Turnabout
FX TYPE: Distortion
Based on the JHS® @™
Enclosure Size: 1590B, 1590B2, 125B
“Softie” compatibility: Softie1&2
©
2020
Overview
The Turnabout is a variation of the Andy Timmons pedal produced by JHS
®
, which is in turn pretty
much a clone of the MI Audio Crunchbox. It produces thick, meaty distortion to emulate cranked 4x12
type tones. The Turnabout offers two additions: an asymmetrical clipping option and a thickness
control to dial in the low end.
Controls
• VOL:
Total output.
• GAIN:
From medium to high gain distortion. The gain control is interactive with the Thicc control.
• TONE:
Low pass filter.
• PRES:
The Presence control is interactive with the Tone control. Higher values increase the
overall presence which in turn pushes the tone control into a brighter range.
• THICC:
Controls the amount of low end sent to the clipping stage.
• COMP:
LED, Schottky and asymmetrical clipping. LED is the loudest (stock to the CrunchBox),
Schottky is the most compressed and the asymmetrical mosfet clipping is in-between.
Terms of Use:
You are free to use purchased
Turnabout
circuit boards for both DIY and small commercial operations. You may not
offer
Turnabout
PCBs for resale or as part of a “kit” in a commercial fashion. Peer to peer re-sale is fine, though.
Technical assistance
for your build(s) is available via the
. Please go there rather than emailing me for
assistance on builds. This is because (1) I’m not always available to respond via email in a timely and continuous manner, and (2)
posting technical problems and solutions in the forum creates a record from which other members may benefit.