Recent content by HamishR

FWIW the transistors in the original were 2N5088 for Q1 and 2N5172 for Q2 & 3.

So clean! I like the colour and I particularly admire the simplicity of the graphics. Minimal, modern, sophisticated. Way back when the Ibanez Soundtanks were still made of diecast metal I bought a "60's Fuzz", which I know now is a Big Muff variant. I have always liked that pedal. I still...

He does some very cool pedals and I think you have done this one justice! I do worry that the knobs end up very close to footswitches, but I guess it wouldn't really be problem for me because I'm unlikely to be gigging with one anytime soon. I'd love to hear it! Of course being modelled after...

Don't use the actual numbers on Kit Rae's diagrams! He seems to number everything backwards. Rather identify the parts by their place in the circuit. You should be able to trace from the IN jack to what we would normally call Q1 - Kit Rae calls it Q4. I see that Behringer call the transistors...

Pretty sure it's based on the Lemon Drop pedal.

It varies for me depending on what I have around. I lean towards tweed and Marshall sounds so that's what I use. Recently it's been a 50W plexi combo and a Brown Deluxe, both home made.

I use JJ KT77s in Marshall style builds and really like 'em. Sound like a classy EL34 - big sounds!

I bought my HM Mirra chair new because where I live it would be unlikely to find one used. What I didn't know was that it came with something like a 15 year warranty. I have had it for long enough to not remember how long I've had it! One day something broke - it was quite serious, so I rang the...

Are you referring to the Egnator Tweaker or all amps in general?

Yup.

Once I added a cap to ground at the output the brightness was tamed enough. BTW I just looked at the MM website to see how much a Hotbox transformer would cost now before discount - $171 for the version with multitap primary! That's a LOT more than it cost before! Mind you that was probably 20...

I just remembered that I have a Mercury Magnetics Hotbox mains transformer from when I fried my Hotbox playing an outdoor gig. The organisers told me it was mains power but my guitar sounded brighter and brighter through the gig and by the time our set finished the Hotbox smelled really bad...

You're not alone. I can't work out bread boards - yet. I thought I was doing pretty well, what with designing my own Vero layouts and being able to draw rudimentary schematics. But so far breadboards have defeated me! I tried over 1/2 a dozen 2N1308s in this circuit, of varying HFE and leakage...

You are of course correct. Context is everything.

I agree with both @Guardians of the analog and @szukalski. The stock Timmy is bland, as are so many very popular pedals. At least it is to me. It's a perfectly good OD and would be great for stacking (which hadn't occurred to me because I rarely stack pedals). But I like more colour and...