Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
I’ve already built the Micro V, and it’s a really cool-sounding envelope filter, so I thought I might try the Musitronics Mu-Tron III. It’s generally regarded as THE envelope filter of its day. As much as I love a bit of fuzz, I really do enjoy sitting in a groove with an envelope filter running…. Note … Read more
Perhaps not often talked about in the world of guitar pedal building, as they’re kind of boring as all hell – the humble bench power supply. So why am I bothering you with this? Apart from being able to dial in most voltages that I need, a bench power supply is actually a handy … Read more
The MXR M-103 Blue Box is a sub-octave fuzz (two octaves down). It’s not a clean sub-octave either, pretty dirty really, well it’s a fuzz… kind of synthy on some settings. Might want to check how many 56k resistors you have before starting this. MXR BLUE BOX – VERO LAYOUT BLUE BOX OCTAVE MOD Same … Read more
If the other MS-20 filter is all too much, maybe this will be easier. It’s Tim Escobedo’s adaptation of an MS-20 style filter for guitar, just using the an LM13700 and running at 9v. KORG MS-20 FILTER – TIM ESCOBEDO VERSION – VERO LAYOUT
This is a modded Benson Preamp by Dylan159 on Freestompboxes. Dylan has taken the original and simplified it but has retained the overall character. Quite a detailed explanation via the link above, including a schematic, LTSPICE model traces, audio and his vero layout. What a solid effort. For me, this is useful, as it has a standard … Read more
Nothing to see here – just a Marshall Blues Breaker… quite the classic today, bit did not do well when it was released. MARSHALL BLUES BREAKER – VERO LAYOUT
This is the original layout for the Hornby Skewes Hybrid Zonk Machine (Silicon / Germanium). Unfortunately, the trimmer needed to be a different size for the layout, so I had to make a strange triangular marker. HORNBY SKEWES HYBRID ZONK MACHINE – 0.15″ VERO LAYOUT (ORIGINAL)
Full details available here, which is my point-to-point layout for the Matsumin Valvecaster. Original values are used below. MATSUMIN VALVECASTER – TAG BOARD LAYOUT
Like Tube Screamer overdrive, but hate the Tube Screamer mid bump and lo-cut? Then the Yamaha OD-10MII Overdrive might be just the thing for you. Schematic at Aion YAMAHA OD-10MII OVERDRIVE – VERO LAYOUT v2 corrected VIDEO DEMO
The Death by Audio Fuzz War V1 is notoriously hard to build by all accounts, which makes me want to try. Might breadboard this one first to sort out any bias issues before committing to the board. DEATH BY AUDIO FUZZ WAR V1 – VERO LAYOUT