Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
This is the early version of the Marshall SupaFuzz based on a Tone Bender MKI – it’s close to the original layout used. Strangely it never had a coupling cap on the output, so best to add something decent sized there. I’ve also seen a couple of photos with a power cap across V+ … Read more
A bit of a classic – well one of the first guitar effects really, the Dallas Rangemaster. A nice simple one for a quick build using leftover tag board. In theory there is room to fit the output cap on the board too, but I liked the straight lines of the components. DALLAS RANGEMASTER TREBLE … Read more
I typically buy tag board strips with 18 lugs, usually leaving 6 left over after a few of my recent builds. So, what to do with a small board? Fuzz Face… has to be one of the all-time classics of guitar effects. ARBITER FUZZ FACE – TAG BOARD LAYOUT – PNP GERMANIUM ARBITER FUZZ … Read more
I’m sure there are more than a few layouts out there for the Tone Bender MKI on tag board – I’m sure a couple more will not hurt. These are based on the Zonk Machine tag board layout, and I’m planning on adding an extra tag or two to adapt it to a D*A*M FZ-673 and … Read more
This is my slightly more spacious take on the original tagboard layout for the Baldwin-Burns Buzzaround. Same size board and the same layout; it’s just spread out a bit more to take advantage of all the lugs available. BALDWIN-BURNS BUZZAROUND – TAGBOARD LAYOUT
The Hornby Skewes Zonk Machine is pretty much a MKI Tone Bender with some value changes – most notably the 1n capacitor on the input and resistors to collectors. A classic guitar effect from back in the day. ZONK MACHINE – ORIGINAL TAG BOARD LAYOUT TAG BOARD LAYOUT There’s enough room on a 12-lug tag board … Read more
This is the original 1968 0.15″ vero layout for the Marshall SupaFuzz (which may be disputed by some). The cuts may not be in the exact positions as the original, but no matter… same with Filter pin 3 connection. This may be on the other side of the board, but that makes no real … Read more
I’ve already made a point-to-point layout for this, and as I’m currently on a 0.15″ D*A*M vero roll, I thought, why not… and it’s a Zonk Machine with tweaks. Remarkably similar to the original D*A*M layout, I did move the output from the board a little and swapped pins on the swell pot to a more standard … Read more
They don’t come much more straightforward than this – said to be a Dick Denney design, the Colorsound Fuzz Box is a one-knob silicon fuzz face with a couple of value tweaks, but other than that, you know what you’re getting here. This circuit is also found in the Vox V1141 Super Beatle solid state amplifier. … Read more
