Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
When you’re diving into breadboarding or building circuits, one thing becomes clear—you need a test box. It can be used with a breadboard or a completed circuit, before you spend time boxing it up in a finished enclosure. Testing using an enclosure that is known to work eliminates one area of trouble shooting, which often … Read more
It’s no secret as to what the R2R Electric germanium preamp is based upon, which is an old and very rare Hofner preamp. The Hofner is a full-range germanium booster, which was once used as a way to plug guitars into old console radios way back in the day. As this is a simple Rangemaster style … Read more
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The D*A*M Drag n Fly DF-05 is a hybrid fuzz pedal that combines silicon and germanium transistors, drawing inspiration from the classic Fuzz Face design. What sets it apart is its unique filter control, located at the input of the circuit. This control blends the input signal between a 10uF and a 4n7 capacitor, offering … Read more
This the D*A*M Dragonfly DF-06, which is somewhat confusingly not the same circuit as the D*A*M Drag n Fly. They’re both in the Fuzz Face family, but they each approach the tone control differently. The Drag n Fly does the tone shaping up front, while the Dragonfly does it at the end of the circuit, … Read more
The Colorsound Fuzz Box has to be one of my favourite fuzz circuits, due to its simplicity and reliable results. It’s very much a one trick pony, but if you just want a nice thick fuzz, this will to that trick quite well. The original silicon circuit is said to be a Dick Denny design, … Read more
I’d created a layout for the Pete Cornish P-1 about four years ago, based on best guesses as to what this said to be – a Rams Head Big Muff. I was kind of close, but here’s a layout from a very reliable Aion FX trace. If you want to see where it sits in … Read more
Thought I was overdue for a regular vero layout, as it has been a while – schematic available at PedalPCB. It has the usual DBA weirdness – upside down low-gain silicon transistors etc (reverse beta). DEATH BY AUDIO – EVIL FUZZ VERO LAYOUT
This humble little transformer is a favourite valve amp OT among some DIY folks in Australia, as it’s cheap at only $27 and readily available from Altronics. It’s sold as a 20w 100v line transformer, but it also works really well as a 8k P-P output transformer. Based on real world testing, it’s thought to … Read more
Cause everyone needs a 100w valve powered PA head right? Mainly for historical interest & I wanted to note the way the meter is set-up for later.