the seventies, with the Creepy Fingers mod. If you want to make it stock, replace the Gain … Read more
I picked up a Vox AC4C1with a 12″ speaker recently, as it was selling really cheap second-hand, and it looked like it was straight out of the box. I have a sneaking suspicion that the previous owner hated it – he seemed glad to be rid of it. Note: comments below relate to the stock … Read more