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EH Small Stone Phaser

Issue J

V+

V+
Vbias

15k
10k

Vbias

33uF

10k

470k

LFO

2N5087

0.0068

+
-

1k

4.7k
4.7k

V+
7

+
-

27k
1k

3
Vbias

3
Vbias

27k

27k

30k

10k

10k

LFO

9V

LFO
V+

270k

27k

ON
V+

0.1
BYPASS

0.0068

V+
8

+
-

27k
3

1k
Vbias

3
6

1k

27k

Vbias

27k

27k

27k

0.0068

+
-

4.7k

470k

COLOR
SWITCH

OUT

3.3k

0.1

EFFECT

30k

10uF

100k

IN

2N5088

LFO

V+

0.0068

0.0068

10k

10k

V+
4.7k
2N5087

V+
1
3

22k

ON

15k

2
1k

4 5

27k
1.8k

1M

100

33uf
0.1
V+
27k

7.5k

The Small Stone is somewhat unique in using Operational Transconductance Amplifiers (OTAs) for phase shift stages
instead of opamps with variable resistors. All of the ICs are house marked EH1048, but can be replaced with CA3094
which is a combination of an OTA equal to the CA3080 and a darlington emitter follower. Later Small Stones used slightly
different circuits, but all used the OTA.

Name:

Manufacturer / Designer:

Soul Preacher

Revision:

Electro-Harmonix

Model #

10/13/95

330pf
10uf 25V
tantalum 1k

+9V

10k

100k
+9V Linear
2

Q1

1uf 25V

220k

0.1uf

0.1uf

0.1uf IC1a

In
680k

270k

4k7

100k

0.15uf

10uf
25V
tantalum

270k
J1
+4.5V

9V

47k

1M

1N3666 10k

20k

Q2

220

+9V

Q3
3k9

100uf
25V

1uf
35V
tantalum

Q4
+

1uf
25V

0.1uf

15k
AC
Adaptor

10k

IC1b 6
-

10uf 16V

+4.5V
4k7

4k7

-All resistors are carbon film, 1/4W, 5%, unless otherwise noted
-All non-polarized capacitors are mylar, 50V, 10%, unless otherwise noted
-Transistors Q1-4 and FET J1 are unknown
-IC1 is a 4558

4M7
1N3666

S1

270k

10uf
16V

10k

10k

10k
Log

S2

Out

EM Stereo Spreader
100k
10k
100k
2

10k
1

IC1a

Left In

IC2a
3

10uf
+

1k
1

Left Out

10k
100k dual linear
potentiometer

10k
100k

10k
1k

6
-

100k
7

Right In

IC1b

Right Out

IC2b
5

10uf

10k

10ohm 1/2W
to pin 8 IC1

V+

and IC2

10ohm 1/2W
to pin 4 IC1

V-

and IC2

33uf

33uf
+

IC1 & IC2 are 5532 Dual Op amps for low noise. All resistors are 1% metal film 1/4W unless otherwise noted. Requires bipolar power supply from 9 to 15 volts.

For that different sound, Music a la Theremin


By Louis E. Garner, Jr.
Published November 1967, Popular Electronics
For about the price of an inexpensive guitar, plus a few hours assembly time, you can own
and enjoy what is perhaps one of the most versatile of all musical instruments: the unique
and amazing theremin. Named after its Russian-born inventor, Leon Theremin, its frequency
range exceeds that of all other instruments, including theater pipe organs, while its dynamic
range is limited only by he power capabilities of the amplifier and speaker system with which
it is used. Above all, it is a true electronic instrument, not just an electronic version of a
familiar string, reed, or percussion instrument. Its tone is unlike that of any conventional
instrument.
A musician playing a theremin seems almost like a magician, for he can play a musical
selection without actually touching the instrument itself! As he moves his hands back and
forth near two metal plates, he seems to conjure up individual notes at any desired volume;
he can slide from one musical note to another with ease, can produce tremolo and vibrato
effects at will, and can even sound notes which fall outside the standard musical scale. He can
play tunes or melodies, produce unusual sound effects, or can accompany a singer or another
instrument-all by means of simple hand movements.*
The theremin is ideal for amateur as well as professional musicians and can be used for fun
sound effects as well as for serious music. It makes a wonderful addition to the home
recreation room, and can be used equally well by rockn roll groups or larger bands. Theatrical
groups find it just the thing for producing eerie and spine-tingling background effects to
accompany mystery or horror plays, and for the budding scientist or engineer, it is an
excellent Science Fair project.
The typical theremin has two r.f. oscillators, one having a fixed, the other a variable,
frequency, with their output signals combined in a mixer/amplifier stage. At tune-up, the
oscillators are preset to zero beat at the same frequency. The frequency of the variable
oscillator is controlled by an external tuning capacity--the antennawhich is a whip or
simple metallic plate.
As the musicians hand is moved near this antenna, the variable oscillator shifts frequency
and a beat note is set up between the two oscillators. The pitch is proportional to the
difference in frequency between the two oscillators. This beat note, amplified, is the theremins
output signal. The more advanced theremin designssuch as the version presented hereuse
a third oscillator to control output volume and two antennas. This theremin also uses a
unique FET volume, and a FET output stage. See Fig. 1.

Construction
Except for the two control antennas, power switch S1, and battery B1, all components are
assembled on a printed circuit board as shown full-size in Fig. 2(B). An insulated jumper is
required between C15 and R20 as shown in Fig. 2(B) and Fig. 3. Mount the PC board in a
suitable cabinet with four spacers (see Fig. 3), making sure that suitable holes are drilled in
the cabinet or though a dialplate to accept the tuning-slug screws of L2 and L4. Coils L1 and
L3 are mounted on small L-brackets; initially, these brackets should be adjusted so that L1 is
at right angles to L2 and L3 at right angles to L4. Switch S1 is also mounted on the cabinet or

Nearly everyone who has ever watched television or attended a motion picture has heard
music and background effects produced by a theremin, yet relatively few could recognize the
instrument, and fewer still have had the chance to own or play one. With its astounding tonal
and dynamic ranges, it has been used to produce background music and special effects in
scores of science-fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery shows.
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dialplate, in the area of the L2 and L4 slug screws, while the battery is secured to the cabinet
wall.
Ordinary copper-clad circuit board can be used to make up the pitch and volume control
antennas. Although the authors units are equilateral triangles approximately 9 on a side
almost any other design will doshape is not critical. If desired, the upper surface of the
antennas may be covered with a colorful material (see cover photo).
The antennas are mechanically mounted on an electrically conducting support. The ones used
by the author, (see Fig. 4) were six-inch lengths of 3/4 aluminum pipe with appropriate
mounting flanges. The antennas were attached to the pipe with conduit plug buttons soldered
to the bottom of each antenna. The flanges of the buttons should make a good friction fit to
the pipe. A solder lug for connection to the PC board is placed under one of the pipe support
mounting screws as shown in Fig. 3.
Connect the negative lead of the battery to terminal B on the PC Board; then connect the
positive battery lead, via S1, to terminal A. The center lead of the audio output coaxial cable is
connected to terminal C on the PC board, while the associated braid is soldered to the ground
foil. Connect the volume control lead and one lead from L3 to the proper hole on the PC board
(see Fig. 3), then connect the pitch control lead and one lead of L1 together and solder to the
hole on the PC board. The other ends of both coils are soldered to the ground foil of the PC
board.

Tuning
Although the theremin is used with an external audio amplifier and speaker, no special test
equipment is needed for the tuning adjustments. The procedure is as follows.
1. Temporarily short Q6s gate and source electrodes together, using either a short clip lead,
or a short length of hookup wire, tack-soldered in place.
2. Preset the coil (L1, L2, L3, and L4) cores to their mid-position.
3. Connect the theremins output cable to the input jack of an audio amplifier (with speaker)-a guitar amplifier is ideal. Turn the amplifier on, volume up to nearly full.
4. Turn the theremin on by closing S1 and adjust L2s slug (keep hands or other parts of the
body away from the pitch antenna) until a low frequency growl is heard from the speaker.
5. Turn the theremin off and remove the short from Q6.
6. Turn the theremin back on and adjust L4s slug until a point is found where the growl is
heard from the speaker. Then adjust L3s stud until the sound is reduced to near zero.
This setting, although somewhat critical, will be stable once obtained.
7. Finally, adjust L2s slug until the growl becomes lower and lower in pitch, finally
disappearing as zero beat is reached.
With the coils properly adjusted, no output signal will be obtained unless the operators hands
are moved near the pitch and volume control plates simultaneously. As the operator
approaches the pitch control plate, a low-frequency note should be heard increasing in pitch
as the hand moves nearer and, finally, going higher and higher and beyond audibility as the
hand almost touches the plate. As the operator puts his hand near the volume control, a low
level signal should be heard, increasing in amplitude until maximum volume is attained just
before the plate is touched.
After the initial adjustments, L2 and L4 can be readjusted from time to time (using the front
panel knobs) as needed to correct for minor frequency drift. In any case, a preliminary check of
adjustment is always desirable whenever the theremin is to be used for a performance.
One further adjustment is optional. Coil L1s positioning with respect to L2 will determine, to
some extent, the shape of the output waveform and, hence, its harmonic content. The
mounting bracket supporting L1 can be adjusted to reduce the mutual coil orientation to less
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than 90 degrees if a greater harmonic content is desired. However, as the angle is reduced,
low-frequency notes may tend to become pulse-like in character.

Installation
A guitar or instrument amplifier is an ideal companion unit for the theremin; either one allows
bass or treble boost, as desired, and fuzz (distortion) or reverberation (if these features are
incorporated in the amplifiers circuit). Simply provide a suitable cable plug and connect the
theremins output cable to the amplifiers input jack.
It is not necessary to purchase a special amplifier. The theremins output signal level is
sufficient to drive most power amplifiers to full output without additional preamp stages. The
instrument can be used, for example, with a monaural version of the Brute-70 amplifier
described in the February, 1967 issue (of Popular Electronics).
If the theremin is used in conjunction with a power amplifier which does not have a built-in
gain (or volume) control, a volume level control should be added to its basic circuit to
prevent accidental overdrive. This can be accomplished quite easily by replacing source load
resistor R16 (Fig. 1) with a 10,000-ohm potentiometer.

Operation
The results obtained depend more on the ability of the operator than on built-in limitations
within the unit itself. A good ear for music is a must, of course, but, in addition, a moderate
amount of skill is required, particularly in finger or hand dexterity and movement. The latter is
learned only through practice. For a start, here are the basic techniques.
To sound an individual note, first move the pitch control hand to the proper position near the
pitch antenna (as determined by practice) to sound the desired pitch. Next move the volume
control hand quickly to the proper position near the volume antenna to sound the note at the
desired level, then away after the proper interval to sound an eighth, quarter, half or full note.
To sustain a note, hold both hands in position. The note volume may be increased slowly by
moving the volume control hand slowly nearer the volume antenna, reduced by moving it
slowly away.
To slide from one note to another, hold the volume hand fixed in position and move the
pitch hand nearer (or away from) the pitch antenna plate.
To produce a vibrato effect, hold the volume hand fixed in position and shakeor tremble
the pitch hand at the desired rate.
To create a tremolo effect, hold the pitch hand fixed in position and vibrateor tremblethe
volume control hand.
Tremolo and vibrato effects can be produced by simultaneously rapidly moving both hands
back and forth.
If youve used triangularly shaped control plates in your instrument (as in the model shown),
youll find that a given hand movement has less effect on operation near the narrow (pointed)
end of the triangle than near its broad base.
Practice is important!
================[30]======================

