Tuesday 11 June 2019

First Post

First post, huh!? For what?

Well, just a library of stripboard/vero layouts. Mosttly fuzzes, distortions and overdrives with some modulation and filter effects thrown in.

This place isn't a blog per se, instead it is a resource and library for any DIY'er ou there which loves dirty sounds, solder fumes and old transistors.

Almost all the layouts is verified working unless it is clearly stated that it isn't.

Ok....let's start building and rock on.
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11 comments:

  1. Teddeeh23 June 2019 at 09:45

    🙏😀 awesome site man!!

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  2. fuzzhead23 June 2019 at 13:20

    Aww, thanks!:-)

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    1. melasseband28 November 2019 at 13:38

      awesome website resource, thanks for the opportunity to build really rare and strange things, the existence of which I did not even know;)
      one request - pls,add to your collection, BYOC Blue Overdrive http://byocelectronics.com/blueoverdriveschematic.pdf
      this is a best clone of the blues driver which is so lacking here on the internet

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  3. Iago20 April 2020 at 04:56

    Awesome! I'll be checking the blog often!

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  4. KG6 April 2021 at 21:36

    Hello,
    I don't know if there is a dedicated "request" post, so I thought it might belong here (please feel free to delete if it isn't the case)?
    Did you consider creating a layout for this kind of tape-style diode compressor?

    This one seems great, but i don't know that kind of soviet opamp : http://zadvitsky.com/index.php/studio-devices/tape-saturation-compressor.html

    This one uses transistors instead of op-amp :
    https://www.diyrecordingequipment.com/products/15ips-tape-saturation-colour-mkii
    https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0698/2265/files/15IPS_mkII_Schematic.pdf?v=1586643559

    Here, the figure 8 showcase a similar design : https://www.261.gr/limiters.html

    I hope it could be interesting for you,
    All the best

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    1. fuzzhead6 April 2021 at 22:54

      Sure! I'll give it a go. Schematic is saved but it will take few days until I can draw anuthing...

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    2. KG6 April 2021 at 23:10

      Thank you!
      I'm not in a hurry (at all : I have so many projects to put into enclosures or to finish).
      It's already very kind to be willing to give those circuits a look, and to create and share all these layouts.

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    3. fuzzhead8 April 2021 at 17:28

      Layout is finished, will upload it tomorrow. It is the transistor version since it the only complete schematic I could find. Also, bear in mind that it runs on 16v / -16v so you might want to build a biploar voltage doubler if you want to power it with a normal 9v power supply...

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    4. KG8 April 2021 at 18:33

      Wow, thank you, that's amazing!
      I should be able to build it next week :)

      This circuit seems also very interesting (with pre & de-emphasis), but the opamp is unknown so it's not as complete as the "15IPS mkII" one i guess
      http://zadvitsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tape-saturation-limiter.png

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    5. fuzzhead8 April 2021 at 18:37

      Yes, I wanted to do the op amp version at first but as you said, there is some stuff missing like current source and op amp part numbers so I went with the discrete version instead.

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  5. summerwolf12 December 2023 at 20:50

    Hi fuzzhead! Thanks for building & maintaining this site. Being able to build/test pedals that I have never heard of and would never be able to find (or afford) has been super fun. It's helped push me to play guitar more often and has been a fantastic creative release (even when I drill the holes on an enclosure off-center or I screw up a board & it won't turn on).

    Just wanted to recognize you for being awesome and sharing your work! Thank you!!!!

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