Here is a unique OD/Distortion pedal of my own design that is ready for public consumption. This is not based on any existing design, though it uses some familiar concepts to give you sounds ranging from nearly a clean boost all the way up to screeching, out of control, feedback-laden distortion (with plenty of great sounds along the way). There are two independent drive controls, one pushing a silicon transistor based gain stage into an op-amp overdrive, and the other adding a dirty FET boost to the equation. Between the two there are many, many good dirt sounds to be achieved.
These should be priced at $100 - not too bad for a hand-built, hand-painted pedal. I will be building them as they are ordered, so let me know if you want one built for you.
Here is a demo of the pedal (sorry about my playing, also it's a long demo - if you are interested in lighter OD sounds, start from the beginning and for heavier sounds, start around the 5:30 mark or so!):
- Robert
Guitars: 1977 Gibson S1, Fender 50's Classic Player Edition Stratocaster (MIM), Fender American Deluxe HSS Stratocaster, Lonestar Tele, Yamaha FrankenGuitar (you could call it 'modded' but it just looks broken), Agile AL-3000M Thru-Neck, Agile Valkyrie 24, Peavey T-25, Xaviere XV-550, Xaviere XV-500
Amps: R-50H Reverberocket, Vintage Modern 2266, Twin Reverb, Blues Junior, YCV-40, Hot Rod Deville, Bassman Ten, Valve Junior, Lectrolab R700C, VS65R, Powerblock, GX212R, A small army of vintage Harmony's and similar amps
Pedals: Too many to list - 90% of them of my own making.