5 E-TOOLS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT.

i recently found this great article about some handy electronics tools that might not have hit everyone's radar. besides these, I would personally like to add the rounded needle nose pliers to the list. they are perfect for bending leads and routing wire without marring the insulation. happy building!

LINK.

PEDAL GUTS PERSONALITY TEST

THIS is pretty hilarious.

FOUR HORSEMEN GUTS & V1 SCHEMATIC

here is a 4H i built up for a very patient member of FSB. I think it turned out pretty well! below that is the latest schematic with the output buffer added. click on the image or link to see them fully. such is the way when blogging from your phone!

I really kinda dig this layout, too. it gives the user the option of positioning the pedal vertically, with both jacks on one side(saving space), or horizontally, with top mounted jacks. the knobs on the front side keep them well out of the way of the stomping foot, which also leaves a nice canvas for whatever graphics might be used. sooner or later, I'll have to decide on a form factor and stick with it, but as of right now, every new pedal is a different challenge. I'm kind of looking forward to the day when I don't have to measure everything out for the new box, knobs, and layout I'm using, but it's definitely helping me get my chops up.

btw- I have since separated the battery wire from the input cable. even though it's shielded, and I heard no hum, I wanted to be sure, and it's just good practice.





HERE is a link to the latest schematic on freestompboxes.org.

MONTARBO SINFHOTON - VERO LAYOUT

after seeing THIS VIDEO, I was once again intrigued by the MONTARBO SINFHOTON. after finally hearing it, i figured I would whip up a vero layout. you can find it in THIS THREAD ON FSB. I'll try and get around to building it soon, but it has been double checked by another forumite who could only find one small correction, which is detailed in the thread. later, I will also post a layout for the earlier two knob model. a nice modification to this circuit would be a pot on the input for gain, as it is fixed in the original.

AES 1973- TUBES VS. TRANSISTORS

HERE is a cool article from an issue of the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society of New York circa 1973 entitled "Tubes vs. Transistors- Is There an Audible Difference?" it's a neat read, and probably one of the first times solid state designs were thought of as less desirable sounding than tubes.

ASSLOAD OF PAIA DOCS

HERE is a link to the Paia forum with 4 pages worth of projects and their original documentation.  included is the ubiquitous Rocktave Divider among others.  unfortunately many designs use the now extremely rare 4136 ICs, so the layouts will have to modified or redrawn.  none the less, the schematics are there, along with breakdowns of the circuit as well as construction instructions.  check it out.  i'm sure there is something there from the Paia workshop that you haven't yet seen..


XXXXXXXXUPDATEXXXXXXXXX
FSB forumite roseblood, pointed out to me that you can get the 4136 on eBay pretty easily. he's got a vero layout that uses a 4136 for a dual tube screamer circuit. check it out over at freestompboxes.org!