Want to build something that will get me close to the Marshall sound. I'm thinking Hendrix 'Wind cries Mary" or "Hey Joe" sound. Any help would be appreciated.
I really dig the Marshall-like sounds of the Runoff Groove Thor (http://runoffgroove.com/thor.html). Not a Hendrix expert so I'm not sure if it'll get that specific sound, but the Thor sounds Marshall to me.
The Thor is good, but I think the Catalinbread DLS is a bit more versatile. Brian discontinued the Grapevine PCB, which was a DLS clone, but you can still get the etched board from Haberdasher.
http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=2038.0
or you can build this one and tell me how it goes before I try it...
http://milas.spb.ru/~kmg/jcm800fet_en.html
if you are brave enough, you can build KMGs emulation of the Bogner Ectasy Preamp (I've heard the blue channel has plexi characteristics...).
http://milas.spb.ru/~kmg/pedalfet_en.html (this one is certainly on my "to do" list)