2019.11.10.
Seth
I always liked the Big Muff type pedals (and Freud would most probably analyse this quite thoroughly...
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2019.09.06.
Rooster Booster
Recently I've tried a bunch of booster desings and found that many of these simple circuits are worth to be presented to the musicians. So here it comes again, a booster post. This time the subject is Jack Orman's AMZ Mini-Booster. There is not much...
2019.06.28.
The Roar Of The Grizzly
I was listening to some fuzz demos when I found KMA's Fuzzly Bear effect. I immediately fell in love with the sound, so I looked it up. Turns out it is a slightly modified Jordan Bosstone. It scratches and cracks, even some octave effect can...
2019.04.02.
oomph
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...
2018.10.18.
Piece’O’Cake
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...
2018.07.12.
Operation Fuzz
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...