Effects Projects

mobisimo · mobisimo

Hey all, I'm looking into building a fuzz pedal and since I have little experience playing with one, I am wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. Sonically, I'd like an effect that yields a good lead tone; pretty much a thick lead tone when I'm really driving it, but I would als... >

simon · simon

Hi there, I'm new to the forum and it looks like a great source for information on DIY effects :) I'm looking for a schematic of the Ibanez SH-7. That's the bass-boosted distortion pedal for 7-string guitars... Or some infos on how to boost those deep tones in a curcuit...

hardika_nugroho · hardika_nugroho

Hi I have a V847 reissue that I want to mod to Clyde Mc'coy spec. Is it possible to do that? Do they have the same schematic? I have mod my wah into a true bypass using a dpdt switch (fulltone mod). would that be a disadvantage? I am not an expert regarding to electronics, pls explain using familiar...

tungngruv · tungngruv

Just finished Phillip's "Clyde McCoy" Wah project. Easy to perf up, sounds great and it "wahs" without the buffer (and in front of my fuzz)!! Thanks Phillip!

Peter · Peter

Hi to all participants in this forum! First of all many thanks to Philip for his great site full of cool projects/ schematics and useful information! Few days ago I finished un NPN Tonebender MKII clone ( Mindbender).I desided to use Ge/Si/Si configuration for Q1,Q2 and Q3 respectively....

csmatt45 · csmatt45

Does anyone know why my Fuzz Face, built to stock specs, sounds great after a commercial FX, EVEN IF THE FX BEFORE IT IS OFF?? It gets more highs (alot more) and sounds more "normal", if it's first in my chain, it sounds very dark.. Help! Thanks, Matt

Korgull · Korgull

I was wondering if there was a reason why the Fuzz Central schematic for the Tone Machine specifically calls for Orange Drop caps? What differentiates Orange Drops from other film types? Is that what the original used? Thanks.

CrazyMisfit · CrazyMisfit

Does anybody here have a wiring diagram for the Tycobrahe Octavia? I noticed that the layouts that are on the FuzzCentral site doesn't show any of the wiring for the Potentiometers and Switches ect... Any help would be great! Thanks

nicemusic · nicemusic

Hi, Does anyone have other suggestion's other than the Burr Brown OPA2134PA chip? (for SD1 mod) Like have anyone experimented w/ OPA2132PA? etc... Please post the chips with their outputs.. Many thanks! More Power Fuzz Central!

loylo · loylo

Hi all, First of all, please excuse my poor english since it is not my mother language. I have made my own Fuzz Face with a 250K pot for the "fuzz" pot instead of a 1K pot (because of a wrong schematic). So it reacts strangely: with the pot turned full up, the sound seems good to me, very fuzzy, while when...

Bearded Fish · Bearded Fish

I bought a SD Tweak-Fuzz the other day. When it arrived, I plugged it straight into a clean amp on its own to test it. I was really pleased with it. ‘Good buy’, I thought. Hooked up one other pedal after it (true bypass might I add) and suddenly the sound becomes the infamous 'wasp in a jam jar'. And that's wi...

austen · austen

I read recently the the Guild Foxey Lady was the same as the Triangle Big Muff but I have a layout for it which states thst it's the same as the EH Axis. Anyone built any or know about these ? I'd love to clear up the confusion...

AudioGuy · AudioGuy

I'm going to be doing some country stuff and just wanted some feedback as to what kind of distortion I might want to try out for it. Normally I lean towards the heavy sounds, but those wont work here. I'm using a Talman with Kent Armstrong Lipsticks, and a Gibson goldtone GA15 amp. Its a great amp, but SU...

austen · austen

Hi, Just started the Axis face R3 ..had a thought. Seeing as germanium tones can be replicated with the right tweaks and low HFE transistors, has anyone had any luck taking the same revision 3 style approach to the Tonebender circuits?

danny · danny

dear mr. Phillip Bryant! iv' been wondering if it whould not be too much to ask you if you whould be kind inough to send me your amazing pool of schematics&pcb's to my e-mail as i have no intention of useing them for any kind of profit what so ever i am simply a divoted builder interested mai...

austen · austen

Hi , great site! Could anyone help me ID the pinout on this transistor? It's driiving me nuts. Its an AC187 npn, and there is a painted dot over one lead. Normally I would think that this indicated the emitter, but I think in this case it could be the collector. I tried to use the GEO m...

