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 Fairfield Circuitry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fairfield Circuitry. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Fairfield Barbershop - 1590A

Continuing on with my 1590A kick, here's one for the Barbershop Overdrive from Fairfield Circuitry. I've modified a few things: first, the polarity protection of the original is a bit excessive, so that's been simplified. And secondly, I included 2 trimmers to help set the bias of the J201s (you're welcome, Cody). With 3 pots you'll need to use 9mm pots and the 220uF cap is on it side to fit better in the enclosure and hopefully not get in the way of the input jack. Drilling template can be found here.


Monday, January 19, 2015

Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop Overdrive


This one was a request. Two pots onboard and one offboard. The Barbershop Overdrive is a transparent overdrive/booster with medium gain. It has the expected Volume and Drive controls, but also has a Sag control which alters the voltage the pedal is running at. This can change the color and compression of the tone.




UPDATE:

I did a little research, and found out Q4 is just a fancy way of doing polarity protection and can be omitted if you want. Here's a layout without it.