DIY Electronics and Musicians Swap 2013
Had a great time at DIY swap this year. The turn out was small. I managed to sell about 7 boxes. The Fuzz Faces were popular and went fast, they sounded great which may have helped. Also sold a tone…
Guitar Build
For some reason I thought it would be fun to build a guitar, from scratch. And, after a lot of self reflection and deep introspection, I’ve come to the conclusion that it is! Of course I have had to rationalize…
CGS 29 Wave Multiplier Panel
Some years ago I bought some PCB for various synthesizer modules. I thought I would design some panels and build a few new modules. This is a first draft of a panel for Ken Stone’s Wave Multiplier CGS29. I have…
Millenium Bypass – Working!
Millenium problesm all solved with the help of R.G. Who kindly pointed out that I probably didn’t have a path to ground on the out put of the effect. Which was exactly right. After having the Millennium work so well…
Dual Booster now with LEDs!
This has two booster in series in side. First is a NPN Range Master followed by a Sparkle Boost. The idea was Joe Gore’s. The two booster work well together. They each have their own flavor, and together get a…
Millenium Bypass, not so fast
I built this last week, see the previous post. Everything seemed fine on the bench. Today I gave it a test with the band. Seems like it is not working quite right. The LED lights when the effect is on.…
Millenium Bypass
This is one of those things that has been around for a long time. Back in the olden days when the 3PDT switch was hard to get and cost as much as all of the other parts that went into…
Mold Spore Psycho-Scumatic Wah and Ring Modulator
Sounds like something from an old Bugs Bunny cartoon. Though it might have appeared in a Warner Bros. production it could have easily added to a sound track. Looks like it should be on the floor of your custom van, the one…
Eagle PCB – Autorouter
Obviously it would be great if a schematic would lay itself out. Eagle and other applications have included Autorouters, that do just this, for years. In the case of Eagle this was a feature you had to pay for. Until…
Box of MOSFET
Rock Box! I was talking to a friend about distortion boxes and the Box of Rock came up. Which got me thinking, I’d never heard one before, and Z Vex always makes good stuff. I found a schematic in the…
Meatsphere?
The Meatsphere I hate that name. Then again it’s a play on the name Meatball. The Meatball, if you are not familiar, is an envelope filter based on the Mutron III. The Meatball was made by Lovetone who went out…
Ugly face with tone control
The Ugly Face has an interesting set of options. The Threshold knob has to be the most interesting though least useful. Last year I thought I’d add a tone control in it’s place. I wanted to build an Ugly Face…