REDSON OVERDRIVE 12 schematic  [schematic]

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I traced my REDSON OVERDRIVE 12 unit.
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Drawing error in the switching control part fixed.
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How does it sound, compared to better known pedals lie tube screamer or OD-1?

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roseblood11 wrote:How does it sound, compared to better known pedals lie tube screamer or OD-1?
I had to reassemble it, then I will answer your question.

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Hi there, and Thanks a lot for layout and schematic, Manfred!!

Two things I would like to ask:
1st- The layout says IC-pin5 4k7 to virtual ground, schematic says 100k. What´s right?
2nd- Between IC-pin 2 and 1 layout says 100k, schematic 10k. Again, what´s right?

Thanks a lot again, great job!
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Hi Tobias,

thank you for the hint the schematic here the corrected layout:
Redson12OverdriveLayout_2.JPG
Ready to print PDF-files:
Redson12OverdrivePCB_ComponentSide.pdf
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Redson12OverdrivePCB_SolderSide.pdf
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SprintLayout 6.0-file:
Redson12Overdrive.zip
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I love the Redson effects (as well as Rolling, which is the same, i guess), thank you Manfred !
I would be curious to know how it sounds ?

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I would be curious to know how it sounds ?
I have been selling the Overdrive for some time but as far as I can remember it was a good sounding mild Overdrive.
Maybe someone else has the original or has built a clone and can tell us more.

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Hi everyone,
since Anders has already released the stripboard-layout for the Redson 12 Overdrive on his blog I thought to share my findings here as well.
I finally bought this pedal at reverb, traced it and compared it to another one which is owned by a very good guitarist. That guy really sent me on the journey because his playing with the pedal sounded so awesome. He made a lot of pictures, I did as well and since it´s quite unique-sounding, it was worth the effort!

So, the very first schematic posted here was very close!
In the correction below I forgot to change the drive-pot in the schematic to C10k. It lacks a bit of volume. You can alter that by decreasing the 12k between 1 and 6 of the IC. 7k5 should do it.
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Lord Ashram wrote: 15 Feb 2022, 19:54 Hi everyone,
since Anders has already released the stripboard-layout for the Redson 12 Overdrive on his blog I thought to share my findings here as well.
I finally bought this pedal at reverb, traced it and compared it to another one which is owned by a very good guitarist. That guy really sent me on the journey because his playing with the pedal sounded so awesome. He made a lot of pictures, I did as well and since it´s quite unique-sounding, it was worth the effort!

So, the very first schematic posted here was very close!
In the correction below I forgot to change the drive-pot in the schematic to C10k. It lacks a bit of volume. You can alter that by decreasing the 12k between 1 and 6 of the IC. 7k5 should do it.
Redson12-Overdrive-Schematic-Correction.pdf
Thanks for your hints, here is the corrected schematic.
RedsonOverdrive12CorrectedVer2.jpg

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