Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
You bassists on here are pretty speedy builders, so who will build this first? :o) At 22 x 14 this will fit in a 1590B if you file the sides down a bit, but with it being a two stomp effect you’ll probably want to put it in a 1590BB or at least a 125B … Read more
Here’s something cool. The design reminds me of something else a lot – i think some of you may want to take the diodes on a switch with red 3mm LEDs 🙂 Original unit has NEC C157C metal can IC in it, but NEC’s own cross reference guide says that this particular IC has been … Read more
Doron! I think you meant this one and not the MSL 😛 To add a few words, the clipping diodes are placed neatly where you can easily take them on the switch and have your way with them. I would probably go with three position two pole switch and have the middle as diode lift, … Read more
Got an early 90s unit recently, the chinese reissue with JRC4558 chip. I’m still really surprised how good it sounds. So i do think this is very neglected and underrated pedal. I’ve added polarity protection diode and pulldown resistor for the input. The chip is stated as KA4558 in the italian reissue schematic i found … Read more
Edit 31.7.2016 – There was still one crucial error on the layout, which made the board defunct. Fixed and tweaked a few things around to accomodate the polarity protection etc. *Should* finally be safe to build.
Request. Hmmm, I’m spotting a few similarities to something else here! :o) But true bypass switching and so without the famous buffer. It does have a lot of changes though and some of them will undoubtedly make a difference and affect the final tone, so worth a build for you Klon fans. Note the two … Read more
Not too much info around on this beloved cheapo pedal, but it seems to be of fairly good design. For the layout, i’ve omitted the input buffer to keep the size down. The output buffer has 2SK30-style pinout for couple of reasons. First, the original (schematic states K222E) is not that common. Second, it’s just … Read more
Originally sold as a kit, this seems like a nice adaptation of Sam Ash/Astrotone fuzz. Not sure about the original transistors, but my best bet would be on the 2N2222 and other relatively low gain devices. Original also has 50n caps, but i think most of you have stock of 47n caps… Andrea notes on … Read more
Request. To save space I did this using a 3 position on/off/on toggle instead of the rotary switch. You will get the same selections, 10n, 22n and 33n. Well you’ll actually get 32n with my toggle but it’s close enough, although if you do want it with exactly the same values you could always hand … Read more
Got the original yesterday and it didn’t disappoint. Soundwise. The box is what you’d expect and the stompswitch is out of order, so no surprise there. Ibanez’s old cheapo high gain distortion that is articulate and powerful without being mushy or too noisy. Well worth a second look. This layout omits the in/out buffers and … Read more