Sustainers
I was at the DIY swap meet last weekend where I was shown a DIY “e-bow”. It consisted of an electric motor, 9V battery and switch. The shaft of the motor had what looked like a propeller made of electrical…
Mitchell
New Stompswitch
You’re probably familiar with the classic blue 3PDT stomp switches that have been around for some years. These are ubiquitous in the stompbox realm. Everyone uses these, from the major manufacturers to the small builders and hobbyists. They work well…
Switching Madness
Mark Hammer on DIYStompboxes gave me the idea to add a momentary switch to a Ring Modulator. After thinking about this for a while I thought it be great to have both a momentary and bypass switches. The momentary switch…
Distort-o-matic VI
Here’s a weird idea from the Stompbox Cookbook. Note, the PCB image is a positive.
Taco Fry Fuzz
Everyone’s favorite 5 knob fuzz, with custom hand drawn Sharpie design.
Hirsute Pachyderm
A four knob Si Fuzz clone. With custom Sharpie design.
Eyeball Fuzz
Here’s a Fuzz Face with custom 60s eyeball design in sharpie. This is a Si/Ge hybrid Fuzz face with a blend cap on the input.
Ugly Face in neon tufts
Here’s an Ugly Face in a neon tufted fur.
So my wife says she needs an auto wah…
To which my first reaction is to say, in my best thundering voice, “No wife of mine will be sounding like Jerry Garcia!”. Of course I suppress this urge with practiced aplomb. Six years of marriage and I can pin…
Fuzzy Elephant
Here’s a clone of the Zvex Wooly Mammoth. Came out pretty good, sounds good too. I used strip board layout here: http://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4&start=40 It’s about halfway down the page. I modified it to move the parts closer together. My layout ended…
Fuzz Face for Joe part 2
Here’s Fuzz Face wired up and stuffed in a “B” sized box. This box is from 4Site electronics. Great finish and excellent screws much better than the Taiwanese boxes that are commonly available.
Fuzz Face For Joe
A few pictures of a Fuzz Face I made for a Joe. Turns out Joe hadn’t heard of the Fuzz Face. So I thought I make one for him. This one uses a Silicon 2n3906 for Q1 and a Germanium…