Clipping Diode Circuits

how do i build an LED clipping distortion circuit into an electric guitar?

I want to put a distortion circuit into my guitar, but I don't know how to power the guitar signal so the diodes will do their thing. anybody have any solutions? keep in mind, that I am fairly new to building circuits, so the simpler, the better.

Hello there,

As LucusMan mentioned, the distortion is not always the first item in the effects chain, so I too have doubts about how good an idea it is to put an on-board distortion chip in your guitar.

If you want to do it, you can use a 9 volt battery to power it. Some folks use a push/pull pot to act as a switch. If you want the distortion on all the time, you could use a stereo output jack to act as a switch for the battery. That is what is done with active pickups. The plug tip channel carries the signal. The other channel acts as a off/on switch for the battery.

Here is one that uses the pot as a switch

http://cgi.ebay.com/ARTEC-ONBOARD-DISTORTION-OVERDRIVE-GUITAR-PREAMP-/140518392719?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item20b78c838f

later,

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