Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
A variation on the classic Rangemaster Treble Booster from D*A*M. The Red Rooster germanium booster uses a NPN transistor so it can run off a normal power supply, and features a capacitor blend on the input to sweep between treble boost and full range boost. This has a lot of boost on tap – it will crush … Read more
This is a simple little fuzz from Spaceman – The Titan II SPACEMAN EFFECTS TITAN II FUZZ MACHINE | POINT-TO-POINT LAYOUT
Yeah it’s another Tone Bender…. The Vox was one of the longest running in production, and it’s a variation of a Fuzz Face, or vice versa. VOX TONE BENDER – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT VOX TONE BENDER MODS Increase the size of the output capacitor. 4n7 is pretty small, considering a Fuzz Face … Read more
The mysterious Sola Sound MK1.5 Tone Bender, which is pretty much a Fuzz Face, or a Fuzz Face is a MK1.5 Tone Bender – either way… just don’t try and bias it like a Fuzz Face. You can the find history of the Tone Bender on Kit Rae’s Big Muff Page and also on David Main’s (D*A*M) … Read more
One of the simplest circuits for overdrive ever, and the source of several over priced boutique pedals with rather dubious marketing claims – the Electra Distortion. ELECTRA DISTORTION – POIN TO POINT LAYOUT ELECTRA DISTORTION – SCHEMATIC
The Park Fuzz Sound is a two knob Tone Bender MKIII – I guess they thought who turns the fuzz down anyway, and it will save money on knobs and pots. PARK FUZZ SOUND – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT
A nice easy one – the Lovepedal Church of Tone 50 (COT50). Despite the hype, it’s just an Electra Distortion with some small mods (just the addition of the bias pot really). It will not magically make your amp sound like a 1960’s Marshall Plexi as some claim, but it’s worth a try if you are looking for a … Read more
Commonly referred to as the poor man’s Super Fuzz – the Kay Fuzz Tone Model F-1. The Union Tube & Transistor Bumble Buzz is based on this (they’re almost the same really). Key differences are the lack of Fuzz control (the expander control), and it’s missing a gain recovery stage at the end, so it’s not … Read more
One more for the vintage Japanese Fuzz collection The Ace Tone FM-2 Fuzz Master – a variation on the venerable Super Fuzz. It’s a little different as the “Expander” control is missing (bypassed), which is the same as running it full-tilt all the time. It also uses silicon diodes instead of germanium and has a strange … Read more
The Fairfield Circuitry Unpleasant Surprise – bias voltages unknown for the JFETS (so you may need to tweak them). I had to tweak a bit for the Barbershop before it was right, maybe the same here. Mind you, this is a bit of signal-destroying fuzz monster, so it may not matter as much. I have checked … Read more