Mosfet Monster

Project overview

Inspired by the Ibanez® MT-10 Mostortion, the classic vintage guitar Stompbox from the ’80s.
Our Mosfet Monster is a noble recreation of the hard-to-find (and buy) classic that comes in the form of a characterful overdrive with great touch sensitivity, excellent clarity, and versatile EQ.

Introduction

There is no doubt that Ibanez MT10 is a tremendous classic pedal for Rock And Metal. It produces a unique amp-like OD/distortion sound with a touch of Marshall-character that behaves very ‘civilized’ in all settings.
It suits classic Rock-styles, Blues, and Fusion and does a great job ‘pushing’ another OD-pedal.
The tone-knobs cover with precision the frequencies you’d wish to alter. Just be cautious with the mighty Bass- (muddy) and High- (shrill) knobs because they are very effective. Clean boost is also no problem with the Level control.
As all knobs cover broad ranges of tone variation, it’s always easy to adjust your tone to the amp, guitar, and personal preference.
Enjoy our Mosfet Monster; this board is one of those DIY builds that will accompany you for a long time.

Controls

Potentiometers

• DISTORTION, controls the amount of gain.
• LEVEL, controls the amount of output level.
• MIDDLE, controls the volume of the mid frequencies.
• TREBLE, controls the volume of the high frequencies.
• BASS, controls the volume of the low frequencies.

For further analysis on this circuit take a look at this thread on Free Stomp Boxes Forum.

For any technical questions regarding this build don’t forget to check out our Facebook Group and our forum at Free Stomp Boxes.

Mosfet Monster – Building Docs

Mosfet Monster – Drilling template