Zapped · Zapped

Hi, I never made a pcb before and would like to try it. The fuzz cenral site says to reduce the image 33%. I am using photoshop and i'm having trouble. can anyone giveme any suggestions or tell me how they do it? Also the reduced image is very fuzzy. Thanks -- Edited by Zapped at 16:51, 2004-12...

richie · richie

hi, I am using printkey to reduce the layout for a clyde mccoy wah 30%. But it isn't the correct size, too big. I dropped it to 25% and then it is too small. Anybody have trouble with layout printing size? the trouble i am having is for the board mounting screw holes, to match up wit...

richie · richie

i use a power filtering cap, and polarity protection in wah? Wish more people wouldwith adaptors being used! -- Edited by richie on Saturday 10th of April 2010 11:53:57 AM

danny · danny

hey y'all can anyone tell what was on doors guitarist robbie krieger's pedal board like what fuzz box did he use an'all i'd really like to know so i can build it for my self please help!

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Best Fuzz for me (Preview) Hey all, I'm looking into building a fuzz pedal and since I have little experience playing with one, I am wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. Sonically, I'd like an effect that yields a good lead tone; pretty much a thick lead tone when I'm really driving it, but I would als... >	mobisimo	2	697	Oct 26 7:02 AM, 2005 by trevize
	Looking for Ibanez SH-7 schematic (Preview) Hi there, I'm new to the forum and it looks like a great source for information on DIY effects :) I'm looking for a schematic of the Ibanez SH-7. That's the bass-boosted distortion pedal for 7-string guitars... Or some infos on how to boost those deep tones in a curcuit...	simon	0	563	Oct 19 2:55 AM, 2005 by simon
	V847 to Clyde Mc'coy (Preview) Hi I have a V847 reissue that I want to mod to Clyde Mc'coy spec. Is it possible to do that? Do they have the same schematic? I have mod my wah into a true bypass using a dpdt switch (fulltone mod). would that be a disadvantage? I am not an expert regarding to electronics, pls explain using familiar...	hardika_nugroho	2	636	Oct 13 3:59 AM, 2005 by hardika_nugroho
	Clyde McCoy Wah (Preview) Just finished Phillip's "Clyde McCoy" Wah project. Easy to perf up, sounds great and it "wahs" without the buffer (and in front of my fuzz)!! Thanks Phillip!	tungngruv	2	497	Oct 13 2:50 AM, 2005 by hardika_nugroho
	Ge/SI/Si Tonebender oscilation (Preview) Hi to all participants in this forum! First of all many thanks to Philip for his great site full of cool projects/ schematics and useful information! Few days ago I finished un NPN Tonebender MKII clone ( Mindbender).I desided to use Ge/Si/Si configuration for Q1,Q2 and Q3 respectively....	Peter	0	364	Sep 28 4:24 PM, 2005 by Peter
	why does my FF sound different after comercial FX? (Preview) Does anyone know why my Fuzz Face, built to stock specs, sounds great after a commercial FX, EVEN IF THE FX BEFORE IT IS OFF?? It gets more highs (alot more) and sounds more "normal", if it's first in my chain, it sounds very dark.. Help! Thanks, Matt	csmatt45	5	540	Sep 20 2:16 AM, 2005 by mac
	Foxx tone machine cap questions (Preview) I was wondering if there was a reason why the Fuzz Central schematic for the Tone Machine specifically calls for Orange Drop caps? What differentiates Orange Drops from other film types? Is that what the original used? Thanks.	Korgull	4	404	Sep 16 9:10 PM, 2005 by Korgull
	wiring diagrams (Preview) Does anybody here have a wiring diagram for the Tycobrahe Octavia? I noticed that the layouts that are on the FuzzCentral site doesn't show any of the wiring for the Potentiometers and Switches ect... Any help would be great! Thanks	CrazyMisfit	1	457	Sep 16 9:20 AM, 2005 by pete
	BurrBrown OPA2134PA (Preview) Hi, Does anyone have other suggestion's other than the Burr Brown OPA2134PA chip? (for SD1 mod) Like have anyone experimented w/ OPA2132PA? etc... Please post the chips with their outputs.. Many thanks! More Power Fuzz Central!	nicemusic	4	1946	Sep 15 10:34 PM, 2005 by Fret Wire
