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.

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Discrete Distortion +

I've seen a few people playing around with discrete opamps in classic circuits, and thought I'd give it a go with one of my favorite circuits, the classic MXR Distortion + (or DOD 250, etc.). The typical 741 opamp has been replaced with Joe Davisson's Diode-Compression Opamp. The 6.8k resistor in the bottom left corner of the board may need to be adjusted till the collector of Q3 is around 4.5v. I haven't tested this, but it should work.

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7 comments:

  1. CrossoundDecember 5, 2019 at 6:13 PM

    que interesante¡¡, ¿tienes idea si es posible reemplazar los 2n5087 por BC557 o 2n3906?, ¿la ganancia del transistor debe ser superior a 200hfe? gracias por subir el aporte, hace tiempo buscaba algo así.

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  2. Diego JorgeDecember 6, 2019 at 11:01 AM

    Wampler mods for this? :3

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  3. Marcus CorradiniDecember 12, 2019 at 12:52 AM

    Verified!

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  4. Marcus CorradiniDecember 12, 2019 at 8:45 AM

    With germanium diodes the tone is great, but the volume is a little low. With 4148 the volume is much louder, but the tone is not so cool. Any suggestion? When I set the 6k8 resistor to 4.5V on the Q3 collector, the gain pot stopped working. With 6k8 everything worked normally. Great layout, as always! Thank you!

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    1. Effects LayoutsDecember 12, 2019 at 9:15 AM

      There are several things you could do. Start here:

      https://www.diystompboxes.com/cnews/mods.html

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    2. Erald. YOctober 21, 2022 at 8:27 PM

      That link was incredible. Can't believe I didn't run into it earlier. Thanks a lot for everything you do here.

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