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,...

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...

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...

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...

A couple of years ago I've built this small DC-powered tube amplifier. It's based on the "Silverface" Fender Champion AA764. Disclaimer...

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...

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,...

Some way or another I found myself salvaging a lot of ULN2003 and similar chips. Description says "Darlington driver", and while I try to...

I like to take circuits I find interesting and rework them according to my taste, following some guidelines, which can be summed up as:...

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...

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...

Hello everyone. The Blues Driver always pops up among the most popular overdrive pedals, no doubt because many people like how it sounds,...

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...

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...

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...

Equalizers are one of the most powerful tools to change the timbre of an instrument, and this is true also for their pedal incarnations....

Originally posted on the Freestompboxes forum This is my version of the EVH overdrive by Bajaman. Just to be clear, I have nothing but...

Originally posted on the Freestompboxes forum Among the CD family of chips, the 4046 surely stands out. It's not a simple, but still...

My journey with spring reverb drivers starts 3 years ago, when I salvaged a spring tank from a wrecked combo amplifier (together with the...

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...