I've been playing for 16 years but sound like I've been playing for just over a year so.... yeah...
Like usual I'm right in my own way, but I'm also just messing with you.
There is more than one way to get there.
With tongue in cheek I take up your "explain like I'm 5" prompt.
Use any distortion pedal
Turn all of its knobs UP
into Any EQ pedal
turn most of its knobs DOWN.
Done.
This is my second time building this awesome pedal.
This time, I had a bunch of different transistors.
I ended up really liking this germanium MP40A.
For the diode, I used one of the really sweet D18s I've been using for a while.
And... here is my first attempt at recording a demo...
If this prompt doesn't summon him, Direct message @RetiredUnit1 he has all the links to info an d schematics and tons of experience building tube amps.