Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Request. From the effectsdatabase website: A pinch smoother than its American-made comrade, the Russian Muff exhibits slightly less sustain, yet retains that unmistakable Big Muff sound. Prized by bass players for its edge, and sought after by guitarists seeking its unique flavor. Here’s V7 of the Green Russian from 1994 which a few people wanted … Read more
Info from the manufacturer: HYPER DISTORTION Heavy distortion with a unique and driving sustain. A wide range of distorted frequenies that enable everything from neo classical solos to outstanding riff work, hyper distortion captures it all! Excellent for single coil Pickups. Note that the stomp switch isn’t wired up in the conventional way. The effect … Read more
Info from Devi about the original: The Ruby is like a Tone Bender, but way classier and secretly more misogynistic. Short and sweet! :o)
Info from Maxon about the reissue: Originally released in 1979, the Maxon OD808 was one of the first tube-amp overdrive simulators to hit the market. Its smooth, creamy crunch tone caught on quickly, and helped to launch a long line of predecessors as well as imitators. Today, the OD808 design is without a doubt the … Read more
Info about the original: Mark Sullivan from daddys.com wrote this The Mudhoney is a Distortion/Fuzz pedal with a very wide tonal range. It features a typical 3-knob gain/volume/tone layout plus a boost switch. I played this for a few minutes with the boost off and it is quite impressive; very thick tone with warmth that … Read more
Info about the original: The Wampler Tweed 57 is the heart and soul of a mids 50s Fender Tweed amp. Just think Eric Clapton playing Layla: that tiny Fender pushed to the absolute limit for that crunchy yet 100% Fender tone. We all know that when you need a pedal that nails the sound of … Read more
Manufacturers description of the original: FAT,FAT, FAT. Did i mention FAT? That might be the best word to describe the Menatone Blue Collar. Absolutely brilliant on a Strat is another way I’ve heard. Creamy and syrupy with greasy overtones is a third. This was my second production pedal. I launched it in January of 1997 … Read more
Info from the manufacturer: The often imitated but never duplicated thunder of the Red Llama is back! This is not a reproduction, but a continuation of where the groundbreaking archetype left off in 1999. Every single feature that made the Red Llama so mighty is still in place, right where Mr. Huge left them. Season … Read more
Request. This was traced from some pics and a PCB layout. It’s a negative ground YAFF with PNP silicon transistors for some reason. From the Lovepedal spiel: Your quest for the ultimate Fuzz ends here. Lots of players use it like an OD pedal or full on fuzz, even distortion.. Roll back the guitar’s volume … Read more
From an older thread on FSB and DIYSB about using two pairs of piggybacked silicon transistors to have control over the gain. To paraphrase, these were the main points: 1. Take two identical random silicon transistors (for more mojo: your fav fuzz silicons)2. Tie the BASES together,3. Cut off one COLLECTOR4. connect a 3k to … Read more