Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
The Equinox is Spaceman’s trimmed-down version of an old-school studio equaliser – it’s definitely inspired by Pultec, but with a few key differences. I’m fine with the differences, as it makes it practical to build. Schematic can be found here on PedalPCB. If you don’t have a power supply that kicks out 18v, Dirtbox … Read more
I’m a bit of a fan of some of the late sixties / early seventies Beatles fuzz sounds, so I was interested to see this pop-up. Like the Creepy Fingers Lonely Hearts Fuzz, it’s based on the fuzz section built into the Vox UL series amps. I’m feeling a bit of déjà vu posting this, … Read more
22AWG and 24AWG are what most pedal builders use, but depending on where you live, these values may not be readily available from your local store. Of course, online is always an option, but shipping a bunch of heavy copper reels can be expensive. 22AWG and 24AWG are not available in the most common electronics … Read more
The Arbiter Treble and Bass Face is the lesser-known cousin of the Fuzz Face from the mid to late sixties and was probably overshadowed by the Colorsound Power Booster, which had more gain on tap, and perhaps a nicer frequency response. Speaking of which, it’s easy enough to mod this to suit your tastes. I … Read more
This is Creepy Fingers’ take on the Os Mutantes Fuzz. It’s fixed a few issues the original had – the original being the DISTORCEDOR “R-VIII” from Brazil. There are already some layouts of this out there (as always), so I thought I’d do something a little different and replace the trimmers with external pots. CREEPY … Read more
This is a slightly modded Interfax Harmonic Percolator that I made today. It’s an odd little circuit – it can run from clean, a bit overdriven, then into distortion, and finally to overly compressed fuzz madness. The range of sounds are so broad, it’s almost worth setting it up as a dual pedal (which I … Read more
Aion FX just dropped a few circuit traces today (about eight in total) and this one from Catalinbread caught my eye. It’s a standard soft-clipping overdrive up front, not unlike a Tube Screamer, followed by a three-stage active equaliser, which is something I happen to like on a pedal. As it happens, the EQ section … Read more
I have a fairly extensive post on the Wem Project V here, this is post is primarily to document my own work, as I’m not sure how many people would want to build in this style. Standing resistors are mostly frowned upon in the world of vero, despite being commonplace on many vintage effects. Joining … Read more
The Top Gear Fuzz is a rare English Fuzz Face variant from the late sixties / early seventies. It’s a fairly awkward build as it’s on a tiny piece of vero, floating between the two pots. There seems to be a couple of versions floating around (like all a lot of vintage circuits). I have … Read more
