This is a library of perfboard and single-sided PCB effect layouts for guitar and bass. I'm not an electrical engineer by any stretch of the imagination, just a DIY'er who likes drawing layouts. It is meant for the hobbyist (so commercial use of any of these layout is not allowed without permission) and as a way to give back to the online DIY community.
Showing posts with label Durham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Durham. Show all posts
Monday, January 16, 2017
Durham Sex Drive
The Durham Sex Drive is a pretty versatile Tube Screamer variation. It can go from clean boost to medium overdrive. The traditional input and output buffers have been removed and there's a toggle switch (SPDT on/off/on) to select between different clipping options–hard, off, and soft. Pots are board mounted and it'll fit snuggly in a 1590B.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Durham Crazy Horse
For Fuzz Friday here's an really interesting circuit from Durham that's both an overdrive and a fuzz. As the name implies helps you get some Neil Young tones, but does a lot more than that. The input stage features soft clipping in the feedback loop of an opamp, much like a Tube Screamer. The 2nd half of the opamp acts like a buffer, pushing a Fuzz Face-style stage. This then pushes another Fuzz Face-style stage that feeds into a Big Muff tone stack. The addition of the Volts control to starve the opamp of voltage makes this a really versatile pedal. I've laid this out with on board pots that will ideally fit in a 125B with top mounted jacks. Here's the schematic for reference.
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