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Monday, November 23, 2015

Tokai Metal Driver

The Tokai Metal Driver was built in Japan in the early-mid 80s and is very similar to the Pearl OD-5 of the same era. In some ways it's basically a Tube Screamer, with the same input/output buffers, but the tone control is rather unique and the sound is apparently very different from your standard TS-9. Original units use 2SC1571 transistors with BCE pinouts, but I've drawn the layout for CBE transistors that you're more likely to have on hand. Here's one of the few demos I could find of it. Skip ahead to around 2:30.



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    1. FSB: http://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25327

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  2. Cant see schematic man, can you attach it on here plz

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  3. https://i.postimg.cc/DyBs01D5/tmd1-schematic.png

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  4. Thanks man I will build this sucker now

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  5. Verified.

    The circuit has a filtered, stuck wah kind of sound, adjustable via the Frequency and Bright controls.

    I saw a couple of threads suggesting replacing the clipping diodes with LEDs, which improves the sound. You'll get less harshness and more volume and openness.

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  6. I built the sucker, it's tone pots work great but the overdrive is a bit shitty, needs more gain and a smoother od

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