Bearhug FET Compressor

Bearhug FET Compressor 7985ebd3ba24

Jon Patton’s Bearhug FET Compressor (Yeah! That’s the same cool dude who demoed Valvewizard’s Engineer’s Thumb a while back!) As requested. From Jon: The Bearhug is a (fairly) low-parts-count, quiet, tonally transparent compressor using only transistors. It can do subtle peak limiting or squishy sustaining, with a decent amount of boost (probably ~6-12db). Notes & … Read more

Runoffgroove Umble

ROG Umble c1fc3418fc97

As. Requested. Info from ROG: There has always been much talk about the mystical hand-built amps that a particular man sells for around $10,000 each. Some claim these are the greatest amplifiers known to man, while others maintain it’s all hype. The runoffgroove.com team doesn’t know for sure, because neither of us can plunk down 10 … Read more

Shoe Song

Shoe Song bb1f42b52f1f

Zero information around about this circuit. The schematic is signed by Alquinta, and the design looks really nice. Only info i could easily find was the little note on the bottom schematic file: “Bass overdrive with a dirty edge (Low to Med Gain)” The transistors (Q1-Q3) can be 2N5089, BC549C or similar. John’s modded layout: … Read more

Vox/Guyatone Zoom Distortion Box

Vox Guyatone Distortion 79981807324d

This design is pretty close to OD250/Dist+, but i thought it should be added anyway, as there are some slight differences. Funny thing is that the same circuit was marketed and sold as both Vox Distortion and Guyatone Zoom Distortion Box. From what i can tell from the demo, it’s really nice sounding thing. These … Read more

Ibanez WH10

Ibanez WH10 5106588207ce

Request.  Manufacturers info about the reissue version which is a circuit match: The WH10V2 features the same circuit as the original with one major upgrade: a very sturdy metal housing. Ready now for the rigors of the road, the WH10V2 features the same multiple feedback opamp circuit as the original, a type rarely found in … Read more