Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Bass, treble and full range boost – a 1970s classic from Dan Armstrong, although somewhat overlooked compared to its more famous brethren, the Orange Squeezer and Green Ringer. DAN ARMSTRONG RED RANGER – VERO LAYOUT RED RANGER VIDEO DEMO
I’ve posted layouts for a stripped-back version of the Roland BeeBaa, but never for the full BeeBaa. So here it is. The Roland BeeBaa has a couple of extra options, not generally found on fuzzes of the era, mainly the treble boost and tone control. The switching swaps between a treble boost and a fuzz … Read more
Check out the video, as it includes a tear down, schematic and a great explanation of the Barber Edge Hog circuit by Gray Bench Electronics. He has a few other video that are worth a look too – hopefully more traces to come… BARBER ELECTRONICS EDGE HOG – VERO LAYOUT note that I did … Read more
Be prepared for some scorching output level – the Saturn V is LOUD… SPACEMAN SATURN V BOOSTER – VERO LAYOUT SATURN VIDEO DEMO
There’s a massive thread of modded circuits at Free Stomp Boxes by Dylan159 – this one is a Bazz Fuss / Fuzz Face hybrid, suitably called the Bazz Face. There’s plenty more in the thread, including schematics and sound demos. DYLAN159 BAZZ FACE – VERO LAYOUT BAZZ FACE SCHEMATIC Drawn by Dylan BAZZ FACE … Read more
Another fine circuit from Jonny Reckless, this time he’s headed into cranked Marshall territory (hence the name). Here’s the thread on DIY Stompboxes RECKLESS LITTLE JIM – VERO LAYOUT RECKLESS LITTLE JIM – VIDEO DEMO BY JONNY
Another one from Jonny Reckless – the Moon LNDer distortion, using LND150 MOSFETS. All the required details can be found on DIY Stompboxes, including schematics, some suggested mods and a video demo with a few words from Jonny. Set drain bias to between 6 and 7 volts by adjust the 10k resistors going to the … Read more
This one seems to have many parents – I was not really sure what to tag it as. It started life as an Electro-Harmonix Dr Q, which ended up as a Jack Orman Dr Quack and then at some stage Mark Hammer mods have appeared, and more changes bought it to Nurse Quacky by Runoffgroove. Hopefully … Read more
I started this layout ages ago and never finished it for some reason – anyways, here it it, the Univox SQ-150 Square Wave. Mark Hammer mods included below. UNIVOX SQ-150 SQUARE WAVE – VERO LAYOUT UNIVOX SQ-150 SQUARE WAVE – MARK HAMMER MODS – VERO LAYOUT ORIGINAL SQUARE WAVE SCHEMATIC
OK, so this one is wide even by my standards – but it will still fit in a 150BB in landscape format. I could have made it a bit smaller, but once you get past a certain width, why hold back is my theory. The Gretsch Play Boy Harmon Booster was one of my early … Read more