Tuesday, March 24, 2026

2in1: BOSS FA-1 + TC Integrated Preamp handmade clone (174th/175th HGE Contraptions circuits built)

A very nice duo to have, each has a slight different flavour to it. Both are discontinued pedals, as far as originals go. I actually use a voltage tripler at the input for these two, made in a separate external 1590A enclosure, to give them 25-27V, way way better sounding.









Ibanez Mostortion MT10 handmade clone (173rd HGE Contraptions circuit built)

Mega nice sounding, with the NOS original Harris CA3260E chip!











EarthQuaker Devices Disaster Transport Jr. handmade clone (172nd HGE Contraptions circuit built)

Traded this build with someone for two original MIJ pedals. I managed to source the original old Taiwan NOS PT2399 delay chip 😃 very cool. A fast boring iphone video take:

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DCD60yFWxFo











Saturday, February 7, 2026

HGE Contraptions Voltage Tripler (171th build)

 Simple but effective voltage tripler. Super useful for some boosts and preamps that benefit from the higher voltage for more headroom and loudness.

9V in ->> 27V out