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 Projects
Project Name Category Difficulty Description
Ampeg Scrambler Distortion INTERMEDIATE Sounds like...doom.
AMZ Overdrive Pro Distortion INTERMEDIATE Jack Orman's Overdrive PRO
Big Muff Pi Distortion INTERMEDIATE High gain distortion
CA's Volume Pedal Retrofit Volume BEGINNER An add-on for volume pedals
DOD 280 Compressor Compressor INTERMEDIATE Optical compressor
Easy Face Distortion BEGINNER Joe Gagan's Easyface
MXR Distortion Plus Distortion BEGINNER An opamp amplifier with clipping diodes
MXR DynaComp Compressor INTERMEDIATE Compressor
MXR Envelope Filter wah ADVANCED Wah effect controlled by picking strength
MXR MicroAmp Preamp BEGINNER Clean Booster
MXR Noise Gate Gate INTERMEDIATE Will mute the output when signal is below threshold level.
MXR Phase 45 Phaser INTERMEDIATE Subtle, vintage phase shifter
MXR Phase 90 Phaser ADVANCED Phase Shifter, JFET based
Orange Squeezer Compressor BEGINNER Nice and simple compressor
Pulsar tremolo INTERMEDIATE reproduction of the EH tremolo pedal
Real McTube Preamp INTERMEDIATE Tube preamp by Fred Nachbaur
Rebote Delay Delay INTERMEDIATE Delay using the PT2399 IC
Ross Compressor Compressor INTERMEDIATE Compressor
Ross Phaser Phaser ADVANCED OTA based phaser
Sans Amp GT-2 Distortion INSANE Sans Amp GT-2, Analog Amp Simulator
Small Clone Chorus ADVANCED warm, analog chorus
Small Stone Phaser ADVANCED Phase Shifter, OTA based
Tube Screamer Distortion INTERMEDIATE Many think this is the #1 distortion there is.

Photoessays
Title Description Create Date Created By Project
Small Clone PCB This is the Small Clone PCB that I make. You can buy it from http://www.guitarkit.com/ 5/10/2002 Francisco Peņa Small Clone
Modifying a TS9 to TS808

How to convert an original Ibanez TS9 to TS808 specs, including opamp replacement if necessary.

 6/4/2002 Matt Burnside
Making a PCB using Press 'N Peel Blue This photoessay will guide you through the process of making a circuit board using Press 'n Peel Blue that is ready to etch. 6/8/2002 Matt Burnside Rebote Delay
Etching a Board Using Ferric Chloride

Ferric Chloride is a popular and easy-to-obtain etchant. This photoessay guides you through the process of using it on the board we created in the essay on Press 'n' Peel Blue.

 6/15/2002 Matt Burnside Rebote Delay
Big Muff Ho!

Making a BMP... by Lpstudio AKA Ron Down.

 

 12/26/2002 Francisco Peņa Big Muff Pi
Rack-enstein This is my latest project, I made an aluminum 1U rack chassis and I've stuffed it with 4 effects/power supply and relay switching. 2/4/2003 Francisco Peņa
 
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