Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Big Daddy and Grace circuits have this at the end of their document page: The two circuits are very similar and it may be possible to use a switching system to alternate between the buffer and the gain stage versions. (ROG) Now did i really have a choice? 🙂 Instead of using some monstrous 4PDT switch, … Read more
I had to get in quick with this one, or Miro would have done it for sure! :o) Cranked tweed 5E3 tone allegedly. It’s amazing how much mileage you can get out of an Electra Distortion and still have customers coming back for another Electra Distortion. Sean is indeed a genius. Alternative version with added … Read more
Continuing Grace Overdrive article at ROG: During the testing of this circuit design (meaning the Grace Overdrive), the thought occurred to try a Jfet gain stage before the 386, instead of the buffer. The impedance would still be high and the 386 would see more signal and clip harder. The result is a pleasing grind and … Read more
One more Devi circuit for now. I’m still putting an emphasis on how you should support her. Get her kits!
Joe Gagan’s Easy Face hybrid Fuzz Face with input cap blend control – as requested. You should get away with almost any PNP germanium as there’s 2N3096 driving it. Documentation states that the trimmer should be used to get ~4.5V on Q2 collector – I suggest you tune it by ear 🙂 This one uses … Read more
I will add the updated version as well at some point, but I wanted to include the original version first because I haven’t seen a layout for it yet, and it’s a nice option for someone who wants a simple two knob delay pedal which will easily fit in a 1590B. Short description from the … Read more
From ROG: A few months ago, Aron Nelson released the Smash Drive. The circuit ingeniously used an LM386 audio power amp chip to produce great distortion sounds. Aron based his work on that of Tim Escobedo. Tim’s Stupidity Box was another great sounding unit and beautifully simplistic. The Smokey Amp by Bruce Zinky was another design … Read more
Info from circuit designer J. Nagy: The Supa Nova is a very low to pretty high gain, tube-ish, distortion pedal that relies on a MOSFET (BS170) to overdrive two JFETs (J201). The tone controls are designed to provide adjustment to the middle and upper frequencies. Voltage at the drains of Q2 and Q3 should be about 5.4 and 4.7, … Read more
Adding to Devi library. Devi is definitely one of the good people in the industry. Can’t say this enough. You should most definitely think about getting kits (and why not production pedals) from her Etsy page. Her pricing is very appealing too…
