Tagged As: Guitar Effects Guide
Question:
I've been thining about building myself some guitar effects instead of buying. Should be cheaper and more fun that way. However, design takes more time than than I have right now, so I'll be building from schematics or plans in magazines. My problem is that I don't have any schematics, I haven't seen any (that I remember, anyway) in the many years I've subscribed to Radio-Electronics, and I couldn't find any good references to guitar effects circuits in the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature. So, my question for the net collective conscious is: does anyone know where such plans/circuits can be found? Do guitar magazines (which I've never read) ever run technical articles on guitar effects? Have any of you dual guitar/electronics types ever seen any plans in magazines or the like? In general, does anyone have any clues for me at all?
Answer:
I recommend Craig Anderton's Tube sound fuzz as an excellent first project, and one of the few that may be cheaper than buying something equivalent from a store... schematics or plans in magazines. My problem is that I don't have any schematics, I haven't seen any (that I remember, anyway) in the many years I've subscribed to Radio-Electronics, and I couldn't find any good references to guitar effects circuits in the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature. So, my question for the net collective In addition to Craig Anderton's book, check out issues of Guitar Player magazing back to 1976 or so. He had a regular column in there, and also there were many special features. Craig has also written for a magazine called Electronic Musician, Polyphony, and others I just don't know about. I commend your use of the library!---an author search will help you out here. Some dude named Graf has 4 encyclopedic editions of electronics circuits from various magazines. There are always several guitar-related circuits in there. Most circuits are reprints from popular magazines or data books.
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