pedalSHIELD DUE Arduino Guitar Pedal.
pedalSHIELD DUE is a programmable Arduino Open Source & Open Hardware guitar pedal made for guitarists, hackers, and programmers. Users can program their own effects in C/C++ or download ready...
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Dunlop CryBaby GCB-95 Cicuit Analysis
The Dunlop Crybaby is a Wah-Wah pedal released around 1982. The pedal is a copy of the original VOX model made by VOX/Thomas Organ Co in 1970. The effect is basically a bandpass filter, it boosts the...
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Fuzz Face Analysis
The Fuzz Face is a distortion guitar pedal designed in London by Arbitrer Electronics Ltd in the autumn of 1966. It produces a characteristic high distorted sound called fuzz.Ivor Arbiter took the...
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Don Morris - MXR Engineer Interview
Don Morris is an electronic engineer who joined MXR's Engineering Team back in the spring of 1979. This is a short interview about how he worked on the Phase 90 redesign, the insides of the company at...
View Article1Wamp Electric Guitar Amplifier - Open Hardware
1Wamp is a one Watt small guitar amplifier based on a JFET guitar pre-amp, the Big Muff Pi tone control, and the LM386 power amplifier. This portable amp is an open hardware project designed by...
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Boss DS-1 Distortion Analysis
The Boss DS-1 is a distortion guitar pedal released in 1978 by Boss. It was the first distortion pedal made by Boss with a distinctive hard-clipping sound perfect for high gain rock and metal still...
View ArticlepedalSHIELD UNO Arduino Guitar Pedal.
pedalSHIELD UNO is a lo-fi programmable guitar pedal that works with the Arduino UNO / Genuino UNO Board. The project is Open Source & Open Hardware and aimed for guitarists, hackers, and...
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MXR Dyna Comp Analysis
The MXR 102 Dyna Comp is a compressor effect guitar pedal, released in 1972 by MXR and rapidly becoming popular because of its price and ease of use. The electronic circuit was also used as a reference...
View ArticlePedal PI - Raspberry Pi ZERO Guitar Pedal.
Pedal-Pi is a lo-fi programmable guitar pedal that works with the Raspberry Pi ZERO Board. The project is totally Open Source & Open Hardware and made for hackers, programmers, and musicians that...
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Klon Centaur Analysis
The Klon Centaur in an overdrive guitar pedal designed by Bill Finnegan with the help of 2 MIT Electronic Engineers between 1990 and 1994. The initial idea was to improve the TubeScreamer transient...
View ArticlepedalSHIELD MEGA Arduino Guitar Pedal.
pedalSHIELD MEGA is a programmable guitar pedal that works with the Arduino MEGA 2560 and MEGA ADK boards. It includes a 1.3 inches OLED screen, a True Bypass footswitch, 2 programmable push-buttons...
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MXR Distortion + Analysis
The M-104 MXR Distortion + aka Distortion Plus aka D+ is a distortion guitar pedal designed by MXR and released between 1978 and 1979. The original stompbox did not have external power jack or...
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PT2399 Analysis
The PT2399 is a CMOS echo/delay processor developed by Princeton Technology Corp. This digital chip includes an ADC (Analog to Digital converter), 44Kb of RAM to store the samples and a DAC (Digital to...
View ArticleYou Can Build the Perfect Germanium Fuzz
The 1966 Dallas Arbitrer Fuzz Face has become the holy grail of Fuzz tones. It enjoys the most enduring reputation probably due to Jimi Hendrix use and abuse of this pedal. But not all the Fuzz Faces...
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Marshall The Guvnor Analysis
The Guv'nor was the first guitar pedal designed by Marshall, released in 1988 and in production during 4 years. This overdrive/distortion Made in England effect replicates the classic tube Marshall Amp...
View ArticleTime Manipulator - Arduino Delay/Echo/Reverb
The Time Manipulator is a programmable Arduino based Delay/Echo/Reverb guitar pedal. It uses two PT2399 delay integrated circuits to archive up to 600ms delay. Also, with the help of 4 analog switches,...
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Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster Analysis
The Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster is a booster guitar pedal that especially emphasizes the upper mid and treble frequencies (coloring the signal). It was designed in London (UK) by Dallas Musical...
View ArticleArduino Audio Meter
The Arduino Audio Meter is a programmable guitar pedal that works with the Arduino UNO board. It is able to read the incoming audio signal and create effects on the four 8x8 LED matrices. The project...
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