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Blog – follow news and announcements
Guitars
- Bancika MK1 – shredding guitar with Floyd Rose and hot DiMarzio humbuckers
- Bancika MK2 – hand painted guitar with more of a traditional feel
- Ibanez RG 2550 Upgrade – upgraded with new DiMarzio pickups, Tremol-no and pots
- Shredneck – warm up and practice tool
- Squier Upgrade – how to turn a cheap guitar into a great instrument
Amps
- 5 watt SLO – 5 watt version of the famous Soldano amp, with EL91 output tubes
- AX84 4-4-0 – 2W version of the famous Traniwreck Express amp
- AX84 Firefly – self split 12AU7 amp with cascode boost
- Fender 5F2-A – classic small combo with a few mods
- Kalamazoo 1 – head version of Kalamazoo Model 1 with EL95 output
- Matchless Hotbox – all-tube preamp based on Matchless Hotbox
- Little Gem MK2 – Smokey inspired tiny amp based around 386 opamp
- Pearly – tiny hybrid amp with JFET preamp and 12K5 space charge tube output
- Soldano Preamp – Soldano inspired all tube preamp
Effects
- Dr Boogey – Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier JFET emulator
- Marshall Cab Sim – Marshall 4×12 cabinet simulator for direct recording
- Mr EQ – simple discrete equalizer with 12 different EQ curves
- Rebote Delay 2.5 – DIY digital delay from TonePad
- Tube Screamer 808 – Tubescreamer clone with a couple of mods
Misc
- Audio Probe – very simple contraption that helps with debugging audio circuits
- DIY Sustainer – how to make your own sustainer from scratch
- Dummy Load – simple device that lets you run a tube amp without an actual speaker
- Flexi Clip – adds many different clipping options to any circuit that uses clipping diodes
- Guitar Wiring 101 – instructions and common wiring configuration dissected
- L-pad – probably the simplest and cheapest way to attenuate output of an amplifier
- Power Supply – pedal power supply with regulated 9VDC and 12VDC outputs
- Tips & Tricks – collection of random stuff that I wish I knew earlier
- Value Statistics – charts with the most common component values for effect pedals
- Zog-zog – lightbulb attenuator with line out tap and dummy load
Software – DIY Layout Creator software and layout collection
Reviews
- Boss DD-20 Giga Delay – twin pedal digital delay with some advanced features
- Boss Micro BR – portable digital recorder and processor
- CMAT Mods Deeelay – “boutique” digital delay pedal based around PT2239
- Crybaby 95Q Wah – switchless wah with built in booster
- Bourns Guitar Pots – premium sealed guitar pots with polymer element
- Dunlop Jazz III (Ultex) – good old pick shape with new material
- Ibanez RG 2550 EGK – shredding guitar with Edge Pro tremolo and DiMarzio pickups
- Palmer PDI-09 Junction – versatile speaker simulator and DI-box
- Tremol-no – tremolo blocking device
Clips – search through my DIY related video clips
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