Bootstrapping is great
Bootstrapping is a technique that has always fascinated me. In few words, by feeding an in-phase signal to the other end of the resistor,...
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Sep 22, 20223 min read
TE 386 drive
I've never been much into using the LM386 as distortion device. Mostly, the 50k cap on input resistance was what put me off, but also...
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Sep 3, 202210 min read
SLO mini tube preamplifier
Sometimes things don't go as you planned. You try and try again but the issues persist. This project has been around in some form for...
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Aug 23, 20228 min read
Sapphire amplifiers and the TDA2030 "phender"
My favorite amplifier is probably the Chempion I've built a couple of years ago. Since I use the amplifier mostly clean, relying on my...
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Aug 22, 20227 min read
Chempion tube amp
A couple of years ago I've built this small DC-powered tube amplifier. It's based on the "Silverface" Fender Champion AA764. Disclaimer...
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Aug 15, 202215 min read
VCA-1 multipurpose VCA pedal
I've had the idea of an envelope-controlled VCA effect pedal for a few months. Of course, many existing circuits fall into this broad...
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Jun 30, 20226 min read
Type C. OD and Plastic Timbre
Originally posted on the freestompboxes forum Type C. OD The OCD was my first veroboard build and a pedal I've always enjoyed as simple,...
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Jun 9, 20223 min read
ULNa and Radius Fuzzes
Some way or another I found myself salvaging a lot of ULN2003 and similar chips. Description says "Darlington driver", and while I try to...
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May 30, 20226 min read
Clown Centurion
I like to take circuits I find interesting and rework them according to my taste, following some guidelines, which can be summed up as:...
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May 15, 20228 min read
Fuzz Face variations
The Fuzz Face is such a simple and popular circuit it's difficult to ignore it in the DIY world. Aware of the thousand tiny variations...
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May 2, 202210 min read
Clearglass - some new glass for your bass
I'm a fan of the sound of the popular Darkglass pedals, and about a year ago I engaged into making the Fairglass, my first re-adaptation...
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May 2, 20225 min read
Blue Pilot, an integrated Blues Driver
Hello everyone. The Blues Driver always pops up among the most popular overdrive pedals, no doubt because many people like how it sounds,...
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Apr 25, 20224 min read
Dyl-ei Fuzz Apprentice (+Trev-ei BrazzMaster)
The Shin-ei FY-2 Companion Fuzz is a pedal that has come back into fashion for its grating and unique sound. Even better, it's a simple...
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Apr 23, 20223 min read
"that" Overdrive
Do you know about that overdrive? No, not that one, that one, this one! You might know I like to be very straightforward or to clean up...
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Apr 20, 20228 min read
Caballero cab sim
I have a long secret relationship with cab sims. I'm talking about analog cab sims, the ones that aren't anything more than a very...
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Apr 18, 20224 min read
Core Shaper
Equalizers are one of the most powerful tools to change the timbre of an instrument, and this is true also for their pedal incarnations....
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Apr 17, 20224 min read
Mini EVH
Originally posted on the Freestompboxes forum This is my version of the EVH overdrive by Bajaman. Just to be clear, I have nothing but...
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Apr 17, 202210 min read
CD4046 fun: the PLLedal and the Hacksaw
Originally posted on the Freestompboxes forum Among the CD family of chips, the 4046 surely stands out. It's not a simple, but still...
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Apr 17, 20226 min read
'22 Standard Reverb
My journey with spring reverb drivers starts 3 years ago, when I salvaged a spring tank from a wrecked combo amplifier (together with the...
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Apr 17, 20223 min read
Buzz Farm - My first pedal
Let's start by showing you the first pedal I've ever made from a kit on Musikding. Oh, many were the things I didn't know! Anyway, it's a...
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