Diy Proyectos Para Guitarristas - Craig Andertonn

Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: How to Read Schematics Chapter 2: Construction Basics Chapter 3: One-Evening Projects Project 1: Wall Wart Tamer Project 2: AC Adapter Hum Buster Project 3: Making Crossfade and Panpot Pedals Project 4: Effects Order Switcher Project 5: Power/Status Indicator Monitor Project 6: Stereo/Mono Breakout Box Chapter 4: Buffers & Preamps Project 7: BufferBoard Project 8: ''Clarifier" On-Board Preamp/EQ Project 9: Beat the DI Blues with IGGY Chapter 5: Cool Accessories Project 10: The Frequency Booster Project 11: Phase Switcher Project 12: AC Power Supply/Battery Eliminator Project 13: AC-Powered Practice Amp Project 14: The Signal Switcher Project 15: Volume Pedal De-Scratcher Chapter 6: Guitar Re-wirings Project 16: Cheap 'N' Cheerful Tone ModsProject 17: Humbucking Pickup Tricks Project 18: Pots and Pans Project 19: Telecaster Rewiring Chapter 7: Projects for the Studio Project 20: Balanced/Unbalanced Adapter Project 21: The Direct Injector Project 22: Tape Recorder to Echo Unit Conversion Chapter 8: Vintage Effects Helpers Project 23: Building a Better Bypass Project 24: Restoring Vintage Effects Project 25: Vintage Effects De-HisserProject 26: Adding Presets to Vintage Effects Chapter 9: Testers Project 27: Go/No Go Guitar Cord Tester Project 28: Testing Impedance Project 29: LED Level Meter Project 30: ''Tri-Test" Cord Checker Chapter 10: Advanced Projects Project 31: Design an On-Board Guitar Preamp Project 32: Octave-Doubling Fuzz Project 33: The Quadrafuzz Project 34: The Rocktave Divider Project 35: "Stack in a Box" TubePreamp 3 4 5 14 17 17 18 19 21 22 24 25 25 28 32 34 34 36 38 40 42 44 47 47 51 53 55 57 57 58 60 62 62 64 66 68 70 70 71 73 75 77 77 85 87 93 99

Preface

Why bother building your own projects? After all, manufacturers produce a variety of musical goodies at reasonable prices, and lots of musicians get along just fine without ever learning how to solder. But there are still plenty of reasonsfor rolling up your sleeves and communing with a bunch of parts. When you build something yourself, chances are you'll know the unit so well that you'll be able to use it to its fullest potential. People who do not understand the principles of how a device operates are often more limited in their ability to apply an effect. Besides, we live in a technological age, and being familiar withelectronics can help with much more than just musical devices. Doing-it-yourself can even become a way of life: it's a short step from building your own guitar gear to keeping your stereo system well-maintained, saving a session when a technical problem crops up, or helping out the neighbour who hasn't figured out how to program a VCR. The idea of taking more control over one's life increases self-respect,which tends to promote confidence in all aspects of life not just building little boxes. You'll also find it easier to customize devices for your needs. And if a device messes up, you'll be more inclined to open it up and fix it, saving both time and money. In the process, you'll experience a tremendous amount of personal satisfaction. Finally, many of the projects in this book have no commercialequivalents. If you want a four-channel fuzz that sounds incredibly clean, a volume pedal de-scratcher, a pickup pan pot, or a buffer board that transfers pickup energy to your amp with almost 100% efficiency, you'll have to build it yourself. This can give you a real edge in today's competitive music scene; anything you can do to create a more distinctive and personalized sound is invaluable.Sure, doing it yourself is not without some frustrations. Sometimes you'll build something and it won't work at first, or maybe a power supply will develop an obnoxious hum the day before the gig, and you'll have to track down the problem. Eventually, though, you'll fix the problem, and learn a lot during the troubleshooting process (''Gee, so that's what happens when you connect the battery in...