Blue Moon Drive

Delightful box of tone for pushing tube-like drive into your signal.

Twin JFET gain stages do a nice job of creating valve warmth across a wide range of gains, from a little bit of boost to all-out cranked.

The original can be powered from 9-18V, so we've added the option to include a charge pump to give you the extra headroom of the higher voltage. Honestly, it sounds great at 9V. DO NOT include the charge pump if you're going to use an 18V supply. Bad things will happen.

Supplied with 2N5457 FETs.

Board-mounted pots for minimal wiring and easy enclosure mounting.

If you want the PCB without parts there's a link for that at the bottom of the page.

Partial kit: PCB, all board-mounted components, pots.

Full kit: As above, plus footswitch and appropriate daughterboard/components for your selected bypass type (see Downloads section for details of those), jack sockets, DC socket, battery snap, hook-up wire, LED.

Enclosure (pre-drilled) is available as an option with full kits, and will not take a battery. Knobs are not included.

Builds are only available with full kits including enclosures. Please choose appropriate knobs.

Inspired by: Mizuki Blue

Difficulty: Easy

PCB size: 50 x 32mm

Knobs required: 2

Enclosure: 1590B

Direct Connect compatible (4-way)

Download theINSTRUCTION PDF