How It Works
Transistors Q1 and Q2 are the variable and fixed pitch oscillators respectively, while Q4
serves as the volume oscillator. Essentially similar circuits are used in all three oscillators,
so only one (Q1) will be described here. Base bias is established by resistor voltage divider R1
and R2, with the former bypassed for r.f. by C3. Resistor R3 serves as the emitter (output)
load. The basic operating frequency is determined by the tuned circuit of L1 and the
combination of C1 and C2.
In the case of Q1 and Q4, their tuned circuits are also connected to external antennas. When
these antennas are loaded due to body capacitance (the presence of a hand near the
antenna), this load is reflected to the tuned circuits as a capacitive change which, in turn,
alters the frequency of oscillation. Because Q2s circuit uses no antenna, its frequency
remains constant at all times.
In operation, Q1s r.f. output signal is coupled to mixer/amplifier Q3 via coupling capacitor
C5while Q2s signal is coupled to Q3 via C10. If these two oscillators (Q1 and Q2 ) are at the
same frequency, then there will be no resultant beat present at the collector of Q3. However,
since Q1s frequency is determined by how close the operators hand is to the pitch antenna,
the resultant beat frequency will vary as the distance between the hand and antenna varies.
Because the mixing action of Q3 produces both r.f. and audio beats, capacitor C12 is used to
bypass the r.f. components and prevent them from appearing at the collector of Q3. The
resultant audio beat is passed, via the volume control circuit, to the FET output stage, Q7.
Oscillator Q4 (the volume oscillator), like pitch oscillator Q1, has its frequency of
oscillation determined by the amount of hand capacitance near its antenna. The r.f. signal at
the collector is coupled via C20 to another tuned circuit consisting of L4 and C22. The r.f.
signal across this second tuned circuit is rectified by diode D1 and applied to the base of d.c.
amplifier Q5. Thus, the d.c. voltage level present at the collector of Q5 is a function of the
amount of r.f. present on L4-C22. This level is at its maximum when the L4-C22 tuned circuit
is at the same frequency as the Q4 collector tuned circuit.
In practice, however, the frequency of Q4s tuned circuit is made to be slightly higher than the
L4-C22 frequency. As a result, very little d.c. signal is passed to the base of Q5. This means
that the voltage at the collector of Q5 is at a maximum. If the frequency of Q4s tuned circuit is
reduced, when a hand is placed near the volume antenna, the base current applied to Q5
increases, causing the collector voltage to drop.
The unique volume control consists of FET Q6, connected in shunt with the audio signal flow.
The audio signal at the collector of Q3 passes through d.c. blocking capacitor C13 and is also
isolated (for d.c.) from Q7 by C14. Resistor R13 and FET Q6 are arranged as a voltage divider.
If the gate voltage of Q6 is highly positive, then the FET acts as a low resistance between R13
and ground, greatly reducing the signal level allowed to pass to Q7. As the gate of Q6 gods less
positive, the effective resistance of Q6 increases and the level of audio signal to Q7 increases.
The voltage at the collector of d.c. amplifier Q5 is connected to the gate of Q6. As this voltage
level is determined by the frequency of Q4, the operator can readily adjust the output volume
by changing his hand capacitance to the volume antenna. The variable pitch variable-volume
audio signal is coupled to an external audio amplifier via FET Q7. A FET is used for Q7
because its very high input-impedance (a couple of megohms) will not affect operation of FET
Q6. If desired, the source resistor of Q7 can be changed to a similar valued potentiometer.
-[30]-

PITCH ANT
VOLUME ANT.

JUMPER WIRE

L2

C8

C19

D1

R17

R4

C15
R16

L4
Q4

C14
C1

Q5 C10
C20
R19

Q7

Q6 R13
Q3
C13

C5

C16

R7

R6

C18
C22

C7

R8

R3
C12 R12 R10

R15

R7

R2

C2

R14
C9

GROUND

L1

Q1

C21

R20

+9 VOLTS

R1

C6 Q2

C17

L3

R18

C3

C11 R11 R9

C4

AUDIO OUT

VOLUME
ANTENNA

PITCH
ANTENNA

9V DC

POWER
R7

R3
R20

R2

C2

Q5

C4

Q1

C1

C20
Q4

C21

C17

B
B

C5

C3

C19

C22
R1

L1

L3

D1

C9

R6

R10

R5

C6

L2

B1
C1,C6
C2,C7,C17,C22
C3,C8,C19
C4,C9
C5,C10
C11
C12,C14,C15
C13
C16
C18
C20,C21
D1
L1,L2,L3,L4
Q1,Q2,Q4
Q3,Q5
Q6,Q7
R1,R4,R17
R2,R5,R18
R3,R6,R7,R8,
AND R11,R19
R9,R12,R16,R20
R10,R13
R14,R15

Q3

Q2

R4

R12

C10

R18

C13
R15

Q6

Q7

R13

G
D

C8

C18

R19

C15

R8
C12

C7

R17

L4

C14

C16
AUDIO
OUT

R9

R11

C11

R14

9-VOLT BATTERY
390pF POLYSTYRENE CAPACITOR
0.001uF POLYSTYRENE CAPACITOR
0.1uF DISC CERAMIC CAPACITOR
10uF, 15V ELECTOLYTIC CAPACITOR
60pF POLYSTYRENE CAPACITOR
200uF, 15V ELECTOLYTIC CAPACITOR
0.001uF DISC CERAMIC CAPACITOR
0.01uF DISC CERAMIC CAPACITOR
5uF, 15V ELECTOLYTIC CAPACITOR
0.01uF POLYSTYRENE CAPACITOR
4.7pF POLYSTYRENE CAPACITOR
1N34A DIODE
50-300uH ADJUSTABLE COIL
MPS3638 TRANSISTOR (MOTOROLA)
MPS3708 TRANSISTOR (MOTOROLA)
TIS-59 N-CHANNEL FET (TEXAS INST)
47K 1/2W 10% RESISTOR
33K 1/2W 10% RESISTOR
1K 1/2W 10% RESISTOR
10K 1/2W 10% RESISTOR
100K 1/2W 10% RESISTOR
4.7MEG 1/2W 10% RESISTOR

R16

Tone Booster
from Everyday Electronics Sept. 1978
peaks frequencies at 5000 Hz for a "cleaner and more penetrating" sound

+9v
+

150uf

4k7
Q2

330k
0.1uf
Q1

100p

0.1uf

22000p

In
820k
2k2
+

0.1uf

+9v

Q1 - ztx384
Q2 - BC415p

2k2

4k7

Out

Bass
1M

39k

Tone Control Circuits

0.005uf
Preamp w/
Bass & Treble
Control

0.005uf
39k

10k

+V

20uf
709

IN

OUT

20uf

600
ohms

0.0015uf

Both of these circuits provide some additional control over tone.


They were origionally intended for use with synth modules but
could be easily incorporated into most any effects circuit.

250k
Treble

+15v

IN

10k
+

100k
4.7uf

100k

250k

22k

56k

20uf

47k
+

220
ohms

1k
HEP 51

6800pf

2k2

20uf

10pf

1.0uf

20uf

0.5uf
+

6800pf

6800pf

6800pf
2k2

25k

2k2
470k

Unlabeled ???

OUT

10k

500k

22k

470k

= HEP 50

Tone Control circuit with signal isolation and impedance-matching stages.

3k3

1N914
1N914

220 ohms

Controllable Tremolo Circuit

+18v
4k7
1uf

10k

Depth
100k

5k6
0.1uf

1uf
+

47k

47k

HEP 251

1M

1uf
2k2

HEP 801

1k

IN

2uf

0.5uf

1uf
25k
Rate

47k

This tremolo circuit is not a "plug and play" ready guitar effect, however it could be converted to one
with relative ease. It just needs some buffering on the input and ouput and perhaps some bypass
switching.

OUT

Name:

Manufacturer / Designer:

Tube Distortion

Revision:

Ron Black

Model #

10/13/95

Circuit from Guitar Player : October 1981

1N3600

Bridge
Rectifier
120VAC

IC2

12V
10k

12VAC
200mA minimum

470uf
50V

1000uf
12V

6V

+
+

100uf
6V

10k

12V

In

180k

0.1uf

180k
0.01uf
1

100k

2
+

IC1a

0.01uf

13

0.01uf

IC1b

12

500k
1M

22k

IC1 - 747 dual op-amp, others may be substitued but pinout will differ
IC2 - LM340K-12V Voltage Regulator
Bridge Rectifier - Full wave bridge recitifier, 50 Volts, 500 mA minimum
All resistors 1/2 W, 10% prefered

10

0.1uf
Out

Filament of
12AU7A

1M
4

12V
6V

470k

Name:

Manufacturer / Designer:

TubeHead

Revision:

PAiA Electronics

0.05uf

IC1e

Vcc
100

100uf
25v

33uf

33uf

1000uf
16v

IC1b

10

+12v

S1

IC1a
15

D1

IC1f
12 14

9305

12VAC
0.5A

11

Model #

11/4/95

IC1d

D3

IC1c

33uf

D4

D5

33uf

1000uf
16v

33k

Vcc - Pin 1 IC1


+12v - Pin 8 IC2, IC3, & IC4
-12v - Pin 4 IC2, IC3, & IC4
- Pin 8 IC1

-12v
D2

Vref

33k

100

10k
+42v
0.01uf

270k

270k

1uf
+

220

1uf

+42v
IC1 - 4049 CMOS Hex Inverting Buffer
IC2, 3, & 4 - 5532 Dual Low-Noise OpAmp
D1, 2 - 1N4001
D3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 - 1N4148
All 1uf caps 50v all others 25v unless
marked otherwise.
All resistors 1/4W, 5%

22k

In

47k"
47k*

2
3

20pf
-

12AX7
47k

Clip

+
-

IC4a

10k
Pre/
Post
Blend

IC2a

Vref

82k

150k 3

100

1uf
+

2.2uf

82k

10k Drive

2k7

9 6

12VAC

220

100k 1uf

100k
Trim

470k

10k Output
5pf

6
-

330

33uf

IC2b

8k2
2k7

470k

10k
100k Trim Pot controls Symmetry

100k

+12v

100uf
25v

33uf

330

10k

D7

1k

D6

220pf

Channel 1

Channel 2 is identicle to Channel 1, and uses IC4b for the clipping meter and IC3 for the input/output driver. The input impedance of the TubeHead is about
20k ohms, which is consistant with most gear like Synths, Effects Processors, Mixers, EQs, and so on. 20k is too low for a proper match with high
impedance sources like guitar pickups, but a few minor changes take care of this. To use the TubeHead as a instrument pickup preamp, remove the 47k*
resistor and the 20pf cap from the feedback loop of the driving OpAmp. Then change the 47k" resistor to 680k and the 22k resistor in the feedback loop of the
driving OpAmp to 100k. Now the TubeHead can be used to warm up a cold sounding guitar amp or just provide a great preamp tone.
Original circuit from December 1993 Electronic Musician

Out

Manufacturer / Designer:

Revision:

PAiA Electronics

0.05uf

IC1b

Vcc

Power

14

+48v
470k
PP On
100

4k7

D9

270k

1uf

270k

1uf

47uf
7

10k

100k

1uf

D10

6k81

4.7uf

#
33k
2
3

D12
# 10k

#
1k

D13
#
1k

82k

10k Tube
Drive

1uf
2

IC3a

+48v

4 9

2k7

12VAC

2k7

5pf
-

470

Output

33uf

10k
#

Symmetry

22k

10k
Output

100k

# 33k

12AX7

150k
47k

IC2a

1uf
+

6k81

# 10k

#
Mic In

100k

Drive

D11

2
3
1

10k
Blend

4.7uf

100k

82k

IC2b 5

270

D8

Polarity

33uf

220

0.01uf

270k

D7

33uf

D6

33uf

10k
+

Phant.

D5

IC1 - 4049 CMOS Hex Inverting Buffer


IC2, & 3 - 5532 Dual Low-Noise OpAmp
D1, D2 - 1N4001
D3 to D8 - 1N4148
D10 to D13 - 6.8v Zener Diode
D9 - 51v Zener Diode

Vcc - Pin 1 IC1


+15v - Pin 8 IC2, & IC3
-15v - Pin 4 IC2, & IC3
- Pin 8 IC1

100

12

470k

15

11

33k

33k
-15v

D2

IC1e

220uf
25v

D4

220pf
+

D3

IC1c

220uf
25v

470uf
25v

33uf

IC1f

33uf

10

+15v
470uf
25v

330

IC1d
2

100

S1

D1

IC1a
4

9407

12VAC
0.5A

Model #

11/11/95

470

10k

#
6

IC3b 5 +

33uf 2
+

Tube Mic Pre

470k

Name:

10k
7

3
1

Bal Out

220

All 33uf caps 16v all others 50v unless marked othewise. Resistors marked with # are 1% film type. The "Drive" LED indicates how hard the tube is being
driven. The "Blend" control allows for a mixing of SS and tube coloration. Symmetry controls the relative amounts of even and odd harmonics, CCW the
Tube Mic Pre may sound punchier, while CW it may sound warmer. The 12VAC needed for pin 5 of the 12AX7 can be obtained from point G while pin 4
should be connected to point A.
Original circuit from Recording Magazine January 1995

1/2

Name:

Manufacturer / Designer:

Tube Mic Pre (Mods)

PAiA Electronics

Revision:

11/11/95

Model #

USING STERO PHONE JACKS FOR INPUT


2
This mod converts the XLR jacks to 1/4" balanced stereo jacks. However, when a mono plug is used with this new jack the
3
1
inverting input of the differential amp is grounded, this single-ends the balanced input so standard phone plugs on dyanmic
mics can be plugged in directly. Additionally the polarity switch still works, even for unbalanced inputs. If phantom power is not
turned off while using a singled ended input the performance of the TMP will not be up to par but it wont damage the TMP either.

