Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Here’s the Pitch Pirate with board mounted pots. Like the Deluxe version, the LFO is designed to be grounded when the effect is turned on (hence the pad at the top of the board). Just use the true-bypass wiring diagram in the General Layout Notes and leave out the LED wiring. Then just connect the … Read more
Continuing Jon Patton Week with a vibe/tremolo effect called the Blue Warbler. It features envelop control over the LFO and can be built with one or two LDR stages (layout below reflects the 2 stage version). Jon explains it best, so be sure to check out his build doc and demo below. It’ll be a little … Read more
Got a request for this one. This was originally designed by John Hollis and has since been modified by various folks in the DIY community. Like the latest version of the Little Angel chorus, it has a switch to do either vibrato or chorus tones. And the Mode switch allows for different speeds (Leslie, Normal, … Read more
Kicking off the week with a fantastic vibe box from Earthquaker Devices–The Depths. It gave me a bit of a fight to get the pots board mounted and as a result there are 5 jumpers O_O. But it sounds great and you should build it. Ahoy! Welcome to your new Depths Optical Vibe Machine! The … Read more
Direct from the source: Ahoy! Welcome to your new Depths Optical Vibe Machine! The Depths is our take on the classic optical vibe circuit. Now you can swab the decks with the same lush, pulsating, three-dimensional swirling sound you know and love, with some modern accouterments for all you land-lubbers out there. The Depths is … Read more
Here’s a cool vibrato effect designed by CultureJam and based on Tim Escobedo’s Wobbletron. Here’s what he had to say about it his original build doc. The DuoVibe is a two-stage optical vibe circuit than can also cop subtle phaser tones. The LFO is modified from the Shoot the Moon tremolo (itself derivative of the … Read more
It’s been a while since I’ve uploaded a monster layout. Therefore… Here is LaceSensor’s version of Lovetone DoppelGanger analog phaser. You can find all info, build doc, bom and manual on Madbean Forum here (free login required) (http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=19190.0) You could also buy PCBs when available. 29/11/2016 Layout updated & Verified: removed cut next to bottom … Read more
Here is a layout for the DOD FX22 Vibro Thang (Vibrato / Phasor) 04/05 Layout Updated: LM358 pin 4 and the 18K resistor from the bottom LM13600 pin 9 were connected to V+ instead of ground.
Here’s the Clari(not) from Mid-Fi. It’s a delay/vibrato/fuzz… thing that’s pretty cool, and the sibling of the Pitch Pirate Deluxe. It uses an LM386 amplifier that pushes a fairly standard PT2399 delay and an optical vibrato. I’ve laid it out for on-board pots mounted from the solder-side and you should be able to squeeze it … Read more
The MagnaVibe is a vibrato effect inspired by the built in effect on old Magnatone amplifiers. From the BigFoot Fx description: The Magnavibe was inspired by the early 1960’s vibrato guitar effect (not the typical tremolo which is just pulse modulation). The Magnatone amp was known for having that amazing wobbly sound. Setting out to … Read more