This is a library of perfboard and single-sided PCB effect layouts for guitar and bass. I'm not an electrical engineer by any stretch of the imagination, just a DIY'er who likes drawing layouts. It is meant for the hobbyist (so commercial use of any of these layout is not allowed without permission) and as a way to give back to the online DIY community.
I'm trying to get this one to work: Do I connect both outs to the out jack? I only get output when I do that, but its tiny and does not distort.
I modified it slightly by moving D1 and D2 away and connecting them to the original location via wire. This was so that in the future I can maybe swap diodes, or use a switch to select between diodes. Would this cause any problems you think?
Its soft sounding - getting weird loud popping noise if I brush against the board.
I know 1n270 is good to smooth out the harshness, but they might reduce gain a bit. Mine has 1n270 but very loud. Check your connections and maybe try a 2n5089 transistor, higher hfe than most 5088's.
@Effects Layouts, I made this specifically to be boxed in with the od 11 you also made. For my an amp 11. I just tested it today and even with the pot dialed in at zero there is still signal coming out and louder than the clean signal. Don't get me wrong, the circuit works fine and I love how it sounds. It's just that I was expecting it to work like an lpb-1 boost I made or any one knob boost where zero on the pot turns volume off. Is this normal?
The pot for this circuit controls the bias/gain of the circuit. It's not a traditional volume control. If you want to add on, just connect lug 3 of a 100k pot to the output of the circuit, wire lug 1 to ground, and lug 2 becomes the circuit output.
It's fine, I like it this way. hehe Now that I have boxed it with the OD11 I notice that the circuit is quite microphonic. If I brush my hands on the board (component side) it makes noise. Most especially if I touch the 1M resistor after Input (Pulldown?). I can only hear the noise on high volume on OD 11 and when I turn this on. Is it possible that the resistor is mirophonic?
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ReplyDeleteCongrats on the awesome site!!!
I'm trying to get this one to work:
Do I connect both outs to the out jack? I only get output when I do that, but its tiny and does not distort.
I modified it slightly by moving D1 and D2 away and connecting them to the original location via wire. This was so that in the future I can maybe swap diodes, or use a switch to select between diodes.
Would this cause any problems you think?
Its soft sounding - getting weird loud popping noise if I brush against the board.
Hey I corrected myself!
DeleteConnect to the Blue OUT. Not red
This is a good pedal overall. But there are some noise in this pedal.
ReplyDeleteAgain with the red or rather, pink out... no connection or what? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThat's for the on/off LED indicator.
DeleteMy pedal got lower end volume. How can i have a little more volume I used diode 1n270
ReplyDeleteI know 1n270 is good to smooth out the harshness, but they might reduce gain a bit. Mine has 1n270 but very loud. Check your connections and maybe try a 2n5089 transistor, higher hfe than most 5088's.
ReplyDeletecan it run on 18v ?
ReplyDeleteAs long as your components are rated for higher voltage it should be fine.
DeleteHI!! Does the booster stage go after the amp eleven or before?
ReplyDeleteI'm not entirely sure, but based on the control layout of the original, I would assume the boost is first.
Delete@Effects Layouts, I made this specifically to be boxed in with the od 11 you also made. For my an amp 11. I just tested it today and even with the pot dialed in at zero there is still signal coming out and louder than the clean signal. Don't get me wrong, the circuit works fine and I love how it sounds. It's just that I was expecting it to work like an lpb-1 boost I made or any one knob boost where zero on the pot turns volume off. Is this normal?
ReplyDeleteThe pot for this circuit controls the bias/gain of the circuit. It's not a traditional volume control. If you want to add on, just connect lug 3 of a 100k pot to the output of the circuit, wire lug 1 to ground, and lug 2 becomes the circuit output.
DeleteIt's fine, I like it this way. hehe Now that I have boxed it with the OD11 I notice that the circuit is quite microphonic. If I brush my hands on the board (component side) it makes noise. Most especially if I touch the 1M resistor after Input (Pulldown?). I can only hear the noise on high volume on OD 11 and when I turn this on. Is it possible that the resistor is mirophonic?
Deletenvm fixed it
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ReplyDeleteWhat are direct replacement for BAT46? Can I use BAT41? I have lots of them
ReplyDeletevery simple pedal with incredible sound, I used 1n60p and it was very good, thanks for the layout!!!
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