USING THE TMP WITH LINE LEVEL SIGNALS


There are two options for line level signals. First if you know that youll be using line level signals all the time with the
TMP then you can change the two 33k 1% resistors to 1k 1% types and your done. Alternatively if you want the option
of line level or low level signals then you can sacrifice the polarity switch and and rewire it here as shown. Notice that
the 47k resistors are again of the 1% variety.

Low / Line Level


47k
2
3
1

47k
#

Mic In

0.05uf

USING DC TO POWER THE HEATER FILAMENTS


This mod can make the TMP quiter. Insted of using the
12VAC to power the heater filaments rectified and
filtered DC can be used. This is accomplished as shown.
The new resistor added is a 15 ohm 1W type, the new
cap is a 1000uf 25v as shown. It is critical that pin 5 of the
12AX7 connects to the ground point shown.

Vcc
12VAC
0.5A

D1
S1

330

100
+15v

470uf
25v

220uf
25v

470uf
25v

220uf
25v

-15v
Power

100

15
1W
+

D2

1000uf
25v

Pin 4 12AX7
Pin 5 12AX7
2/2

UniVibe (model 905, by Unicord, circa 1968)


100K
B+

22K

+
IN

1.2M

47K

= 2SC828 except input transistor

4.7K

1u
22K

2SC539
1u

Chorus

100k

3.3K

1u

Vibrato
220k

1u
100k

47k

1.2M
47k

OUT

100k

330p

6.8k

1u

1.2K

B+

100k

47k

4k7

1u

4k7

68k

47k

4N7uF

100k

1u

1u

100k

100k

1u
4k7

4k7

470N

1u
47k

4k7

4k7

1u

4k7

4k7

4k7

100k

100k
220NF

4k7

100k
15NF

1u
47k

22k

CDS
MXY-7BX4
B+

10u

10u

470

470

47k

+
1u 4.7k

1k

4.7k

24vac

Cancel
250k
4.7k

1u

+
220k

4.7k

50k

47k

220

+ 220 +

1000Uf

2.2M 1u

100k

220k
250k

3.3k

115vac

6.3vac

The UniVibe is famous from Jimis use of it. The LFO is a phase shift oscillator, with the dual 250K pots
in the pedal assembly to control speed. A modern version would substitute an LED/photocell optocoupler for the
four LDRs and the incandescent light bulb that makes the shifting work. This IS just a four stage phaser, perhaps
with some distortion from the signal path thrown in.
Since the Univibe (r) is being reissued by Dunlop, Dunlop probably owns the "Univibe" trademark these days.
This schematic bears no resemblance, except accidental, to the reissue that Dunlop or anyone else may be making.

1u

Univox Super-Fuzz

47k

220k

22k

10k

10k

100k

470

22k

1k8
100k

10k

270k
50k

22k

10k

1k8

100k

Drive

470k

470
0.1uf

100k

47k

100uf/10v

0.001uf

100k
Notch

47k

10k

Level

22k
Normal

10k

10k

0.1uf

50k

100k
15k

1k

OUT

IN
= high gain NPN; 2N2222, 2N3391
= 10 uF electrolytic cap, positive at straight bar

The Univox Super-Fuzz is a 69-to-early 70s design that includes two unique features. These are the octave generation effect
from the differential-pair-with-collectors -tied-together and the choice of just a clipping amp or a 1kHz notch for different
sounds. The odd-diffamp is actually a full wave rectifier as used here. The clipping is all done with the pair of back-to-back
diodes just before the normal/notch filter section. These were originally germanium, although silicon works. You can use
LEDs here for a different sound, but you need a lot of gain in the input to get enough signal to them to break them over.

Vox Tone Bender

1k

.032uf

8.2k
10k

9v

Q2

50k - 100k

+
.022uf

In

Q1

1/2

S1

1/2

S1

Out

47k

1k
+

8.2k

25uf

-Transistor Q1 is a SFT 363


-Transistor Q2 is a SFT 337
-Circuit is very similar to "Fuzz Face"
-The 2n3906 may be used as a replacement for
Q1 and Q2, however originals were
probably germanium.

VOX Treble Booster

+9V
100K

2K2 0.1uF

2K2
500pF
2N2924

IN

22K

1K

OUT

+
10uF

Original Circuit

+9V
100K

0.022uF
to
0.01uF

2K2 0.1uF

500K

2K2
2N2924

IN
22K

1K

OUT

10uF

Modified to be used as an overdrive/distortion unit


The input cap is changed from 500pF to 0.01 uF (1000pF) or 0.022 uF
(2200 pF) to allow more bass in. This usually overloads the booster
and causes crunchy distortion.

1.0

C6

2.7K
C15
0.047

R34

-V

+V

+V

CA3094
(or EH1040)

A8
1
8
6
5

A6A

RC4558

A6B

13K

SQUARE WAVE
R36
100K LIN
R37

2N5087

SQUARE WAVE
MODULATOR

Q1

7
RC4558

A5B

C10
0.1

R38
22K

R41
220

R23
47K

C3
0.0022

1N914

C16
4.7

D3

22K
C9
1.0

PEAK FOLLOWER

2.2K
C8
2.2

3.3K

C2
0.022

560

GUITAR
R6
100K LIN

R5
13K

C1
0.1

A4B

120K

R39

-V

D8

R43
1K

D9

1N914

+V

D11
1N914

D10
1N914
6

RC4558

A4A

TO VCF (A10)

TO VCF SWEEP GENERATOR

TO VCA SWEEP GENERATOR

TO ADAPTIVE SCHMITT TRIGGER

R32
390K

+V

A7B
RC4558

Title
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Size Document Number
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DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date:
September 28, 1996
Sheet

DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL


REVISION: 12/12/78

of

STOP DETECTOR
1

NORMALLY -8V
PULSES HIGH ON
ATTACK

ELECTRO HARMONIX

R27
4.7K

0.082

C12
0.47
TANT.
C13

8
+V

A3A

RC4558

27K

A7A
RC4558

R28

-V

R16

C5
0.0018

NORMALLY LOW
HIGH
8 PULSES
AT END OF
NOTE
+V

-V

ATTACK DETECTOR

-V

R33
330

R29
8.2K

OCTAVE
100K LIN

7.5K

R12

1N914

-V

R15
3.3M
R14
100K
SQUELCH

TRIGGER
R31
100K LIN

HIGH ON SILENCE

R45
470

D2

A3B
RC4558

TANT.

R44
330K

R30
2.2K

C11
1.0

D1

10K

TO SUB-OCTAVE TRACK & HOLD MODULATOR (A18) & OUTPUT

6.8K

R40

RC4558

1N914
-V 1N914

SQUELCH
SMALL SIGNAL
DETECTOR

LOG AMP

R13
15K
FULL WAVE RECTIFIER
R11

1N914

10K

R10

D4 D5 D6 D7

1N914

-V
A5A

C4
0.47
TANT.

1N914

R25
22K

1N914

-V

+V

1K

R24

RC4558

A2B

0 TO -7V DEPENDING
ON SIGNAL

R42
820K

RC4558

700 HZ LOW PASS FILTER


R8
R9
3.3K
33K

SMOOTHING FILTER
R20
R21
R22

R4
470

PREAMP
GAIN
R3
10K

R7
2.2K

R19

C7
4.7
TANT.

RC4558

RC4558

-V

R18
27K

-V

SQUARE WAVE SHAPER

10K

R35 2

8 A2A

* ALL CAPACITOR VALUES IN MICROFARADS

1.0

C14

2.7K

R17

R1
68K

4.7K

R2

SQUARE WAVE SHAPER

J1/INPUT
1/4" PHONEJACK

+V

+V

REV
1
3

R26
820

R46

3.3K

R67
820

3.3K

2N5088

-V

R103
820

8.2K

R102

+V

-V

+V

TANT.

C30
10

Q6

R100
22K

-V

+V

D19
1N914

2N5088

R99
47
Q4
2N5088

R104
1K

1K

R105

Q3
2N5087

R101
100K LIN
ATTACK
DELAY

Q5

U9A
RC4558

1N914
D14
1N914

A16A
RC4558
D15
1

S1
FOOTSWITCH

4.7K
R94
820

START FREQUENCY
R93
R95

3.3K

STOP FREQUENCY
R66

C18
0.1

R50
6.8K

D12
1N914

1N914

1
8
6
5

R52
220

R98
47K

R51
10K

R48
10K

R49
220

R71
680K

VCA

-V

+V

+V
A13
1
8
6
5

D17
1N5235
6.8V

47K

A16B
RC4558
R54
7

47K

A15A
RC4558
R53
1

R97
1K

47K

R96
TANT.

C29
1.0

CA3094
D18
(OR EH1040) 4
1N5235
6.8V
-V

+V

CA3094
(OR EH1040)

7 A14
3

+V

R72
1K

R68
1K

D16
1N914

C20
4.7
TANT.

C19
4.7
TANT.

* ALL CAPACITOR VALUES IN MICROFARADS

-V

-V

R47

3.3K

A15B
RC4558
D13
7

J2/OUTPUT
1/4" PHONEJACK

R92
100K LIN

R65
100K LIN

C17
0.0033

-V

ADAPTIVE SCHMIDT TRIGGER

+V

-V

C28
10
TANT.

R69
12K

S D

CLK

R
9

11

-V

A17B
CD4013
3

R Q

CLK

R70
22M

R91
470

R90
1K

A10
CA3094
/EH1040
2

R75
3.3K

R89 4.7K

R88 47K

+V R87 330K

5
6
8
1
0.0033
7 C25

-V

2.2K

R73

-V

-V

RESONANCE
R86 100K LIN

R78
1K

47K

R76
8.2K
R77

47K

R56

A11
CA3094
/EH1040

C21
0.1

R55
3.9K

SWEEP RATE
R74
100K LIN

A17A
6 CD4013
1
S Q

-V
S-R FLIP FLOP
& DIVIDE BY TWO
SPECIAL NOTE: PIN 14 IS CONNECTED TO
THE POWER SUPPLY GROUND AND PIN 7 IS
CONNECTED TO THE -V SUPPLY.

13

12

1
0

-V

R79
3.3K

R59
470

+V

A18

10K

R64

-V

-V

R82
1K

A12
CA3094
/EH1040

-V

0.0033

R83
3.3K

47K

+V
R85

5
6
8
1
0.0033
7 C27

-V

R62
12K

R84
8.2K

C24
0.082

R63
10K

-V

Q2
2N4302
C23
R61
100K LIN
SUB-OCTAVE
1.0

ELECTRO HARMONIX
DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL
REVISION: 12/12/78

47K

R80
8.2K
R81

27K

R60

CA3094
7 (OR 1EH1040)
8
6
C22
5

+V

Title
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Size Document Number
B
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date: September 28, 1996 Sheet
2 of

5
6
8
1
0.0033
C26
7

-V

R58
470

R57
27K

+V

SUB-OCTAVE TRACK &


HOLD MODULATOR

REV
1
3

POWER JACK-ISOLATED
(SOME NON-DOMESTIC MODELS)
24 VAC

1/8" PHONEJACK

J1/POWER

N.C.

120 Vac Primary


24 Vac Secondary

Outboard, a.c. transformer

PHONEPLUG

P1

BR1
W02M

+
C31
100
35V
R106
15K

D22
1N914

D21
1N961B
10V

8
R107

7
RC4558

A1B

5.6K
RC4558

A1A

R108
1K

Q5

R110
4.7K

C32
10
25V

DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL


REVISION: 12/12/78

ELECTRO HARMONIX

(-10 Vdc RELEVANT TO A1, PIN 2)

C33
10
25V

D20
LED

R111
680

(+9 Vdc RELATIVE TO A1, PIN 2)

Title
ELECTRO HARMONIX BASS MICRO SYNTHESIZER
Size Document Number
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DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date:
September 28, 1996
Sheet

12K
2N6110

R109

2N6110 NORMALLY TOO


HOT TO TOUCH

of

-V

+V

REV
1
3

1.0

C6

2.7K
C15
0.047

R34

-V

+V

+V

CA3094
(or EH1040)

A8
1
8
6
5

A6A

RC4558

A6B

13K

SQUARE WAVE
R36
100K LIN
R37

2N5087

SQUARE WAVE
MODULATOR

Q1

7
RC4558

A5B

R38
22K

R41
220

R23
47K

C10
0.056 6

C3
0.0022

1N914

C16
4.7

D3

22K
C9
0.47

PEAK FOLLOWER

2.2K
C8
1.0

3.3K

C2
0.022

560

GUITAR
R6
100K LIN

R5
13K

C1
0.1

A4B

120K

R39

-V

D8

R43
1K

D9

1N914

+V

D11
1N914

D10
1N914
6

RC4558

A4A

TO VCF (A10)

TO VCF SWEEP GENERATOR

TO VCA SWEEP GENERATOR

TO ADAPTIVE SCHMITT TRIGGER

R32
390K

+V

A7B
RC4558

Title
ELECTRO HARMONIX GUITAR MICRO SYNTHESIZER
Size Document Number
A
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date:
September 28, 1996
Sheet
1

DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL


REVISION: 12/12/78

of

STOP DETECTOR
1

NORMALLY -8V
PULSES HIGH ON
ATTACK

ELECTRO HARMONIX

R27
4.7K

0.082

C12
0.47
TANT.
C13

8
+V

A3A

RC4558

27K

A7A
RC4558

R28

-V

R16

C5
0.0018

NORMALLY LOW
HIGH
8 PULSES
AT END OF
NOTE
+V

-V

ATTACK DETECTOR

-V

R33
330

R29
8.2K

OCTAVE
100K LIN

7.5K

R12

1N914

-V

R15
3.3M
R14
100K
SQUELCH

TRIGGER
R31
100K LIN

HIGH ON SILENCE

R45
470

D2

A3B
RC4558

TANT.

