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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: lightningfingers on April 04, 2004, 03:23:34 PM

Title: hmmmmm....
Post by: lightningfingers on April 04, 2004, 03:23:34 PM
no this isnt about amp noise, the thread title was supposed to animate my (limited?) thought process, um..what was i going to say again :oops: ?

oh yeah, what would happen if i replaced the cap in my guitars tone control with a back to back diode pair?
Title: hmmmmm....
Post by: Peter Snowberg on April 04, 2004, 03:31:15 PM
If you have hot pickups (or a series pickup wiring), and you use Ge or Schottky diodes, you'll get some clipping. Look up "black and ice" as a search term and you'll get a bunch more info. :D

If you have plain old single coils, don't expect to get much out of it.

In general, you'll only get clipping on the attack (actual strumming) if you're pickups don't put out much voltage.

Take care,
-Peter
Title: hmmmmm....
Post by: lightningfingers on April 04, 2004, 03:33:50 PM
thanks!! :mrgreen:
Title: hmmmmm....
Post by: Peter Snowberg on April 04, 2004, 03:36:13 PM
If you want to get more out of it.... try adding an LPB1 to the guts of your guitar and place the clipper/pot combo right after that. ;)

Take care,
-Peter
Title: hmmmmm....
Post by: ExpAnonColin on April 04, 2004, 04:42:41 PM
Quote from: Peter SnowbergIf you want to get more out of it.... try adding an LPB1 to the guts of your guitar and place the clipper/pot combo right after that. ;)

Take care,
-Peter

Hahahaha, I've heard of a guy who put a RAT in a guitar before.  Not a terrible idea... anyone remember those Dan-o guitars that flopped with the distortion, etc, in them?

-Colin
Title: hmmmmm....
Post by: ExpAnonColin on April 04, 2004, 04:47:49 PM
Here we go:
http://archive.guitarplayer.com/archive/gear/0011bench.shtml

Awesome!  :lol:

-Colin