Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
After looking at a few photos of D*A*M Tone Bender MKIII innards, I think this is the standard layout used on most (on 0.15 inch vero). I haven’t listed transistors used etc, as the internet has more than enough info on this, and if you have found this page, I’m sure you are quite aware of positive ground circuits … Read more
The Ibanez Overdrive OD-850 is an early Japanese Big Muff variation, almost a straight clone if it wasn’t for the usual tone stack. It’s also known as the Maxon D&S OD-801 – either way, both classic guitar effects from Japan. The tone stack fixes the bass response to some degree, providing a more even sweep across the range. … Read more
Not strictly my layout, as this is a copy of the original Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII board. This is a little different to most MKII schematics, as it has a 10k resistor from base to ground on Q1, and a 47k on the collector of Q2. I’ve read that this is best for leaky … Read more
Just a little Cornish buffer that I use for buffered bypass / Pete Cornish builds. It’s small enough to sneak in at the bottom of an enclosure below the foot switch or standing upright against the side. PETE CORNISH BUFFER – VERO LAYOUT I sometimes add an extra row for additional power filtering – … Read more
This is a handy little mod for the Univox Super Fuzz – especially for those who always leave the tone switch on the notch setting. Instead of a tone switch, there’s a pot from the 100n capacitor to ground in the bridged-t notch filter, so the amount of notch can be dialled in. If you really want … Read more
This has now been traced by Aion FX – it turns out the NG-3 is very different to the NG-2. Miles apart… While this still makes for a decent fuzz, it’s NOT a NG-3. Layouts have been removed for this reason. Here’s the link to the trace The Pete Cornish NG-3 is pretty much the … Read more
Something of a classic and many other designs are based on the MXR Distortion + so no real need for an introduction. MXR DISTORTION PLUS – VERO LAYOUT DISTORTION PLUS ANALYSIS There’s an excellent analysis of the Distortion + here on Electrosmash including a schematic (be prepared for some maths) Note that I have used alternate pot … Read more
This is one of the first circuits I ever built due to the simplicity, and it’s hard to go past as a simple boost with a bit of fattening up of the signal. The Echoplex EP-3 preamp doesn’t provide tons of gain, but it does work very nicely as a slight boost, or as an … Read more
There’s always room for one more Super Fuzz – this time, it’s the Zvex Octane 2, which is a Super Fuzz with a simplified boost stage, and the notch filter can also be adjusted – probably more of a filter depth control than a tone control as such, but that’s just what Zvex called it. … Read more
The Hudson Electronics Broadcast is a great little pedal – while now overshadowed by the Dual Broadcast, which has the high and low gain settings on a foot switch with individual level controls, it’s essentially the same under the hood. I never thought a lo-cut pot would be so useful until trying this pedal. It … Read more