R44
330K

R30
2.2K

C11
1.0

D1

10K

TO SUB-OCTAVE TRACK & HOLD MODULATOR (A18) & OUTPUT

6.8K

R40

RC4558

1N914
-V 1N914

SQUELCH
SMALL SIGNAL
DETECTOR

LOG AMP

R13
15K
FULL WAVE RECTIFIER
R11

1N914

10K

R10

D4 D5 D6 D7

1N914

-V
A5A

C4
0.47
TANT.

1N914

R25
22K

1N914

-V

+V

1K

R24

RC4558

A2B

0 TO -7V DEPENDING
ON SIGNAL

R42
820K

RC4558

700 HZ LOW PASS FILTER


R8
R9
3.3K
33K

SMOOTHING FILTER
R20
R21
R22

R4
470

PREAMP
GAIN
R3
10K

R7
2.2K

R19

C7
4.7
TANT.

RC4558

RC4558

-V

R18
27K

-V

SQUARE WAVE SHAPER

10K

R35 2

8 A2A

* ALL CAPACITOR VALUES IN MICROFARADS

1.0

C14

2.7K

R17

R1
68K

4.7K

R2

SQUARE WAVE SHAPER

J1/INPUT
1/4" PHONEJACK

+V

+V

REV
1
3

R26
820

R46

3.3K

R67
820

3.3K

2N5088

-V

R103
820

8.2K

R102

+V

-V

+V

TANT.

C30
10

Q6

R100
22K

-V

+V

D19
1N914

2N5088

R99
47
Q4
2N5088

R104
1K

1K

R105

Q3
2N5087

R101
100K LIN
ATTACK
DELAY

Q5

U9A
RC4558

1N914
D14
1N914

A16A
RC4558
D15
1

S1
FOOTSWITCH

4.7K
R94
820

START FREQUENCY
R93
R95

3.3K

STOP FREQUENCY
R66

C18
0.1

R50
6.8K

D12
1N914

1N914

1
8
6
5

R52
220

R98
47K

R51
10K

R48
10K

R49
220

R71
680K

VCA

-V

+V

+V
A13
1
8
6
5

D17
1N5235
6.8V

47K

A16B
RC4558
R54
7

47K

A15A
RC4558
R53
1

R97
1K

47K

R96
TANT.

C29
1.0

CA3094
D18
(OR EH1040) 4
1N5235
6.8V
-V

+V

CA3094
(OR EH1040)

7 A14
3

+V

R72
1K

R68
1K

D16
1N914

C20
4.7
TANT.

C19
4.7
TANT.

* ALL CAPACITOR VALUES IN MICROFARADS

-V

-V

R47

3.3K

A15B
RC4558
D13
7

J2/OUTPUT
1/4" PHONEJACK

R92
100K LIN

R65
100K LIN

C17
0.0033

-V

ADAPTIVE SCHMIDT TRIGGER

+V

C28
10
TANT.

R69
2.2K

-V

S D

CLK

R
9

11

-V

A17B
CD4013
3

R Q

CLK

R70
22M

R91
470

R90
1K

A10
CA3094
/EH1040
2

R75
3.3K

R89 4.7K

R88 47K

+V R87 330K

5
6
8
1
0.0033
7 C25

-V

2.2K

R73

-V

-V

RESONANCE
R86 100K LIN

R78
1K

47K

R76
8.2K
R77

47K

R56

A11
CA3094
/EH1040

C21
0.1

R55
3.9K

SWEEP RATE
R74
100K LIN

A17A
6 CD4013
1
S Q

-V
S-R FLIP FLOP
& DIVIDE BY TWO
SPECIAL NOTE: PIN 14 IS CONNECTED TO
THE POWER SUPPLY GROUND AND PIN 7 IS
CONNECTED TO THE -V SUPPLY.

13

12

1
0

-V

R79
3.3K

R59
470

+V

A18

10K

R64

-V

-V

R82
1K

A12
CA3094
/EH1040

-V

0.0033

R83
3.3K

47K

+V
R85

5
6
8
1
0.0033
7 C27

-V

R62
12K

R84
8.2K

C24
0.082

R63
10K

-V

Q2
2N4302
C23
R61
100K LIN
SUB-OCTAVE
1.0

ELECTRO HARMONIX
DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL
REVISION: 12/12/78

47K

R80
8.2K
R81

27K

R60

CA3094
7 (OR 1EH1040)
8
6
C22
5

+V

Title
ELECTRO HARMONIX GUITAR MICRO SYNTHESIZER
Size Document Number
B
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date: September 28, 1996 Sheet
2 of

5
6
8
1
0.0033
C26
7

-V

R58
470

R57
27K

+V

SUB-OCTAVE TRACK &


HOLD MODULATOR

REV
1
3

POWER JACK-ISOLATED
(SOME NON-DOMESTIC MODELS)
24 VAC

1/8" PHONEJACK

J1/POWER

N.C.

120 Vac Primary


24 Vac Secondary

Outboard, a.c. transformer

PHONEPLUG

P1

BR1
W02M

+
C31
100
35V
R106
15K

D22
1N914

D21
1N961B
10V

8
R107

7
RC4558

A1B

5.6K
RC4558

A1A

R108
1K

Q5

R110
4.7K

C32
10
25V

DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL


REVISION: 12/12/78

ELECTRO HARMONIX

(-10 Vdc RELEVANT TO A1, PIN 2)

C33
10
25V

D20
LED

R111
680

(+9 Vdc RELATIVE TO A1, PIN 2)

Title
ELECTRO HARMONIX GUITAR MICRO SYNTHESIZER
Size Document Number
A
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date:
September 28, 1996
Sheet
3

12K
2N6110

R109

2N6110 NORMALLY TOO


HOT TO TOUCH

of

-V

+V

REV
1
3

Simple 3 Band Tone Control


from Graffs Encylcopedia of Electronic Circuits / Popular Electronics

R1

0.05uf
11k

1uf
-

11k

100k

R2
0.005uf
3.6k

3.6k
100k 0.022uf

1.8k

500k

1.8k

0.005uf

10uf
+

10k

R1 is left up to the user depending on gain needs, R2 is unknown - experiment, the


op-amps are not critical, any standard ones could be used. This circuit was originally
intended for home audio use, but should be able to be hacked into an effect circuit
with very minor modification.

Name:

Manufacturer / Designer:

Four-Band EQ
10k

10k
6

Input

IC1a
cut

10k

10k
6

IC2a

boost

cut

10k

Revision:

PAiA Electronics

10k

10k
6

IC3a

boost

cut

10k

Model #

9/21/95
10k

Originally designed by Jules Rychkebusch


10k
100
6

IC4a

boost

cut

9303

Output

boost

10k

10k

100k
IC1b
2
1

0.047uf

47k

IC3b
2

10k
47k

IC2b
2
+

10k

4k7

47k

4k7

47k

47k

10k
47k

IC4b
2

4k7

10k
47k

47k

0.047uf

0.01uf

0.0039uf

0.0022uf

100k

100k

100k

100k

0.01uf

100k
4k7

0.0039uf

100k
4k7

Freq. 35-680Hz

Freq. 450-8.5kHz

1N4001

150
+

100uf

100uf
+

330

100uf
1N4001

0.0022uf

4k7

Freq. 150-3kHz
12VAC
100 mA

100k

100k
4k7

Freq. 750-15kHz

V+
Pin 8, IC1 - IC4
0.01uf

100uf
150

VPin 4, IC1 - IC4

4k7

IC1 - IC4 : 5532

Angry BeardIII
0.22uf Normal

1M

0.022uf High

1k

330 ohms

0.22uf

+9v
-

10k

10k

10uf
0.01uf 10k

2N44

IN

0.0056uf

OUT

100k

1M
20k
+

+9v
+

20k

10uf
+9v

The op-amp can be any lownoise single op-amp, the original used a NE5534. The 2N44 could
probably be replaced by other PNP germanium transitors with out much change in sound. The
switching aspect has been left out of this schem, but you will probably want to add a bypass of
some type to this effect. The emphasis switch chooses a tone flavor, this could be expanded to
include a wider range of frequencies, but too small a cap value may cause oscillation. Any attempt
at taming the internal gain of this effect has been left out, but could be easily added. This can be
noisy depending on your rig, so a 10-15pf cap could be placed in the feedback loop of the op-amp
if your concerned about too much squeaking.
-Jamie Heilman
n9343176@cc.wwu.edu

Manufacturer / Designer:

S1 - Cancel Effect
S2 - Full Intensity
5k Pot - Tone Control
500k Pot - Distortion Intensity
100k Pot (by tone) - Distortion Level
100k Pot (by IC2c) - Clean Level

11

1
-

IC1a

100k

0.1uf

+9v

S2
10k
15pf

S1

D2
D1, D2 - 1N914 or 1N4148

0.1uf

D1

10k

1uf

8
-

In

11

500k

5750

The Axe Grinder has been designed with a


couple of key fetures in mind, it not only allows
a wide variety of distortion tones from the
clipping part of the effect it also allows the user
to overload thier amp with a greatly boosted
clean tone. The distorted tone and the clean
tone can be blended together for additional
sound tailoring. Also the tone control only
affects the distorted signal, and leaves the clean
signal untouched. The "cancel" switch lets
your guitar signal bypass the effect entirely.

10

IC2a

Model #

10/28/95

12

S2 is a switch integrated into the 500k pot,


and is wired such that rotating the pot fully
will allow you flip the switch and kick in the
full intensity of the distortion.
+9v
+9v
10M

Revision:

PAiA Electronics

IC1b

10

All polarized caps 16v

10k

Axe Grinder

10k

10M

1uf

+4.5v
5k

13
1

4k7

13

1uf

IC1d

IC2b

12k

1uf

1k
Out

+4.5v

+9v

12

10k

0.1uf

14

100k

Name:

1uf

10k
+

100pf
+9v

0.1uf

10k

220k
6
-

10uf

+4.5v
10k

10k

IC1c

100k

NC
IC2d
NC

10M

+4.5v

IC2c
4

10uf

IC1 - 4136 Quad Op-amp


IC2 - 4066 Quad Switch

+9v
14

10

9
8

NC

NC

Fender Bassman 5F6 (Tweed)


12AX7 (orig. 12AY7)
Normal

68k

0.02uf
400v

100k

2
1M

27k
0.0001uf

0.00025uf

1M
Volume

68k

56k

250k
Treb.

12AX7

270k

0.02uf 400v
1M
Bass
820

100k

68k

0.02uf
400v

1M Volume

0.1uf
400v

15k

4k7
20uf
600v

5881 (6L6)

20uf
600v

C
A

1M

8uf 150v
+

8uf
150v

8uf
450v

0.1uf
400v

10k

Standby

220k

470
1W

220k

470
1W

56k
0.05uf
600v

Ground Switch

0.05uf AC Switch

3 amp fuse

5881 (6L6)

325VAC
325VAC

600v

GZ34
to all 6.3v heaters
and pilot light

20uf
600v

20uf
600v

82k
5%
100k
5%

25k
Mid

68k
2

47pf

5k Pres.

100k
0.02uf
400v

Bright

470

0.1uf 200v

270k
250
6v

0.02uf 400v
10k

820

0.1uf
400v

12AX7

Blue Clipper

v+
20k
.047uf

v+
5
+
1/2

Input

6
240k

7
4558

8.2k

+
4.7uf
D1

D2

.033uf

10k

50k ?

