Tag 2n5088

Another Super Fuzz!

Another Super Fuzz build. I used the first PCB I designed from a post over at FreeStompBoxes.org, read about that first build here. This one looked good but it didn’t work! I put it aside because the problem wasn’t obvious.…

Vulcan Build

The Vulcan is a heavy over to distortion by Joe Davisson. Check his Analog Alchemy page for more of his designs. Here’s a discussion of the circuit over at the DIYStompboxes forum. I created a PCB you can order at…

Vulcan by Joe Davisson

This is Joe Davisson’s Vulcan overdrive. Starting with a prototype board made at home with the Othermill, then turned this into a board from OSHPARK. Boxed up and is working well. This is an interesting overdrive with a couple unique…

Shocktave first impression

This worked right after I found a small solder bridge grounding the input cap. The PCB layout I posted has some very small traces that are very close to the ground plane. I thought this was going to be a…