Colorsound - Fuzzphaze

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here's the other phaser from evilbay

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There's something cool about these old Coloursound/Solasound stompboxes.... :thumbsup
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pinkjimiphoton wrote:well, again, i am way to newb to "see" this stuff yet, but could the extra tranny be the fuzz? i mean, ya don't need too many transistors to get a good fuzz sound.
think anybody could figure out even a partial schematic to start with ?

True,but there is a whole different board wth components and pots underneath the phaser board. I'd say is some sort of buffer. We have to search colorsound phaser schems to see if we can find one with the extra tranny
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Post by Ian444 »

This pic here looks like it might match the phasex schem.
http://aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php? ... alNumber=2

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i got into the dam forum again finally, thanks to the captain looking up my login and asked about this...

not a sound so far...still trying!!! :thumbsup
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pinkjimiphoton wrote:i got into the dam forum again finally, thanks to the captain looking up my login and asked about this...

not a sound so far...still trying!!! :thumbsup
Hey I saw your post there and was thinking you might want to post in the "Tinkerers" section. It gets a lot more traffic than than the technical data subforum. Just a thought. :hmmm:

Good luck! I hope someone can help you there!

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thanks for the tip! :applause:
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Yo bro,

Looking at the board, it looks like a simplified Mr.Multi 4 stage phase circuit, with the Vocalizer fuzz section jigged in.

Not really anything I would waste any effort on. Your Komrade, and Mr.Multi chained together, probably blows this sucker out of the water.

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k dino, works for me. getting lazy these days anyways...lol!
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I know its all over, but, I think I have found "the circuit". I think its a copy of a MXR Phase 90!
I dunno if that's interesting or disappointing or both :shock:

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The "5th" tranny is an output buffer.

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Did anyone kept the schematic of the 2 transistors version? Link is dead...

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Post by BMS1971 »

Here is a link to the opmap version schematic
https://web.archive.org/web/20131017075 ... Phazex.gif

Now please someone find the 2 transistors version!

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BMS1971 wrote: 22 May 2022, 15:22
Now please someone find the 2 transistors version!
2 transistor? 😂

6 transistor

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Carnageboy wrote: 22 May 2022, 16:21
BMS1971 wrote: 22 May 2022, 15:22
Now please someone find the 2 transistors version!
2 transistor? 😂

6 transistor
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Post by BMS1971 »

Talking about modern replacement parts. Could I use J111 for the Jfets and RC4558 for the op amps? If not what do you recommend modernly available?
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