150k
240k
+
4.7uf

D1, D2 -Pick an element


Supply -9v. Battery

Output

ELECTRO-HARMONIX BIG MUFF PI

15k

15k
0.1**
1u*

+
1u*

500p
1uf*

470k

39k

470k

470k
8.2k

8.2k

100
1k

100k

100

100

Sustain

100k

500p

100k

1u

15k

500p

0.1**

390k
9V

10k
+

1u*
0.01
39k

Tone

Volume
0.1

0.004
IN

100k

100k

100k
2.2k
OUT

The EH Big Muff Pi would probably be improved by modern input-jack power switching and a DPDT bypass switch.
This is the original schematic. The diode and transistor types are unknown. Probably any high gain NPN and 1N914s work.
Coupling caps marked by a * have been reported to sound better if changed to 0.1uf as have the ** marked ones if changed
to 1.0uf. The original transistors were marked SPT 87-103, and the original diodes were marked 525GY or 523GY (hard to
read).

BOSS Slow Gear SG-1 Attack Delay


1k

IN

2SC932

0.1

+9V
22k

220k

+4.5V

1u

1u

1u

470k

1m

1u

3.3k

2SC932
1k 1u

OUT

1m

1M

100k

10k

10k
+

100k "Sensitivity"

+9V

47u

1k

+4.5V

4.7k

220k

0.001

1uf

+
-

0.022

390k

1uf
3.9k

1M

+
1u

"Attack"

100k

4.7k

0.047

100k

+
10

+9V

1k

20k

+ 10

47k
10k
trimmer, 25k?

1k

+
0.5u

56k

1M

47p

56k
47p
470k

"Check"

1k
47p

"Cancel"
22

+
1u

56k

100k

100k
56k

47p

9V

+9V

+4.5V

= 2SK30A

22k
+
30u

22k

+
10

= 2SC1815 unless otherwise marked


= silicon signal diode, 1N914 OK

The SG-1 is an attack delay unit. A struck note is at first inaudible, then fades up, similar to a reversed tape
recording.

Frequency Brighteners
+9v
1uf

100k

47k

1M
1uf

22k

IN

0.0047uf

2N3904
0.01uf

100k

15k
1.8k

100k**

100k*

nc

2.2k
10k

0.1uf

0.047uf
+9v

1uf
100k

+9v
1M

0.47uf
OUT

2N3904

120k
IN

All Signal Brightener

47k
+

6.8k

4.7k

1uf

0.22uf
2N3904
0.15uf

62k
5k

1k
High Frequency Brightener

These two effect modules are not actually "guitar" effects per say, but rather synth modules that will work on any
analog signal. The input and output impedances may need altering depending on your needs. The high frequency
brightener is nothing more than a simple treble booster with a gain control (1k) and an intensity control (5k). The
all signal brightener, however, has a seperate control for brightening the low end (100k*) as well as the high end of
the frequency spectrum (100k**). The 10k trimmer is a set and forget type adjustment. Set it so the circuit breaks
into oscillation, then back up the setting to the point where the oscillation just stops. These two modules were
excerpted from Music Synthesizers - A Manual of Design and Construction by Delton Horn; TAB Books, 1984.

OUT

1.0

C6

2.7K
C15
0.047

R34

-V

+V

+V

CA3094
(or EH1040)

A8
1
8
6
5

A6A

RC4558

A6B

13K

SQUARE WAVE
R36
100K LIN
R37

2N5087

SQUARE WAVE
MODULATOR

Q1

7
RC4558

A5B

C10
0.1

R38
22K

R41
220

R23
47K

C3
0.0022

1N914

C16
4.7

D3

22K
C9
1.0

PEAK FOLLOWER

2.2K
C8
2.2

3.3K

C2
0.022

560

GUITAR
R6
100K LIN

R5
13K

C1
0.1

A4B

120K

R39

-V

D8

R43
1K

D9

1N914

+V

D11
1N914

D10
1N914
6

RC4558

A4A

TO VCF (A10)

TO VCF SWEEP GENERATOR

TO VCA SWEEP GENERATOR

TO ADAPTIVE SCHMITT TRIGGER

R32
390K

+V

A7B
RC4558

Title
ELECTRO HARMONIX BASS MICRO SYNTHESIZER
Size Document Number
A
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date:
September 28, 1996
Sheet

DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL


REVISION: 12/12/78

of

STOP DETECTOR
1

NORMALLY -8V
PULSES HIGH ON
ATTACK

ELECTRO HARMONIX

R27
4.7K

0.082

C12
0.47
TANT.
C13

8
+V

A3A

RC4558

27K

A7A
RC4558

R28

-V

R16

C5
0.0018

NORMALLY LOW
HIGH
8 PULSES
AT END OF
NOTE
+V

-V

ATTACK DETECTOR

-V

R33
330

R29
8.2K

OCTAVE
100K LIN

7.5K

R12

1N914

-V

R15
3.3M
R14
100K
SQUELCH

TRIGGER
R31
100K LIN

HIGH ON SILENCE

R45
470

D2

A3B
RC4558

TANT.

R44
330K

R30
2.2K

C11
1.0

D1

10K

TO SUB-OCTAVE TRACK & HOLD MODULATOR (A18) & OUTPUT

6.8K

R40

RC4558

1N914
-V 1N914

SQUELCH
SMALL SIGNAL
DETECTOR

LOG AMP

R13
15K
FULL WAVE RECTIFIER
R11

1N914

10K

R10

D4 D5 D6 D7

1N914

-V
A5A

C4
0.47
TANT.

1N914

R25
22K

1N914

-V

+V

1K

R24

RC4558

A2B

0 TO -7V DEPENDING
ON SIGNAL

R42
820K

RC4558

700 HZ LOW PASS FILTER


R8
R9
3.3K
33K

SMOOTHING FILTER
R20
R21
R22

R4
470

PREAMP
GAIN
R3
10K

R7
2.2K

R19

C7
4.7
TANT.

RC4558

RC4558

-V

R18
27K

-V

SQUARE WAVE SHAPER

10K

R35 2

8 A2A

* ALL CAPACITOR VALUES IN MICROFARADS

1.0

C14

2.7K

R17

R1
68K

4.7K

R2

SQUARE WAVE SHAPER

J1/INPUT
1/4" PHONEJACK

+V

+V

REV
1
3

R26
820

R46

3.3K

R67
820

3.3K

2N5088

-V

R103
820

8.2K

R102

+V

-V

+V

TANT.

C30
10

Q6

R100
22K

-V

+V

D19
1N914

2N5088

R99
47
Q4
2N5088

R104
1K

1K

R105

Q3
2N5087

R101
100K LIN
ATTACK
DELAY

Q5

U9A
RC4558

1N914
D14
1N914

A16A
RC4558
D15
1

S1
FOOTSWITCH

4.7K
R94
820

START FREQUENCY
R93
R95

3.3K

STOP FREQUENCY
R66

C18
0.1

R50
6.8K

D12
1N914

1N914

1
8
6
5

R52
220

R98
47K

R51
10K

R48
10K

R49
220

R71
680K

VCA

-V

+V

+V
A13
1
8
6
5

D17
1N5235
6.8V

47K

A16B
RC4558
R54
7

47K

A15A
RC4558
R53
1

R97
1K

47K

R96
TANT.

C29
1.0

CA3094
D18
(OR EH1040) 4
1N5235
6.8V
-V

+V

CA3094
(OR EH1040)

7 A14
3

+V

R72
1K

R68
1K

D16
1N914

C20
4.7
TANT.

C19
4.7
TANT.

* ALL CAPACITOR VALUES IN MICROFARADS

-V

-V

R47

3.3K

A15B
RC4558
D13
7

J2/OUTPUT
1/4" PHONEJACK

R92
100K LIN

R65
100K LIN

C17
0.0033

-V

ADAPTIVE SCHMIDT TRIGGER

+V

-V

C28
10
TANT.

R69
12K

S D

CLK

R
9

11

-V

A17B
CD4013
3

R Q

CLK

R70
22M

R91
470

R90
1K

A10
CA3094
/EH1040
2

R75
3.3K

R89 4.7K

R88 47K

+V R87 330K

5
6
8
1
0.0033
7 C25

-V

2.2K

R73

-V

-V

RESONANCE
R86 100K LIN

R78
1K

47K

R76
8.2K
R77

47K

R56

A11
CA3094
/EH1040

C21
0.1

R55
3.9K

SWEEP RATE
R74
100K LIN

A17A
6 CD4013
1
S Q

-V
S-R FLIP FLOP
& DIVIDE BY TWO
SPECIAL NOTE: PIN 14 IS CONNECTED TO
THE POWER SUPPLY GROUND AND PIN 7 IS
CONNECTED TO THE -V SUPPLY.

13

12

1
0

-V

R79
3.3K

R59
470

+V

A18

10K

R64

-V

-V

R82
1K

A12
CA3094
/EH1040

-V

0.0033

R83
3.3K

47K

+V
R85

5
6
8
1
0.0033
7 C27

-V

R62
12K

R84
8.2K

C24
0.082

R63
10K

-V

Q2
2N4302
C23
R61
100K LIN
SUB-OCTAVE
1.0

ELECTRO HARMONIX
DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL
REVISION: 12/12/78

47K

R80
8.2K
R81

27K

R60

CA3094
7 (OR 1EH1040)
8
6
C22
5

+V

Title
ELECTRO HARMONIX BASS MICRO SYNTHESIZER
Size Document Number
B
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date: September 28, 1996 Sheet
2 of

5
6
8
1
0.0033
C26
7

-V

R58
470

R57
27K

+V

SUB-OCTAVE TRACK &


HOLD MODULATOR

REV
1
3

POWER JACK-ISOLATED
(SOME NON-DOMESTIC MODELS)
24 VAC

1/8" PHONEJACK

J1/POWER

N.C.

120 Vac Primary


24 Vac Secondary

Outboard, a.c. transformer

PHONEPLUG

P1

BR1
W02M

+
C31
100
35V
R106
15K

D22
1N914

D21
1N961B
10V

8
R107

7
RC4558

A1B

5.6K
RC4558

A1A

R108
1K

Q5

R110
4.7K

C32
10
25V

DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL


REVISION: 12/12/78

ELECTRO HARMONIX

(-10 Vdc RELEVANT TO A1, PIN 2)

C33
10
25V

D20
LED

R111
680

(+9 Vdc RELATIVE TO A1, PIN 2)

Title
ELECTRO HARMONIX BASS MICRO SYNTHESIZER
Size Document Number
A
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date:
September 28, 1996
Sheet

12K
2N6110

R109

2N6110 NORMALLY TOO


HOT TO TOUCH

of

-V

+V

REV
1
3

Ultra-Clean 9vdc Power Supply


Designed by Rick Barker

+9v out

LM317T

25VAC

Vin

Vout
Vadj
ladj

274

2k

r1a

r1b

vref

110VAC

1000uf

10uf
0.1uf

2k

6.81k

r2a

r2b

470uf
0.1uf

= 1N4002
LM317T
274

Adj

Vin
Vout

2k

R1= r1a || r1b = 241 ohms


R2 = r2a || r2b = 1456 ohms
Vref = 1.25V
ladj = 50uA
Vout = Vref(1+r2/r1)+ladj*r2 = 9.35VDC

To pin 11, V+, on both opamps


100K

25pF
3

0.1uF

220K

10

+
6

0.1
uF

10K

4
0.47uF

9V

25pF

12

12
3

10
6
0.47uF

100K

1N4001

220pF

1N4001
10K
Distort

220K

100K
330K

100

IN

+
10uF

10K
Boost

OUT

Gretsch Controfuzz Model No. 7798

The Gretsch Controfuzz is a variant of the op-amp-driving-diode-clipper type of distorter. The only unusual features are that the distortion is run at high
boost all the time in the first opamp, and then subtracted from the dry signal in the second opamp. The amount of distortion mixed in is determined by the
"Distort" control, and the overall volume level when the distortion is switched in is set by the "Boost" control.
The op amps are both type 748, which needs a compensation capacitor (25 pF in this case) to be stable. Other modern opamps should work.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Wah


.001uf
?
1/2

.001uf

Out

1k
+

.0011uf

D1
1k

22k

9v

470k

Q2
68k

470k

.01uf

In

Q1
1/2

S1

4.7uf

470
1.5k

33k
660mH

-D1 is a 1n4148
-S1 gives true bypass
-Q1 & Q2 are 2n3904

.01uf

S1

82k

10k

DOD Compressor 280A

+
+9V
0.05uf

VTL5C2
3M

4.7k

22k

IN

500k

0.01uf

100k
+9V

10k

0.05 uf

0.05 uf

470k

+
10uf

OUT

0.05 uf

22k

47 uf

+
220k

+9V

220k

22k

Bypass

Q1, Q2 = NP4124
Op amps are LM358

100k

This is the original schematic, but it looks funny to me. I think that there should be a 100k resistor at the
(-) input of the second opamp to make it a pure inverter. As it is, that stage would have a very large
voltage gain, unbalancing what I think works as a full wave rectifier/current source for the LED in the
compression feedback loop. I would expect that the proper circuit is as shown in the fragment below.
I think the VTL5C2 LED/LDR module could be replaced with a CLM6000 if you could find one of those.
3M

100k
100k
+9V
0.05 uf

+
22k

+9V
22k

DOD Envelope Filter 440

220k

+
Battery, 9VDC

22k

100k

+
22k

0.02uf

10uf
0.01uf

IN

10k

0.02uf

+
-

100k
220k

430k
0.05 uf

OUT

100k

100k RL

+
-

22k

10k

D 100k
4.7uf

0.1uf

+
1uf

470k

22k

1N4148

Opamps are each 1/2 of TL022dual low power opamp. LED/LDR module is unknown, but is
probably a Vactec VTL module with LED to center-tapped LDR.

