Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Always a fan of the MXR Distortion+/DOD 250 as you all have probably figure out by now. Here’s VFE’s take on the classic circuit. Bunch of extra controls and mods including soft clipping, along with bass and tone controls. Schematic here for reference.
Happy Fuzz Friday! Here’s a pretty cool Fuzz Face variant from an equally cool builder, VFE. Both transistors are switchable between silicon and germanium, and it’s got a few other cool tweaks too. Schematic here for reference.
Original Info: “Our OLD SCHOOL tremolo pedal recalls the luxurious tremolo sounds of vintage tube amps. Derived from a rich sounding, but feature-limited tremolo circuit from the 1960s, we added extra range to both speed & depth controls. But we did not stop there! We added two unique circuits – one to starve the circuit … Read more
“The DRAGON HOUND is a dual overdrive + distortion pedal that combines the core circuits from the Alpha Dog and Pale Horse into one unique dirt box. Each circuit has a dedicated drive control, and the blend control can dial in saturated distortion tones that retain the clarity of an overdrive.“ You can find their … Read more
A great and unique distortion pedal by VFE. Unfortunately, with 10 internal trimmers, I didn’t manage to make this layout comfortably fit in a 1590B box like I did with the others. Original description: The TRIUMVIRATE is a unique take on a distortion pedal. The guitar signal is first separated into three pathways (lows, mids, … Read more
A great (soon to be discontinued) fuzz by VFE Pedals. You can find more info on their website here and schematic on their FB page. 01/07/2018 Layout updated!
Another great overdrive from VFE Pedals based on the Klon Centaur. You can find schematic and info on their website here.
A great sounding heavy distortion by VFE Pedals. You can find schematic and info on their website here.
Another great pedal from VFE. You can find schematic and info on their website here.
Here is a layout for their latest version. You can find schematic and info on their website here.