	Problem with my handmade fuzz face (Preview) Hi all, First of all, please excuse my poor english since it is not my mother language. I have made my own Fuzz Face with a 250K pot for the "fuzz" pot instead of a 1K pot (because of a wrong schematic). So it reacts strangely: with the pot turned full up, the sound seems good to me, very fuzzy, while when...	loylo	1	855	Sep 14 10:36 AM, 2005 by pete
	Pedals After A Fuzz? (Preview) I bought a SD Tweak-Fuzz the other day. When it arrived, I plugged it straight into a clean amp on its own to test it. I was really pleased with it. ‘Good buy’, I thought. Hooked up one other pedal after it (true bypass might I add) and suddenly the sound becomes the infamous 'wasp in a jam jar'. And that's wi...	Bearded Fish	1	431	Sep 14 10:24 AM, 2005 by pete
	Foxey Lady/Big Muff/EH Axis (Preview) I read recently the the Guild Foxey Lady was the same as the Triangle Big Muff but I have a layout for it which states thst it's the same as the EH Axis. Anyone built any or know about these ? I'd love to clear up the confusion...	austen	1	424	Sep 14 10:17 AM, 2005 by pete
	OD/Distortion project for Country band? (Preview) I'm going to be doing some country stuff and just wanted some feedback as to what kind of distortion I might want to try out for it. Normally I lean towards the heavy sounds, but those wont work here. I'm using a Talman with Kent Armstrong Lipsticks, and a Gibson goldtone GA15 amp. Its a great amp, but SU...	AudioGuy	1	451	Sep 14 10:12 AM, 2005 by pete
	silicon tonebenders?? (Preview) Hi, Just started the Axis face R3 ..had a thought. Seeing as germanium tones can be replicated with the right tweaks and low HFE transistors, has anyone had any luck taking the same revision 3 style approach to the Tonebender circuits?	austen	2	739	Sep 11 6:43 PM, 2005 by austen
	dear mr. Phillip Bryant! (Preview) dear mr. Phillip Bryant! iv' been wondering if it whould not be too much to ask you if you whould be kind inough to send me your amazing pool of schematics&pcb's to my e-mail as i have no intention of useing them for any kind of profit what so ever i am simply a divoted builder interested mai...	danny	0	416	Sep 6 11:11 AM, 2005 by danny
	ID-ing germaniums (Preview) Hi , great site! Could anyone help me ID the pinout on this transistor? It's driiving me nuts. Its an AC187 npn, and there is a painted dot over one lead. Normally I would think that this indicated the emitter, but I think in this case it could be the collector. I tried to use the GEO m...	austen	5	521	Aug 19 4:39 AM, 2005 by Col
	PCB Printout (Preview) Hi, I never made a pcb before and would like to try it. The fuzz cenral site says to reduce the image 33%. I am using photoshop and i'm having trouble. can anyone giveme any suggestions or tell me how they do it? Also the reduced image is very fuzzy. Thanks -- Edited by Zapped at 16:51, 2004-12...	Zapped	6	551	Aug 13 8:43 PM, 2005 by CrazyMisfit
	Pc board patter resizing problem (Preview) hi, I am using printkey to reduce the layout for a clyde mccoy wah 30%. But it isn't the correct size, too big. I dropped it to 25% and then it is too small. Anybody have trouble with layout printing size? the trouble i am having is for the board mounting screw holes, to match up wit...	richie	0	354	Aug 8 2:28 PM, 2005 by richie
	Wah Protection (Preview) i use a power filtering cap, and polarity protection in wah? Wish more people wouldwith adaptors being used! -- Edited by richie on Saturday 10th of April 2010 11:53:57 AM	richie	2	496	Aug 3 2:44 PM, 2005 by richie
	the "doors" fuzz sound? (Preview) hey y'all can anyone tell what was on doors guitarist robbie krieger's pedal board like what fuzz box did he use an'all i'd really like to know so i can build it for my self please help!	danny	1	811	Jul 29 2:37 PM, 2005 by tfc
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