OUT

OUT

IN

10UF

62K
22K

470K

100K

1 UF

100K

1 UF

4.7K

33K

120PF

47K

TL022C

U1B

120PF

47K

0.0063

TL022C

U2B

62K

0.022

TL022C

U1A

330K

27K

10K

500K

VCC

150K

0.0023

1K

REGENERATION

0.01

(*)

VCC

9Vdc

47 UF

(*) PLUGGING INTO THE INPUT


JACK CREATES THE CIRCUIT
GROUND.

22K

1N4001
100K

47K

47K

0.001

10K

Q2
2N5089

Q1
J111

1N4148

120PF

47K

10K

100K

4.7K

1N4148

2N5089

Q6

10K

Q5
J113

22K
2K

100K

10K

100K

1M

22K

4
5
1
2

13
14

7
8

9
12
11

0.047

1M

100K

2A

VCC

1M

0.047

VCC

25 PF

TL022C

4 U2A
2

100K

220K
WIDTH

33K

10K

4.7K

33K

0.005

0.001

33K

2N4124

Q4

1K

Q3
2N4125

100K

1N4148

10UF

150K

5K

1N4148

DOD FX75 FLANGER (10-15-84)


Size Document Number
B
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date:
November 20, 1994 Sheet
1 of

Title

MN3101/MN3007 MANF. PANASONIC; THESE ARE EQUIVALENT


TO ECG1639/ECG1641 RESPECTFULLY.

CD4007 DUAL COMPLEMENTARY PAIR WITH INVERTER; (RCA)

MN3007 AUDIO SIGNAL DELAY, 1024 STAGE LOW NOISE BBD


(5.12-51.2 msec delay)

MN3101 CLOCK GENERATOR FOR BUCKET BRIGADE DEVICE /BBD

TL022C LOW POWER DUAL OPAMP; (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS)

33K
120PF

4.7K

10K

PARTS DESCRIPTION:

MN3101

TL022C

MOMENTARY SWITCH
USED TO ENGAGE EFFECT

1SN
1DN 1A
1DP
1SP
CD4007

2DP
VDD

VSS
2DN

10

220K

U6
3SN
3Y 3A
3SP

MN3007

100K

SPEED
500K

180K

TL022C

U3A

15 UF

A COMMON POINT (OR JUNCTION) IS ILLUSTRATED BY >>


WHEN THIS IS NOT SEEN, WIRES WHICH CROSS OVER EACH
OTHER ON THIS SCHEMATIC ARE "NOT" CONNECTED.

0.047

1N4148

470K

10 UF

P1
100K

0.047

56 UF

U3B

NON-POLARIZED

REV
1
1

DOD Overdrive 250


+
9V
4K7

IN

0.05uF

1M

0.001uF

2
3
0.01uF

10k

20K

OUT

500K
Reverse
Log

10K
100K

10uF
741

1M

20K

10uF

The DOD Overdrive 250 is Yet Another 741With Two Diodes On The Output. It is almost
exactly the same as the MXR Distortion Plus, and a number of other units.

Dual Pre-Amp & A/B Box


Designed by Rick Barker

20k

20k

IN A

6.8uf
1

100k

5532

20k

1/2

5532
1

1/2

20k

6.8uf

10uf

0.1uf

0.1uf

A
20k

10uf
10k

100k

5532
7

IN B

6.8uf

10k

1/2

5532
7

1/2

20k

6.8uf

20k

10uf

0.1uf
10k

100ohms
+

0.1uf

50uf

0.1uf

100uf

This low noise preamp & a/b box was originally designed for switching between different
harmonica mics.

OUT

Roland Double Beat


IN

OUT

+9V

10uF

9V Batt

120K

820K

22K
330K

2K2
0.01

0.1

1M
2SC1000 2SC1000
47pF

0.1

150K

2SC1000

250pF
Fuzz
Tone
Select

150K
220K

1K2

0.0068

+
470K

1uF

1uF

1K

470K

1M
0.0068

22K

22K

10K

Fuzz Section

+9V

20K

1K5

47K

1K

470K

0.01

2SC828
470K
0.01
68K

0.22

0.22

2SC1000

0.5 H

33K
470

10K
150K

10uF

100K

Wah Section
The Double Beat is another of those funky, funky Fuzz Wahs. The wah function is pretty standard, if a little quiet because of the resistive divider
in front of the wah section cutting the signal down. The Fuzz secttion is pretty good, though. It has a good sound - no surprise as the first section is
a lot like a Fuzz Face, but is followed up by yet another gain stage to distort even more. The three fuzz tone selections are RADICALLY different from
each other.

Name:

Manufacturer / Designer:

16 Second Digital Delay

IC1 - TL082
IC2 - 4558
Q1, Q4 - 2N5087
Q2, Q3 - 2N4859A

Revision:

Electro-Harmonix

Model #

12/9/95

EH7875-2A

IC7, IC8 - Unmarked ?

IC9 - 571
IC11, IC4 - Unmarked Dual Op-Amp, probably a 4558
D1, D2 - Signal Diode ?
D3, D4 - 6.8v Zener

+5v
B/O

10k

150k
Q2
+5v
Q1

100k

3k9

0.047uf 5

2 IC2b 10uf
3

10uf +10v

13

11

18

4 14

10uf
47pf

15

IC7

D3

D4

FCK

10uf
2

IC11a

IC9b

7
27k

To
A/D
Input

12k

FCK

47pf
0.033uf 2 -

8k2

8k2

IC4a

12k

10uf

IC9a

IC4b 10uf

47pf
1

680pf
2M7

-10v

47k
+

5
3

Output

47k

47p

10k

-10v

+10v

IC8

150

0.0068uf 47k

0.47uf
tant

IC1b

3k9

1M5 16

10k Lin

47k

From
D/A
Out

47k

IC2a

Q4

100k

10k

D1

0.047uf

Q3

100k

1M

1uf

10k

1M

RO

D2

Direct
Output

100k

10uf

7
+

Input

1k

100k

0.1uf

IC1a
-

Blend
10k Lin s

47k

0.47uf
tant
10k

0.0068uf
1/

Name:

Manufacturer / Designer:

16 Second Digital Delay

Revision:

Electro-Harmonix

Model #

12/9/95

EH7875-2A

+12v
XA0140

R
-

W
120V

Red

100V
0V

10uf

100uf
35v

33uf

5.1v

33uf

47

+5v
-

+
470uf
10v

470uf
10v

Reciac
Rev
Slow

IC10b

#
30k

SCK

A2

10

Resistors marked # are 1% types.


IC10 - LM358
IC12 - unmarked, CD4049 perhaps?
+12v to pin 8 on IC1, IC2, IC4, IC5, IC6,
IC10, IC11, IC43, & IC44 pin 13 on IC9,
& IC3
+10v to pin 5 on IC7, & IC8
+5v to pin 20 on the ADC0804 a pin # I
coudnt read on IC12 pin 14 on IC13,
IC14, & IC21 through IC24 pin 16 on
IC15 through IC18 pin 3 on IC19 pin
8 on IC20, & IC30 through IC41 pin 20
on IC27, & IC42 pin 5 on IC28 pin 12 on
IC29, & IC3 pin 7 on IC44 pin 9 on IC19
-15v to pin 4 on IC1 through IC4, IC10,
IC11, IC20, IC43, & IC44 pin 17
on IC42
-10v to pins 1 & 6 on IC7, & IC8

4
clk

3
wr

1uf

+5v

#
7k5

F/S 14

IC12a

in-

16
15

A.gnd
msb

REV

RO

1k

3
+

22uf

22uf

14

1k
13

IC12b

1uf

B/O
IC12d
11 10

22uf

10k

6
7

10k

ADC0804

vnff/2

11 12 13

680

D.gnd 10

#
3k74

2
rd
cs 1

1uf

Click
Out

22k

#
15k

0.068uf 2N5088

B
11

20
6 vcc
in+

100k

22k

10uf

4k7
0.01uf

100k

100k

# 1k37

Bypass

12k

# 1k87

+5v

4k7

100k

10k lin
-15v Click
Select

82k

+5v

Foot
Switch

IC10a

-15v

7805
+

+5v

10M
3

CLIX 12

7815

+5v

0.0022uf

100uf
35v

White

7812

Black

+10v

IC12c

13 REC

All diodes were unmarked.

680
+5v
2/

10k

100k

430k

ELECTRO HARMONIX BOOSTERS

10k

0.1uF

0.1uF

9V

50uF
0.1uF
2N5133

2N5133

In

0.1uF

In
43k

390

Out

100k

100k
100k

100k

Out

2.7k

LPB-1, LPB-2, EGO


Muff Fuzz / Little Muff Pi (early)

Other variations on the LPB-1 include a BC239


with a 100k resistor from base to ground and a

430k

0.1uF

10k

10k

In

0.002uF

2N5133

0.002uF

27k
2N5133

43k

3.3uF

390

Out

0.1uF
390

Out

100k

Mole/ Hogs Foot (Old Version)


Screaming Bird/Tree
+9V
220k

In

0.1uF

+9V
10k

100k

1M

+
-

+
-

220k
100k

0.22uF

0.02uF

10k

100k

1M

0.22uF

0.02uF

2200pf

2200pf

270k
100k

0.022uF

+9V

27k

22k

+
+

43k

3.3uF

10k

In

430k

1M resistor between base and collector.

5uF

+9V

10uF

27k

1uF
9V

Out

2N5087
100k

Hogs Foot (new)

Electro Harmonix Fuzz-Wah


(Actually Fuzz-Wah/Volume )
1/2

S1

1/2

Out

S1

S2

In
.022uf
470k
-

D1

100k

9v

10k

1/2

1458

-Q1 & Q2 are 2n3565


-Fuzz bypass S1 has
been improved to
provide true bypass
-S3 chooses volume
or wah-wah

D2

-S2 gives just fuzz, just

1458

wah-wah / volume, or
fuzz into wah-wah /
volume
-S4 sets tone of filter
-D1 & D2 can be any

1/2

.1uf

100k

signal diode
10uf

680k
680k
1/2

-S5 provides for


sweep reverse

S5

100k

1/2

.0033uf

100k

.01uf
.047

33k

1k

S3
+

S4
10uf

.1uf

22k
470k

1.5k

500mh

68k

Q2
.0022uf

S5

Q1

470k
.22uf

.22uf

.022uf
470 ohms

10k

Model 3006

ELECTRA DISTORTION

+9 V
4.7K
2.3M
OUT
0.1uF
IN

2N3904
0.1uF
470
Ge

Ge

This distortion was posted to the net by Bruce E. (?), bew4568@zeus.tamu.edu on 5/14/94.
It is supposed to sound amazingly like a Tube Screamer. With the exception of the diodes,
the circuit is the same as the circuit for the Electra Power Overdrive module, which was
fitted inside some Electra guitars in the 70s. Its important to use germanium diodes to
get the right sound. Silicon is supposed to produce more power and less distortion. Ge
gives 0.4 volts of signal out, Si gives 1.4 volts. The values of the collector and emitter
resistors can be changed to give more or less gain and distortion. The unit is not just a
hard diode clipper, as the diodes load the output of the transistor and modify its gain as
they turn on, giving softer clipping than you would expect.

