Today's entry is about a wider group of effects: the boosters. What is "boosting"? Well, quite simple: amplification of the signal. Ok, but doesn't our amp do that? Yes, indeed, but the signal coming from your guitar is amplified already in your amp in several...
I have created a PCB layout and also built my Xotic AC Booster clone quite a while ago when I suddenly needed it and learned to appreciate its sound and capabilites. I was looking for an OD for bass. I knew the Xotic BB Preamp...
Already in the previous entry we talked about a very simple distortion design, but now we aim for a level of simplicity that can't really be beaten. It is an own drdFX design, inspired by the Earthquaker Devices' Bellows fuzz. I was searching for some...
Among the more known companies probably Earthquaker Devices is the one that creates effects with the weirdest names. The one in today's post is one of them, it is called Chrysalis. The name might refer to the potential in this pedal, or maybe EQD just...
Today again we avoid the distortion type of effects. We never had a phaser here on the blog, so today we have one: the well known MXR Phase 90. Let's have a quick overview of the different types of modulations. The amplitude modulation is the...
The DIY community does not have many choices when it comes to reverbs. Basically the only option is to use the Belton BTDR IC. Which is not necessarily a big problem, as the mentioned IC has quite good sound qualities, so its success is not...