Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
One that I’ve probably overlooked a little, given its place in the early history of English fuzz pedals – which was likely inspired by the Maestro… There was a three-transistor version prior to this called “Fuzzy” which by all accounts is a Maestro. The later versions dropped the input buffer and made the jump from … Read more
I have a fairly extensive post on the Wem Project V here, this is post is primarily to document my own work, as I’m not sure how many people would want to build in this style. Standing resistors are mostly frowned upon in the world of vero, despite being commonplace on many vintage effects. Joining … Read more
Ghost Effects take on the rare and elusive WEM Project V Fuzz. Compared to the original, some overkill filtering has been removed and Edge and Drive switches has been replaced with a tone control labelled Edge. Information regarding mods and trimpot setup is avaiable HERE.
This is the Ghost Effects take on the WEM Project V – the Warmjet V. The name is a combination of the original WEM Project V, and the Brian Eno album, Here Comes the Warm Jets, which the pedal was allegedly used on and supposedly remains a favourite of Brian Eno (according to the internet, so it must be … Read more
Apart from sounding cool, the main claim to fame for the WEM Project V is that it was used by Brian Eno. It’s a little known but quite amazing sounding guitar effect from the late sixties / early seventies. WEM PROJECT V DESIGN It’s really quite different to the usual suspects in terms of circuit design … Read more
This was requested in the forum. There is a photo of the Beatles where you can see this pedal, so it should be a fun build for us Beatles fans! Here’s the Ge version first: Then the Si version: And finally the Si version with the tone control mod like the … Read more
Here’s a cool vintage fuzz circuit from the mid 60s–the WEM Pep Box. It’s probably best known its use by John Lennon during the Revolver sessions. There are two versions of this effect, the first using germanium transistors and the later using silicon. I’ve drawn up layouts for both iterations of the circuit, as there … Read more