Vin

2.4K

1M

100K

C2
1M

10K

-V

+V

100K

C2
18nF
10nF
4.7nF
2.2nF
1.2nF
560pF
270pF
150pF
68pF
36pF

C1
180nF
100nF
47nF
22nF
12nF
5.6nF
2.7nF
1.5nF
680pF
360pF

CHANNEL
CENTRE
FREQ.
(IN Hz.)
32
64
125
250
500
1000
2000
4000
8000
16000

* A SUGGESTED OPAMP WOULD BE A TL082 OR SIMILIAR LOW NOISE OPAMP

10K

C1

REPEAT CIRCUIT IN BOX FOR ALL FREQUENCIES.


THE TABLE GIVEN BELOW SPECIFIES COMPONENT
VALUES FOR C1 AND C2.

3.3 UF

DESIGN FIRST PUBLISHED IN


ELECTRONICS TODAY INTERNATIONAL
Title
TEN BAND GRAPHIC EQUALIZER
Size Document Number
A
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date:
February 16, 1995
Sheet

FROM ENCYL. OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS (VOL. 2)

-V

Vout

THIS OPAMP IS COMMON TO ALL OUTPUTS


+V

of

REV
1
1

Name:

Manufacturer / Designer:

Fender Blender

Revision:

Fender

Model #

11/18/95

0.001uf

0.1uf

100k
Sustain

0.1uf

Out

All resistors 5% (many of the orginals were actually 10%) 1/2W


All capacitors minimum 25V
Q1 & Q2 - 2N3391A
Q3 to Q5 - 2N3391
D1 to D4 - 1N276
Original switching scheme was a spdt, not true bypass. This effect would benefit from a true bypass mod.
The effect itself is a distortion with octaving.

10uf

820

10uf

18k

3k9

Tone

10uf 10k

125k

27k
D4

100k
50k

8k2

27k

D3
820

10uf

27k
10uf

Q3

Q4

D2

10uf

10k

150k

10uf 0.003uf

10uf

150k

10k

Blend

47k

10k

100k

0.05uf

150k

9v

560k

10uf

3k9

Q5

0.1uf

10k
680

1k5

In

D1

10uf

Q1
120k

15k 0.1uf

8k2

220k

Q2

47k

+9v

FOXX FUZZ-WAH

IN

FUZZ
BYPASS

+9V
47k

+9V

OCTAVE

+9V +9V

+9V +9V

100k

4.7k

0.1 film

470k

10k

150k

3300pf

10k

+9V

1k

TONE
DRIVE

+
100k

47k
0.1film

100k

22k

50k
100k
100k

50k

15k

4.7k

4.7k

1000pf

50k
0.047uf

220

47k

1.5k

1k
FUZZ
VOLUME

WAH BYPASS
+9V

WAH

OUT

100k
log

+9V
1k
22k

0.22

470k

WAH TONE SELECT

0.22

0.01
0.047

470k

+
+9V

.0.0033
0.01

68k

0.0047
100k

10k

33k

0.047
0.1

220
0.5H
1.5k

"5103 TDK".

The Foxx Fuzz Wah includes a fuzz, an octave effect, a wah pedal, and in later versions a volume pedal al l in the same box.
The box, by the way, is covered in blue or red no-fooling stiff plastic fuzz. The wah has four different resonant frequencies
selected by a rotary switch. The inductor should be relatively easy to find, as it looks to be a somewhat standard part.
The volume pedal action is the default when wah is bypassed. Max volume is with the pedal all the way back, very odd.
- All transistors 2N3565-R249, NPN silicon in little plastic button packages.
- All diodes germanium
- All unmarked electrolytic capacitors 10 uF, 16Vdc.
The fuzz and octave section MAY be a copy of the Octavia pedal.
Note that the Wah pot is log (audio) taper. The wah sound is really sensitive to the positioning of the wah pots rotation in
the rack-and-pinion.

Fuzz 001 - Unknown Commerical Source


1n42

100k

0.1uf

+9v

100k
6

9v
+

+9v

470pf

4558
+

1M

10k

0.1uf
-

100k
1

0.1uf

2 4558
+
4
3

1M

10uf

47k
Log

Distortion Booster

+9v
100k

10k

0.1uf

0.01uf
Q1

Q2

D1

D2

In
100k

100k
3k3

+9v

Q1 and Q2 are BC108


D1 and D2 are silicon or germanium (pick your favorite flavor) signal diodes.
-make unknown...

Out

Fuzz Face
Dallas Arbiter
470*
0.1uf
9v

8.2k

33k

+
Q2

500k

2.2uf
+

IN
1/2

1/2

S1
OUT

Q1

S1
100k
20uf
1k

There are apparently two similar versions of the fuzz face. In one Q1 and Q2 were PNP germanium AC128 or NKT275 types in the other they were NPN sillicon
BC108C types. Now depending on which type you choose to build will influence some of the other components. For a PNP version the schematic is as shown, but if
you build the NPN version then the 470 ohm resistor marked by a * must be changed to 330 ohms and the battery and all the polarized capacitors must be reversed.
The original schematic is not exaclty what is shown above, it had a very complex switching system which has been simplified (nothing has been lost dont worry) and
a unique grounding setup. Aside from that the schem is exact with minor differences in components on various units (eg. some had the 0.1uf cap listed as .047uf, which
shouldnt make a difference as long as you feed a high impedance amp). The transistors are hard to find, the thing to look for is germanium transistors with a decent
gain factor (gain > 80). Note silicon transistors will clip harshly and may not sound good, though 2n3906 has been said to work.

Guitar Effects Unit


(Octaver-Fuzz)
extracted from ETI-Canada, January 1980
+9v

10k
10k

6.8k
10k
-

1.0uf
680k

10k

D2

D1

10k

1M

560pf

+9v
b

100k

-9v
Q1

IN

1.0uf

39k
Fuzz Struzz

8.2k
270ohms

S3

820
ohms

S2
OUT

1k

On

-9v
9v

S1

+9v

9v
Off

Q1 is MPS6515
DI and D2 are 1N4148
The IC is any lownoise dual op-amp, shown is the 4558.
Switching could be improved with a full bypass mod.
The GEU is good sounding octave fuzz, with an optional mode of just fuzz. The fuzz is a fully rectified signal and is
quite chewy. For some the Fuzz alone might not be loud enough, this can be fixed by raising the value of the 820 ohm
resistor and lowering the 39k one. Or one could just replace both with a normal volume pot for a more standard
approach. The "struzz" is the fuzz with an octave higher signal mixed in. Good for singal notes and leads.

1k

Name:

Manufacturer / Designer:

Green Ringer

Revision:

Dan Armstrong

Model #

9/23/95

+9v

160k

18k

10k

22k
0.047uf

10k

100uf

*
+

0.047uf
2SA666

Input

0.1uf

2SC828

Tantalum

66k
2SA666
66k

560k

47k

6k2

10k

0.047uf

22k

+9vdc

The transitor marked "*" has no markings other than three stripes; green, blue, white, from top to bottom.
It is PROBABLY a low gain NPN used as a dual diode with the anodes connected together at the base
of the final transistor. The continuity test on the device shows no conductivity except that the topmost pin
conducts when it is positive of the pins in the middle and other side; otherwise, no conduction. This is what
would be expected if it were an NPN with the same pinout (base, collector, emitter) as the other transistors.

Output

1.0

C6

2.7K
C15
0.047

R34

-V

+V

+V

CA3094
(or EH1040)

A8
1
8
6
5

A6A

RC4558

A6B

13K

SQUARE WAVE
R36
100K LIN
R37

2N5087

SQUARE WAVE
MODULATOR

Q1

7
RC4558

A5B

R38
22K

R41
220

R23
47K

C10
0.056 6

C3
0.0022

1N914

C16
4.7

D3

22K
C9
0.47

PEAK FOLLOWER

2.2K
C8
1.0

3.3K

C2
0.022

560

GUITAR
R6
100K LIN

R5
13K

C1
0.1

A4B

120K

R39

-V

D8

R43
1K

D9

1N914

+V

D11
1N914

D10
1N914
6

RC4558

A4A

TO VCF (A10)

TO VCF SWEEP GENERATOR

TO VCA SWEEP GENERATOR

TO ADAPTIVE SCHMITT TRIGGER

R32
390K

+V

A7B
RC4558

Title
ELECTRO HARMONIX GUITAR MICRO SYNTHESIZER
Size Document Number
A
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date:
September 28, 1996
Sheet
1

DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL


REVISION: 12/12/78

of

STOP DETECTOR
1

NORMALLY -8V
PULSES HIGH ON
ATTACK

ELECTRO HARMONIX

R27
4.7K

0.082

C12
0.47
TANT.
C13

8
+V

A3A

RC4558

27K

A7A
RC4558

R28

-V

R16

C5
0.0018

NORMALLY LOW
HIGH
8 PULSES
AT END OF
NOTE
+V

-V

ATTACK DETECTOR

-V

R33
330

R29
8.2K

OCTAVE
100K LIN

7.5K

R12

1N914

-V

R15
3.3M
R14
100K
SQUELCH

TRIGGER
R31
100K LIN

HIGH ON SILENCE

R45
470

D2

A3B
RC4558

TANT.

R44
330K

R30
2.2K

C11
1.0

D1

10K

TO SUB-OCTAVE TRACK & HOLD MODULATOR (A18) & OUTPUT

6.8K

R40

RC4558

1N914
-V 1N914

SQUELCH
SMALL SIGNAL
DETECTOR

LOG AMP

R13
15K
FULL WAVE RECTIFIER
R11

1N914

10K

R10

D4 D5 D6 D7

1N914

-V
A5A

C4
0.47
TANT.

1N914

R25
22K

1N914

-V

+V

1K

R24

RC4558

A2B

0 TO -7V DEPENDING
ON SIGNAL

R42
820K

RC4558

700 HZ LOW PASS FILTER


R8
R9
3.3K
33K

SMOOTHING FILTER
R20
R21
R22

R4
470

PREAMP
GAIN
R3
10K

R7
2.2K

R19

C7
4.7
TANT.

RC4558

RC4558

-V

R18
27K

-V

SQUARE WAVE SHAPER

10K

R35 2

8 A2A

* ALL CAPACITOR VALUES IN MICROFARADS

1.0

C14

2.7K

R17

R1
68K

4.7K

R2

SQUARE WAVE SHAPER

J1/INPUT
1/4" PHONEJACK

+V

+V

REV
1
3

R26
820

R46

3.3K

R67
820

3.3K

2N5088

-V

R103
820

8.2K

R102

+V

-V

+V

TANT.

C30
10

Q6

R100
22K

-V

+V

D19
1N914

2N5088

R99
47
Q4
2N5088

R104
1K

1K

R105

Q3
2N5087

R101
100K LIN
ATTACK
DELAY

Q5

U9A
RC4558

1N914
D14
1N914

A16A
RC4558
D15
1

S1
FOOTSWITCH

4.7K
R94
820

START FREQUENCY
R93
R95

3.3K

STOP FREQUENCY
R66

C18
0.1

R50
6.8K

D12
1N914

1N914

1
8
6
5

R52
220

R98
47K

R51
10K

R48
10K

R49
220

R71
680K

VCA

-V

+V

+V
A13
1
8
6
5

D17
1N5235
6.8V

47K

A16B
RC4558
R54
7

47K

A15A
RC4558
R53
1

R97
1K

47K

R96
TANT.

C29
1.0

CA3094
D18
(OR EH1040) 4
1N5235
6.8V
-V

+V

CA3094
(OR EH1040)

7 A14
3

+V

R72
1K

R68
1K

D16
1N914

C20
4.7
TANT.

C19
4.7
TANT.

* ALL CAPACITOR VALUES IN MICROFARADS

-V

-V

R47

3.3K

A15B
RC4558
D13
7

J2/OUTPUT
1/4" PHONEJACK

R92
100K LIN

R65
100K LIN

C17
0.0033

-V

ADAPTIVE SCHMIDT TRIGGER

+V

C28
10
TANT.

R69
2.2K

-V

S D

CLK

R
9

11

-V

A17B
CD4013
3

R Q

CLK

R70
22M

R91
470

R90
1K

A10
CA3094
/EH1040
2

R75
3.3K

R89 4.7K

R88 47K

+V R87 330K

5
6
8
1
0.0033
7 C25

-V

2.2K

R73

-V

-V

RESONANCE
R86 100K LIN

R78
1K

47K

R76
8.2K
R77

47K

R56

A11
CA3094
/EH1040

C21
0.1

R55
3.9K

SWEEP RATE
R74
100K LIN

A17A
6 CD4013
1
S Q

-V
S-R FLIP FLOP
& DIVIDE BY TWO
SPECIAL NOTE: PIN 14 IS CONNECTED TO
THE POWER SUPPLY GROUND AND PIN 7 IS
CONNECTED TO THE -V SUPPLY.

