Found this picture online and decided to figure out what it was. The two 560k resistors were a dead giveaway that it was Bosstone based, so I figured I'd fill in the blanks. Not sure if this is 100% accurate (and I'd hazard a guess that it isn't since I don't know what the value of the Epcos cap and...

Q1 is unknown. It's in a flanged package like the AC128s, so it's a germanium, but it isn't labeled, and an NPN would make more sense in that position based on the values, IMO. Based on the voltages I would say it was a PNP, 200mV is consistent with it being germanium PNP. If it were NPN a VBE of 5...

Accidentally broke the drive pot on mine and opened it up to repair tonight. Figured I should probably reverse it while it was open. Build quality is great, but TBH, it sounds like complete ass with the drive knob above 3 o clock or so, and it doesn't have much gain below that. Not worth the new pri...

Here's the drunk one I mentioned earlier. Recorded through a DSLR mic, so sound quality is shit, but you sort of get an idea. I guess I forgot I was supposed to be showing off the range for about the first minute, so whatever. :lol: Skip to around 2:00 for lower(ish) gain tones. Wound up lowering th...

And non inverting as promised. This one has a tad bit more range in the focus control, but it's not a huge difference. Just used 68n for C3 because I didn't have an 82n on hand and I never changed it. Just in case my testing was flawed, I recommend this for your own build, unless you really need the...

... I still say that despite the noise difference on paper, the inverting design isn't that much noisier in practice and is still quite a bit less hissy than any of the straight Big Muff clones I have around at the same gain levels. That's interesting :scratch: ! ... the actual sound is far more im...

That 470K input resistor is gonna give you lots of noise/hiss. Why don't you just use a non-inverting stage? For the first part, we're talking sqrt(4*k*T*R), which gives ~88nV for a spectral power density. Even integrating across the audio bandwidth doesn't give you significant noise. After buildin...

That's a great looking build! Kudos Matt! ;) Funny thing with the timmy/zendrive-alike bass cut on the first op-amp stage. I've been playing around with the exact same thing for ages :D How does it sound? Yea, I use it up front in pretty much every OD/distortion/fuzz I build. Super useful for setti...

That 470K input resistor is gonna give you lots of noise/hiss. Why don't you just use a non-inverting stage? For the first part, we're talking sqrt(4*k*T*R), which gives ~88nV for a spectral power density. Even integrating across the audio bandwidth doesn't give you significant noise. After buildin...

Was planning on offering up a few circuits I've been screwing with for a while for sale, but with grad school applications fucking with my free time for the next few months, that could be a ways off. So I've decided to offer them up here in the mean time for DIY'ers, and may be down for selling PCBs...

Correction : Lug 3 not Lug 1 on the Body/Q Pot: "Although LUG 3 on the "Body" or "Q" pot is not connected to anything in either the BBE or the Vertex". Not that it really matters from a functional standpoint which 2 lugs you use on that pot, 1 & 2 or 2 & 3. Can...

Thanks for the schematic Bernard. I think we can assume C1 is 1n or less, if it's just to protect against RFI then you often see 100p in that position. C2 can be pretty much anything that won't start cutting low end in the filter and so 100n should do nicely. And the filter caps should be fine at 1...

Slightly different. I'll have to double check to see if the 1M attaches before or after the coupling cap from Q2 output. The diodes that go to Q3 are both in the same direction on mine, for sure, though. Not sure if that's true of both pedal examples. Maybe mine has a mistake. I dunno. That's the p...

I think c3 goes to ground. No, I traced that part, it doesn't go to ground. It should, but it also really shouldn't matter all that much since it blocks DC. Any steady reference should behave the same. I suspect it may have been easier to route it there on the board than to ground. EDIT: V, I meant...

I think c3 goes to ground. No, I traced that part, it doesn't go to ground. It should, but it also really shouldn't matter all that much since it blocks DC. Any steady reference should behave the same. I suspect it may have been easier to route it there on the board than to ground. EDIT: V, I meant...

Here's what I get out of the one i have using soggy's very helpful trace diagram as a guideline (I had some errors when I jotted it down originally but that made it a lot easier to sort out). [ Image ] I dunno, I'm no comprehensive circuit historian myself, but it doesn't look familiar to me. It's ...

After being hit up by IVIark to see if I had done any more work on this, I cleaned up the schem and did a quick retrace. The original doesn't really do anything with the unused op amp half, but I included it tied to Vr, which is better practice. Result is attached.

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hey guys, I tried to build the relay true baypass layout for momentary switch, and funny thing happened, it worked with a certien power suplly but not with any other,,, i tried it with 5 diferent regulated power suplies and only the led worked, the relay wouldnt switch but with one specific dc powe...

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