Fuzzbox, Distortion, Phaser, Chorus, Echo and other Guitar Effects Info

This is not a pedal. It is a test jig for measuring the characteristics of the Rat gain stage and the influences of different op amps that may be used in it.

Order any blank AMZ pcb at this time, and I will include a free pc board for the Electra distortion. Just note “Free Electra pcb” in the comment section when you check out.

This offer is for any of the unpopulated pc boards, such as the Mini-Booster pcb, Mosfet Booster pcb, Multi-purpose transistor, SOS Overdrive, Power Supply, Voltage doubler, etc. Limit of one free Electra pcb per order.

View the Electra pcb support page.

LM386 power amp as an oscillator. See the video in my Instagram.

The whole social distancing thing sucks. Everyone realizes it, but on the good side, we can take the opportunity to work on all of those projects that have been collecting dust! I’ve worked on more projects in the last couple of weeks than I did in the previous 6 months!

I am still able to mail packages to anyone in the USA. All of my pc boards and packaging material was on-hand since late last year so it has not been exposed to any external contamination. I cannot guarantee what the postal workers do with it once they have to process the package, and the best idea is to place every package that you receive on a shelf for at least 24 hours before handling or opening it. However, I still make a trip to the post office once or twice per week to send out orders.

If you order any AMZ pcb at this time, I will include a free pc board for the Electra distortion. Just note free Electra pcb in the comment section when you check out.

AMZ PC Boards for sale

Stay safe!

In a discussion about op amp fuzz pedals at DIYsompboxes, it came to light that the schematic for the EHX Muff Fuzz that had been floating around for years had a number of errors. With the help of the generous contributors on the forum, I drew a schematic from pcb pictures that were posted.

If you want this new schematic for the EHX Muff Fuzz then check out the AMZ Schematics page.

“An analog signal is one that is continuous in both amplitude and time.” ^†

This is an early mini-booster pedal that I found in storage yesterday when looking through some boxes of pedals.

If you are interested in how much noise is contributed by a resistor in your circuit, then try out the new thermal noise calculator in the Lab Notebook for a quick answer. Play around with the values and you will see why noise critical applications use low impedance inputs and sometimes chill the circuit to get lower noise.