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.

Monday, June 10, 2024

Black Cat OD-1

 Did this one quite a while ago, but wanted to redo some of the old layouts with board mounted pots. The schematic online has the topology correct but the 100nF caps are 47nF from the gut shots I've seen, so that's reflected below. Might be good to socket and experiment with.



Friday, April 26, 2024

EQD Fuzz Master General

 Happy Fuzz Friday! Here's a Univox Super Fuzz derived circuit from Earthquaker. Should squeeze into a 1590B just fine. Here's the schematic for reference:





Tuesday, November 14, 2023

1981 Inventions LVL

Here's the new boost from Matt Hoopes. Cornish buffer up front, so like the DRV, not a true bypass effect unless you want to wire it that way. Signal is then amplified by half of a 1458 op amp, and then back to back inverting and tone shaping op amp stages with the LM833. Schematic below. If you're going to wire it for true bypass you can omit C4, and R7-8. Also note that D1-2 aren't acting as clipping diodes, but as (I think?) a limiter to prevent clipping or at least too much of it. 




Thursday, September 28, 2023

Greer Amps Black Mountian

 Here's one of Greer's latest offerings. Seems like a simplified OCD circuit with some value changes and different clipping diodes. Schematic for reference. Easy fit in a 1590B.


Friday, August 4, 2023

JPTR FX Silver Machine

Happy Fuzz Friday, folks! Stumbled across this one recently and looked cool. It's basically 2 SHOs in series pushing a Green Ringer. Schematic for reference. Should fit nicely in a 1590B. I've also got a fabricated version in the store.



Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Exar OD-2

 Here's a fairly unique OD from the mid-nineties and the Polish pedal manufacture Exar Electronix. It's a soft clipping drive based around a simple discrete opamp topography. Originals have J113 JFETs, but others should work just fine. More info on FSB.




Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Sarno Earth Drive

 This one's gotten a fair amount of hype over the years. It's essentially a Timmy without the bass control and a few different values. The IC and clipping diodes haven't been confirmed, other than 2 silicon, 2 germanium. 1N4148 and 1N34A should get you pretty darn close. IC is just a dual op-amp so socket and audition your favorites. Schematic here for reference.