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.

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

DeadAstronaut Chasm Reverb

Been a while since I did a reverb layout and this DeadAstronaut design does not disappoint. It's not a true-bypass effect, but uses some JFET switching so that tails are present when you turn the effect off. Coda Effects actually has a really good write up on the design. Ended up doing this one in Eagle and was able to squeeze it into a 125B. If you want a fabricated board, you can order some off OshPark.




Here's the build doc with the BOM, schematic, and drill template.
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18 comments:

  1. AndroidJuly 27, 2017 at 2:41 PM

    What do you need to confirm? ))) I made a circuit, everything works, I just changed the values of C8 and C9 put 22nF both, (trying to move the oscillation to the high-frequency region area). Due to this, we had to reduce the values of R11 and R12 to 33k and 68k.

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    1. Effects LayoutsJuly 27, 2017 at 2:42 PM

      Did you bread board this or did you build it on this board?

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    2. AndroidJuly 28, 2017 at 8:28 AM

      I apologize for my English))) I'm building it on this board. Slightly changing the nominal values.

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    3. AndroidJuly 28, 2017 at 8:29 AM


      Everything works great

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    4. Effects LayoutsJuly 28, 2017 at 8:32 AM

      You're English is fine. When someone verifies something so fast I'm always a little blown away. haha Thanks for verifying!

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  2. AndroidJuly 30, 2017 at 8:46 AM

    I have the ability to speed up the build process. Since, I am engaged in repair and modification of guitar effects and amplifiers. I have the equipment, details and experience. )). The reason for rapid assembly and debugging. I want to say that you are very logical and repeatable PCB`s. You make a very interesting and useful site, with a wonderful set of schemes and recipes.

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  3. MonjeAugust 28, 2017 at 1:48 PM

    One more, working ok !!
    It took me a little longer because I had to wait for the BTDR-2H-L, which is difficult to find.
    I had some problems on the way, at first there was no sound, then I noticed that the accutronic mounted on top of the components, as it seemed that it was in the drawing, was with the pins all inverted, or put it on the side of the solder, which It forced him to weld it, and I did not want to know if the circuit was going to work, so I ended up putting it in the socket on the side of the components but turned upwards. I started to have reverb but the general sound was very low and with noise, I tried to change the ICs for a JRC4558 and improved a lot more gain and less noise, I still tested with some OPA2134, eliminated almost all the background noise but the overall volume Went down a bit, and I ended up going back to the JCR, which gives it a more analogical touch. Even though the gain seemed a little too low, I had already changed the 2n5457 from two different lots without major changes, it was the turn to test ones in SMD MMBF5457 and some mini pcb's adapters that I got in aliexpress, and the problem was sorted out. The values ​​of the others I was using had values ​​between I = 0.80 / 0.90mA and VGS = 500 / 600mW these SMDs have I = 1.2mA VGS = 850mW.
    Now I just have to think, in a cool drawing for the box.
    Thanks, and Good Pedals !!

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  4. UnknownNovember 1, 2017 at 4:13 AM

    Is it normal that level and mix pots react in bypass mode??! I got a big hiss in bypass mode when level pot is maxed. And even when effect is on !

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    1. Effects LayoutsNovember 1, 2017 at 9:25 AM

      It shouldn't. Check for shorts and the like. Also check out the thread on this circuit over on DIYSB:

      http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=105109.0

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    2. UnknownNovember 14, 2017 at 7:38 AM

      thank you very much for your rely, I did check the thread and other related ones, the probleme was the 2N7000 that did not ground the reverb portion correctley when bypassed causing signal leakage.
      fixed after socketing all trannies (and sacrificing the board :*D )

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    3. andrea83April 12, 2019 at 9:50 AM

      Hi, I got the same problem but I can't fix it just by changing the 2n7000 (I even put a bs170), does anyone else know how to deal with the problem? thanks

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  5. UnknownJanuary 8, 2018 at 4:49 PM

    Do you have to buy 3 boards from oshpark? Only need one really..

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    1. Effects LayoutsJanuary 8, 2018 at 11:40 PM

      Yeah, that's the minimum order with them. Most places it's 5.

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  6. BlackwingFebruary 11, 2019 at 6:16 PM

    I built the pcb from deadastronaut, from his website. It is really nice and a breeze to put together. This is a replay nice verb! Anyways, thnx for the work:)))

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  7. AlejandroSeptember 11, 2019 at 10:48 PM

    Thanks A LOT for the work you're doing!! It's incredible. Would love if you could do the pcb of the abductor II delay, there's a vero design but it is a complicated build!! The Sagan delay looks amazing also!

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  8. QuetzalcoatljlhcJune 28, 2020 at 12:07 AM

    Where is the list of components?

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  9. Secret SquirellSeptember 22, 2020 at 4:09 PM

    Hi..noob here again . I noticed that the switch on your design is different from robs (dead astronaut)? did you design it a little different on that part? he only has fs1 and fs2 ground and 9v. thanks

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