Beavis Projects

Here's a list of various projects I've done over the years. Some have a good amount of detail. Others are either works-in-progress or complete failures. Enjoy!

 

Large Hadron Delay Collider
Re-housing a Malekko E600 delay and mating it to a homebrew Powerglove for real-time controllability.
Malekko 600 Delay Re-House + Nintendo Power Glove, Analog Delay Frank Zappa's Digital Delay
Wherein I have the honor to fix a dead rack delay from the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen.
Frank Zappa's Digital Delay
       
fuzzLab
a buncha fuzz circuits in on box with meters and switches. The first real Beavis build!
The Infamous FuzzLab

Arduino Punk Console
A microprocessor controlled tone sequencer using the wicked cool Arduino Board.

Arduino Punk Console

       
FKR
Four Knob Rat distortion pedal with switchable clippers and lube. A beavis favorite.
FKR - Modded Rat Pedal, Four Knob Rat + Ruetz Mod and switchable diode clipping Double Rat Rack
Mods to a Proco R2DU Rat Rack, with clipping options, lube, and more.
Rack Mounted Proco Modded R2DU Rat Distortion
       
FuzzLab Jr
A new fuzz with 10 knobs, sort of the junior version of the original fuzzlab. Schematics and notes included.
Fuzz Factory Fuzz Pedal Schematic: FuzzLab Junior, Fuzz Face Noisy Cricket
1/2 watt, battery powered guitar amp with vol/gain/tone controls.
Ruby Practice Amp, Noisy Cricket, LM386 Guitar Amp, Practice Amp
       
Tube Cricket
A redesign of the Noisy Cricket Half-Watt amp, this time with a 12AU7 tube preamp stage and a modified tone control.
Tube Cricket: Low Voltage Tube Amplifier DIY Schematic Valve Caster
A 12AU7 based boost/overdrive running off a 9 volt battery. Super simple build!
ValveCaster: Low Voltage Tube Amplifier DIY Schematic
       
TrashCanCab
Build a 2x12 cab out of wood trash cans and various bits of hardware detritus from your garage.
Build Guitar Cabinets out of Trash Cans DIY BATG
The Big Ass Throbbing Grinder: one of my very first builds--the Dr. Boogey distortion pedal.
Dr. Boogey Build Project + DIY
       
Board Pimpin
Turn standard pedal boards into something more usable and fun.
PedalTrain pedal board modifications Armageddon Processor
Modular whack box with a load of patchable effects
Fuzz Face Schematic, Armageddon Processor - Modular Guitar Effects
       
Digital Sequenced Wah Filter
AKA the Precision Ass Tornado. Using an arduino microprocessor to generate variable LFO signals
Arduino Based Wah Filter, Schematic DIY Guitar Pedal BYONC
Build your own Noisy Cricket amplifier with 100% Radio Shack Parts! A fun project.
Ruby Amplifier, Noisy Cricket: Build your own Noisy Cricket amp, DIY, Schematics included
       
A-B Switches
Variations of the infamous a-b switch with wiring diagrams
Guitar A/B/Y AB ABY Switches, DIY, Schematics Doppler Box
Concept of idea to simulate rotating speaker effect. I wonder if this would actually work?
       
FAB Rack
Build a cheap rack of cheap pedals using aluminum sheets and plastic electrical boxes.
Frequency Analyzer Rehouse
A true-bypass rehouse of one my favorite pedals ever, with CV In mods.
       
Half-Watt Class A Amp
My build of Tim Escobedo's whimsical power amp, complete with simulated LED backlighting.
MFOS SubCommander
Music From Out Space has a guitar synthesizer called the Sub Commander, and Beavis is building one. Forever.
       
Misc Pedal Buildz
Lots of stuff I've built. Some are interesting, some are more interesting.
Motorz N' Gears
Adapt a vibrating pager motor into a hillbilly device. Complete with video that reveals the super secret Beavis Design Methodology!
       
Ruby
Runoffgroove.com's great little amp, the inspiration for the noisy cricket, and a fun project
Trotsky Overdrive
Single transistor low gain overdrive--super easy build. My version uses vintage soviet transistors.
       
ScreamerLab
One box, one tube screamer, all the mods. Several folks have built their own take on this, loads of fun.
Huminator
Eliminate hum from crappy power supplies with this easy to build beginner's project.
Stutter Pedal
Build that cool stutter effect!
   

 



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