Boss diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free. Joe bonamassa mxr fet driver pelham blue special edition joe. Mountainking megalith fuzz pedal for sale, works great, sounds insane on guitar and bass. The original stompbox did not have poweron led or ac connector. Mxr m265 joe bonamassa pelham blue fet driver effects database. The fet driver thickens up lead tones with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency. The joe bonamassa fet driver features a unique circuit design. Joe bonamassa mxr fet driver pelham blue special edition. Featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage.
Mxr custom shop csp265 joe bonamassa fet driver effects. Mxr custom shop csp265 joe bonamassa fet driver overdrive pedal. Mxr custom shop csp265 joe bonamassa fet driver overdrive. This project uses the same readyfortransfer printed circuit board layout file that is used in the dod 250 overdrive project on this site. Mxrs contribution to phaseshift effects was the highquality, small size and reliability of the stompbox, in contrast with previous models that tended to be dodgy, bulky and noisy. Step on the fet driver to thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion.
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In a sea of fancy boutique pedals that seek to replicate some amp or some other musthave tone, the new fet driver is a seemingly basic overdrive pedal that many might overlook. There are fuzzbox schematics, signal booster projects, audio mixers and much more available free. Effects heaven effect schematics mxr ibanez boss dod. It is a perfect match for any single channel amp to add versatility and a extra gain stage, but for all you bonamassa or ej fans out there you might want to try it on already driven amp. Amz is a resource with information about diy guitar effects pedals, stompboxes, audio circuits and tips on how to build them. Oct 27, 2015 going for violin eric johnson tone with 95 prs custom 22 modified with mccarty pickups and updated tuner and 3way switch through koch twintone dirty channel. Oct 24, 2012 the mxr custom shop csp265 fet driver pedal is the latest joe bonamassa pedal to be released from mxr. Note that not all of these schematics are guaranteed to work. This limited edition signature pedal captures the rich, creamy sound of an over driven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. Mxr is one of those companies that is not swayed by the digital world. It was the first product sold by mxr with great success.
Joe bonamassa fet driver joe bonamassa official store. Mxr fet driver and a minor concern by imaradiostar 03 oct 2014, 07. Permission is granted to link to the schematics on this page however i do not extend permission to place copies. Im not trying to copy jbs tone or anyone elses for that matter. The mxr micro amp circuit can be divided into two blocks. I havent tried to trace it but at a quick look its mostly the traditional tube driver circuit built with the mosfets in place of the triodes and a little high frequency switcher generating the positive and negative rails with some tiny inductors. For some time the prototype of the fet driver was a mystery pedal that had been spotted on the pedal board of mr bonamassa.
The m3 microamp is a clean boostvolume pedal, part of the first reference series by mxr released between 1973 and 1984. This simple and reliable design that uses only 1 opamp and 1 potentiometer will boost the guitar signal up to 26db, giving a clean flat frequency response. We consistently create the best selling picks and analog electronics, and carry a large line of accessories that set industry standards in their respective fields. On may you mentioned the fet driver and the plexi drive over the dover drive. Mxr noise gate line driver all about modern commercial stompbox circuits from electro harmonix over mxr, boss and ibanez into the nineties. The mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an over driven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. The mxr custom shop joe bonamassa pelham blue fet driver comes in a limited run of only 300 and is exclusively sold on the official joe bonamassa store. Dover drive vs mxr fet driver circuit comparisons the gear page. The phase 90 is a phaser guitar pedal designed by keith barr in 1974. Sep 01, 2012 simple fet overdrive guitar pedal september 1, 2012 july 26, 2015 raycharlesring audio electronics, distortion this is a really simple design for an overdrive pedal. But i will tell you the mxr has more bass, i found it harder to dial in no sweet spot on the bass control, the dover drive sounds better, sounds more amp like, feels better, and is easier to dial in. Thanks to jack orman for helping with the design and the fet booster on the end.
Step on the fet driver to thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion and sustain w read more. The joe bonamassa pelham blue fet driver features a unique circuit design. We created several and we have redrawn some schematics that were already available on the internet for readability or ease of use these needed an easiertoread format, corrections or part identifiers. Iirc, the new mxr fet driver actually has some what appear to be oddly chosen power mosfets in the circuit id have to guess that it wasnt lost on mr. Dover drive vs mxr fet driver circuit comparisons the. A good place to ask about effects is ampage and alt. We have a long list of legendary and modernday superstars who all share a passion for our. From picks to pedals and every accessory in between, dunlop manufacturing has been creating worldclass gear for musicians for over 50 years. Schematics, pc board layout, semiconductor generic reference numbers. Tonehome the world of vintage guitar effects pedals noise. Mxr diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free. Mxr distortion plus the distortion plus pedal is very popular and good sounding distortion.
Mxr m264 fet driver featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. Step on the fet driver to thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency associated with tubes. It is used to boost your signal and cut noise to your amp. Th mxr noise gateline driver pedal has been developed to solve the problems of background noise and hum that occur in performance.
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Take some time to browse the site and discover information that can help you with your next diy effects pedal project. We take a look at the new mxr fet driver pedal from jim dunlop. Jim dunlop bought the mxr licensing rights and currently manufactures reissues of the classic mxr effect. It is strikingly similar to the dod overdrive 250 distortion pedal.