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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

GoosoniqueWorx Seventh Heaven

Got a request for this one. It's apparently a modified Bogner Ecstasy Red, which is a JFET adaption of the Red channel on the Bogner Ecstasy amp. Since it uses 2 footswitches, I went ahead and designed the board for a 1590BB with all 6 pots board mounted. The boost switch uses one side of a DPDT footswitch (with the other side being used for LED indication). As usual, set the trimmers to half the supply voltage and then adjust by ear. This would be a good candidate to run off 18v as well. Here's the schematic for reference.



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28 comments:

  1. GuilhermeNovember 13, 2018 at 12:22 PM

    Now this is a kickass sounding circuit! I've made some using my own layout and once you set the trimpots right, it sounds awesome!

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  2. UnknownNovember 14, 2018 at 3:46 AM

    In what pedal you can compare this one? is this good for cleans only?

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  3. mourningwoodNovember 14, 2018 at 12:45 PM

    Thanks Sir ! I was one of the people who made the request of this. Tomorrow I will be etching the layout and start building. Thanks for your time.

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    1. mourningwoodNovember 23, 2018 at 8:00 AM

      Made it and working perfectly. Thanks for your time on layout.

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  4. MarcelloNovember 14, 2018 at 2:25 PM

    How to add the Bass Channel switch?

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    1. Diego JorgeNovember 19, 2018 at 8:28 AM

      Conect the boost switch as a footswitch

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    2. ArielNovember 19, 2018 at 10:13 AM

      Hola Diego! Che, el boost con el footswitch ya esta incluido, me parece que ése switch de bass channel que dice Marcello no está.

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    3. Diego JorgeNovember 19, 2018 at 8:12 PM

      Se me hace que te confundis... En el pedal (en el video) tiene etiquetado el bass para el pote y el channel para switch. Son cosas distintas.

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    4. Diego JorgeNovember 19, 2018 at 8:14 PM

      Lo que si no entiendo es si el "channel" es lo mismo que el boost..

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    5. ArielNovember 20, 2018 at 4:20 AM

      Ahhh claro, yo leí "bass channel" y son dos cosas ditintas. Y lo del boost ni idea, porque los potes son los mismos. Con los switchs, el original tiene channel y feedback, y éste esquema uno de structure.

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  5. DexterNovember 14, 2018 at 2:27 PM

    Tag it verified. It's not my cuppa tea but it's going to a Marshall fanatic friend of mine . Thanks for the awesome layout

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  6. KK JapanNovember 15, 2018 at 9:28 AM

    I Made it.

    This is Proposal.

    Volume A100K is Best.
    if Use 1M, Like a low pass filter.

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  7. fuss buzzFebruary 28, 2019 at 10:20 PM

    Any mods to add more gain to this circuit?

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    1. mourningwoodMarch 11, 2019 at 6:50 AM

      check IvIark's tagboard effects blog and read the comments on this build. There are some resistor swapping- mods there.

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    2. fuss buzzMarch 15, 2019 at 12:36 AM

      Thanks mate, already try those mods but i still want more gain for chugga chugga. Haha.

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  8. japaneseAugust 15, 2019 at 2:29 AM

    How should I adjust the trimmer?

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    1. Effects LayoutsAugust 15, 2019 at 9:14 AM

      Measure the voltage going to the drains of each JFET and adjust the trimmers till each is around 4.5v. You may need to tweak it a little from there but it should get you close.

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    2. mourningwoodAugust 15, 2019 at 11:36 AM

      with an addition to that ; my suggestion is if you going to adjust with ear; to bias the trimpots while boost is on but structure is off and gain is between 12 - 3 o'clock. I am using this as a preamp with a small ir loader as my practice gear.Running the circuit with 18V.

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  9. japaneseAugust 16, 2019 at 5:23 AM

    Thank you very much.
    It was helpful.
    I think it's a very good pedal! !

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  10. DanApril 20, 2020 at 9:12 AM

    Hopefully someone is still reading these posts.
    I've built this and seem to be having some issues.
    #1. in the absence of J201's I had to order SMD 201's from SB and use smd adapter boards. All went well. Also Running a shielded output wire from 3PDT to output jack.

    #2. When trying to adjust the voltage on the drains (@9V) - here's what I get:

    at Bypass (pedal off)/No boost/no structure
    Q1 - 9.3V
    Q2 - .8V
    Q3 - 4.5V
    Q4 - 4.3V
    Q5 - 4.7V

    Pedal On/no boost/switch off
    Q1 - 9.3
    Q2 - 4.3
    Q3 - 4.5
    Q4 - 4.3
    Q5 - 4.7

    Pedal On/boost on/switch off
    Q1 - 9.3
    Q2 - 4.7
    Q3 - 4.5
    Q4 - 4.3
    Q5 - 4.7

    Pedal On/boost on/switch on
    Q1 - 9.3
    Q2 - 4.1
    Q3 - 4.5
    Q4 - 1.8
    Q5 - 4.7

    Pedal On/no boost/switch off
    Q1 - 9.3
    Q2 - 3.8
    Q3 - 4.5
    Q4 - 1.6
    Q5 - 3.8

    When the pedal is engaged and either the boost is on/(and or with the switch on) - I'm getting a ton of squealing. The only way I can stop the squeal is to turn the "mid" pot all the way off.

    I'm also concerned that Q5 is always at 9+ volts.

    Any thoughts ?

    Thanks, Dan

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    1. DaveJune 5, 2020 at 8:26 PM

      sorry if i double post.....but Dan did you ever get this pedal working?

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  11. mourningwoodApril 20, 2020 at 11:33 AM

    Hey Dan, I am feeding mine with 18v. That squelin had happened to another player before. He handled it with a boss fet input buffer. Simply put a boss pedal before input of the 7th heaven. İf squel stops, build one on front. And don’t forget to test with batteries. Power supplies can still be extra noisy.

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  12. DanApril 20, 2020 at 2:18 PM

    Thanks ! will give it shot.

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  13. Diego JorgeMay 20, 2020 at 7:26 AM

    I'm having an isue with the treble pot. If I turn it all the way down the volume increases 50% and tre treble content raises... Weird.

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  14. BucksearsMay 21, 2020 at 9:40 AM

    Building one now - since this is modeled after the Red channel on the Ecstasy, wonder if it would be possible to skip that last gain stage, turning it into an emulation of the Blue channel?

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  15. BucksearsMay 22, 2020 at 10:41 AM

    Going by the schematic on FSB, that 22n just below the Structure switch pads should be 2.2n.
    Also found a possible way to jump one of the gain stages and put that on a toggle, effectively making it a Blue/Red option.

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    1. mourningwoodSeptember 5, 2022 at 2:09 PM

      I will definately try this on my 3rd build. with adding a cab sim and DI-Line buffer for direct recording. Thanks for the heads up

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  16. DaveJune 5, 2020 at 8:24 PM

    Dan did you ever get your 7th heaven working properly? I'm having voltage issues also

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