Arsenio Novo Tubesound Overdrive

Old DIY classic with its roots pointing to rec.music.makers.guitar newsgroup and the year 1995. Briggs has posted the newsgroup message on his blog.
So here it is. Quick and mean. Should be easy enough to be built in fifteen minutes. Just match those transistors.
I know what the first comment will be. So don't bother to ask. I'm posting the Briggs' version right after this one. I thought we need to have both up in our library...