13

12

1
0

-V

R79
3.3K

R59
470

+V

A18

10K

R64

-V

-V

R82
1K

A12
CA3094
/EH1040

-V

0.0033

R83
3.3K

47K

+V
R85

5
6
8
1
0.0033
7 C27

-V

R62
12K

R84
8.2K

C24
0.082

R63
10K

-V

Q2
2N4302
C23
R61
100K LIN
SUB-OCTAVE
1.0

ELECTRO HARMONIX
DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL
REVISION: 12/12/78

47K

R80
8.2K
R81

27K

R60

CA3094
7 (OR 1EH1040)
8
6
C22
5

+V

Title
ELECTRO HARMONIX GUITAR MICRO SYNTHESIZER
Size Document Number
B
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date: September 28, 1996 Sheet
2 of

5
6
8
1
0.0033
C26
7

-V

R58
470

R57
27K

+V

SUB-OCTAVE TRACK &


HOLD MODULATOR

REV
1
3

POWER JACK-ISOLATED
(SOME NON-DOMESTIC MODELS)
24 VAC

1/8" PHONEJACK

J1/POWER

N.C.

120 Vac Primary


24 Vac Secondary

Outboard, a.c. transformer

PHONEPLUG

P1

BR1
W02M

+
C31
100
35V
R106
15K

D22
1N914

D21
1N961B
10V

8
R107

7
RC4558

A1B

5.6K
RC4558

A1A

R108
1K

Q5

R110
4.7K

C32
10
25V

DESIGNED BY: D.COCKERELL


REVISION: 12/12/78

ELECTRO HARMONIX

(-10 Vdc RELEVANT TO A1, PIN 2)

C33
10
25V

D20
LED

R111
680

(+9 Vdc RELATIVE TO A1, PIN 2)

Title
ELECTRO HARMONIX GUITAR MICRO SYNTHESIZER
Size Document Number
A
DRAWN BY: FABIAN P. HARTERY
Date:
September 28, 1996
Sheet
3

12K
2N6110

R109

2N6110 NORMALLY TOO


HOT TO TOUCH

of

-V

+V

REV
1
3

Harmonic Sweetener
100k
10k
2
3

1M

13
-

12

5
-

4n7 4n7

10uf

10k

1M

Out

10pf

10k
4k7*

14

10k

4k7
4n7 4n7

3
2

2k2

10k

1M**

4k7*

22k
4k7

15k

10k

8
-

22k

9+

10

10k

13
-

12 +

14

100
+15v

+ to chips (4)

10uf
100
- to chips (11)

-15v
+

In

10k

100k

1uf

10uf

A couple of red leds will work nicely for the


clipping section. The op-amps shown are
TL074 types with 3 of the 4 amps used.
Possible modifications include changing the
resistors marked * to a 10k dual-ganged pot
for a tunable filter, and/or changing the resistor
marked ** to a 2.5 M pot for a drive option.

TS-9 Tube Screamer


+9V

+4.5V
10k

.02u

1k

+
-

1uf/50v
np*

1k

10k

0.22
tant

51p

+
-

510k

1k

20k
0.1 +4.5V

IN

100k
"Level"

+4.5V
220ohms

10k

1uf/50v 1k
np*

"Tone"
+4.5V

500k

4.7k

0.22

"Drive"
.047u

tant

51k

OUT

+9V
+4.5V

510k

9V

10u

510k

+
+9V

2SK30A

2SK30A

510k

0.1
1M*
+4.5V
47
+

10k

470ohms 100k

1M*
+4.5V
.047

+ 100

+9V
62k
22k

.047

56k*
cr2

56k*
3.6k

cr1

10k
In/Out

22

1M

1M

3V

56k

56k

1000p
1000p

100

Opamps are in a dual 8 pin dip, 4558. All transistors 2SC1815. All diodes silicon signal diodes, 1n914 or similar.
np* = nonpolorized resistors denoted by * marked as 1M on original might be 22k and those marked as 56K
might be 10k. crf1 and cr2 are a special cap and resistor in parallel, the cap is 51p the resistor is 56k.

Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face


by Jim Dunlop

9v

470
+

100uf
6v

1N5239B
9.1v
In

330
43k
2.2uf

Out

0.01uf

10k
500k "level"

100

Q2

Q1
1n
68k

180k

47pf
1k

"fuzz"
+

22uf

Q1 & Q2 are MPSA18

Model JH-2

Jordan Boss-Tone
+9VDC

18K
560K
0.022uF
0.022uF

47pF

Input

18K

10K

560K
100K
0.022uF
150K

Output

2N2222
-or2N4124
-orsimilar

1N914/1N4148

The Jordan Boss-Tone is another distorter from the Inna-Gotta-Have-A-Fuzza era of effects. This
circuit fragment shows only the effects circuit, not the in/out switching and the battery circuit. A DPDT
stomp switch and input-jack battery switching would finish this up nicely. Like many others, the
circuit is based on a collector voltage feedback single transistor circuit with a second transistor as a
buffer following the first gain stage. Others in this genre are the Vox Tone Bender and the venerable
Fuzz Face, although these do not have a diode-clipping limiter after the gain stages.

JSH Fuzz
9v
+

1M
0.1uf

6.8k
1n2

33k

50k Log

Q1
0.1uf

IN

0.1uf
Q3

4.7k Q2

OUT
Si*

10k
22
150k
1k
+

22uf
*pretty much any silicon signal diode can be used here
Q1 - BC238B
Q2, Q3 - BC239C

Model FZIII

10K

10K

1K2
68K

4K7
33K

100K

0.01uF

470K
0.1uF

9VDC
33K

10uF

+
4.7uF

4.7uF

33K

0.22uF

OUTPUT

INPUT

33
2SC828R
1K

100K 47K

43K

3X 2SC828P

Kay Tremolo Model T-1


The Kay model T-1 tremolo is a very simple circuit. A twin-T oscillator circuit drives two bipolar transistors
to load the signal down after it is amplified by a single input stage. The sound of this is more like the
"repeat percussion" effect of Thomas Organ Vox amplifiers than the smooth variation in loudness of tube
based amplifier tremolos, but it is a useful sounding effect; just different. The pedal itself is a cheesy plastic
case with a wah-pedal like treadle which controls the speed of the oscillator. There is no tremolo depth
control, and the in/out switch is not shown on the schematic from the inside of the case, although it is a
very conventional DPDT bypass. The bypass was unique in that you had to slide a switch manually, no
stomp switch on this one.

Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff


8.2k

10k
0.1u*
560p

470k

10u

560p

0.1u

470k

15k

0.1u

560p

0.1u*

470k

+
33k

8.2k

10k

100k

150

100k

100

150

43k

430k

470u

15k

9V
0.1
0.01
39k

Volume

100k

0.1

100k

Tone
100k
0.004
IN

22k

6.8k
OUT

The EH Little Big Muff could probably be improved with modern input jack power switching and a DPDT bypass.
This is the original schematic. The diode and transistor types are unknown. Probably any high gain NPN and 1N914s work.
The caps marked with a * have been reported to work great at 1.0uf.

Maestro Fuzz

470k
100k

330k

0.0047uF

0.047uF

33k

470k
0.001uF

In

33k

50k

18k

47k

33k

0.01uF
470k
8.2k

0.1uF

3.3M

0.1uF

0.002uF

3.3k

Impedance Matcher

Squelcher

Out

50k

Fuzz Amp

100k

0.1uF

50k

Fuzz Preamp

The Maestro Fuzz is reputed to be the fuzz used in the recording of the Stones "Satisfaction". The
transistors are house numbered "991-002298" and the diode is house numbered "919-004799".
They are probably all germanium devices. The use of a squelch device is somewhat unique, possibly
put there to tame hiss and noise during quiet passages between notes. The two 50K pots which
have their wipers connected by resistors are wired so that as one increases, the other decreases,
giving a pan from one point in the circuit to another, probably changing the amount of distortion.
The last 50K pot is an output level control.
This unit could probably benefit from a modern DPDT switch setup to completely isolate the circuit
when it is switched out, and a modern input-jack power switching arrangement.

Maestro Boomer 2
(Wah-Wah / Volume)

+
10k

9v

820k
1uf
+

1/2

1uf

25k

S1

Q2

1.5M
.047uf

48k

In

Q1

.1uf

6uf
1/2

120

S1

56k

10k
S2

1k
47k
500mh

-Transistors Q1 and Q2 were


designated 991-002873
This was undoubtably an
inventory number, a replacement
transistor will probably have
to be used.
-S2 is used to switch the pedal
between its modes of wah-wah
(off as shown) and volume (on).

.01uf
8.2k

Model EG-2

Out

Maestro Boomerang
(Wah-Wah)

+
10k

9v

620k
1uf
+

1/2

1uf

.047uf

1.5M

48k

In

25k

S1

Out

Q2

Q1
+
1/2

6uf

120

S1
4.7k

47k
500mh

-Transistors Q1 and Q2 were


designated P-2356

.01uf

8.2k

Model EG-1

Mosrite Fuzz-Rite

470k
.05uf
350k

470k

.05uf

470k

470k

.002uf

.002uf
TZ82

TZ82
33k

Input

Output

+
9v

Manufacturer / Designer:

Motion Filter / Follower

Revision:

PAiA Electronics

Model #

10/29/95

5720

Initial Frequency
+V
500k

+V
100pf
6
-

IC1a
5

Sensitivity
0.1uf

1uf

500k

1M

1M

1 3M9
-

150

1uf

D1
2N4124

IC1b

D2

1uf

47k

+Vr

10

1uf

A
0.01uf

0.01uf

+V
10k

1uf

1M

In

11

1M

1M

+Vr
9v
100

1N4001

100uf
+V
+Vr

500k
Offset

10

IC1c

10k

100k
14
-

13

12

14

IC1d
+Vr

IC2

10
5
12
13
2

100k

1k

4
3

Name:

1M

0.05uf

7 11
IC1 - 4136 Quad Op-amp
S1
IC2 - 4066 Quad Switch
D1, D2 - 1N4148 or 1N914
Connect pads marked "A" together.
Offset is a trim pot that can be adjusted after roughly 15 minutes of
"burn in" time. Adjust it until you hear no popping when pressing the Cancel
switch S1. There is no need to play into effect during adjustment. Correct
setting should be near the middle of the rotation.

Out

Modified Tube Sound Fuzz


by M. Hammer
510pf*
+

2k2

10uf
-

47k

1500pf*

390pf*

390pf*

In

0.1uf
470k

Bright

4700pf

v10k
100k

100k

100k

100k 3k9

100k

3k9

ICs are any low noise


dual op-amp and a
CD4049.

10uf

0.1uf
v-

4700pf

v+
Dual-ganged
Tone

This circuit is a spin off of Craig Andertons Tube Sound Fuzz from his book
Electronic Projects for Musicians. This only uses 2 stages of a CD4049 hex inverter/buffer
the rest were left out of the schematic to keep it simple. Components with a * are suggested
values, substitutions can be made freely within 30%.

v+
10k

Out

Muff Fuzz
Electro Harmonix

470k
D1
1/2
1/2

S1

S1
D2
.01uf

In

100k

1/2

5 +

10k

Out

2
-

4558
3

1/2

1
4558

.1uf
100k Audio

+
8

9v
+
680k
10uf

680k

D1, D2 - Select an element to taste

MXR Distortion +
V+

AC
Adaptor
+

For subtly different sounds try replacing D1 + D2 with 1n34s


for fuzzy sounds, 1n4148 for more buzz, LEDs for more crunch,

1M

or a 1n34 array like this:


9v
1uf
25v

1M
1M

In

.01uf

The original diodes were germanium 1N270 types.

10k
10k

+
+

741
-

.001uf

1uf
35v Tant.

.047uf

D1

4.7k
1M

D2

.001uf

10k

1M
1M
8-10pf

1/2

S1
Out

-Components connected by dotted lines signify modifications


for click prevention (1M resistor) and oscillation (cap in feedback
loop).
-Effect could be improved with true bypass switching.

2.2k
V+
1/2

S1

MXR Hot Tubes Distortion


IN

OUT
22pf
75k
20k
+9v

0.1uf

+
20k

+
1M

120k

+
30uf

8k2

150k

220k
0.015uf

1m
0.22uf
470k

+
1uf

1m5

15k

4.7uf

2m2

unknown value
100k?
+
-

0.1uf

220k

1uf

47pf

22pf

220k

unknown value
10K?

= 1/2 of dual 741 or 4558 opamp; +v on pin 8, -v on pin 4


= 1/6 of CD 4049 CMOS inverter. Vdd on pin 1, Vss on pin 8

The MXR Hot Tubes is a commercial cousin of Craig Andertons "Tube Sound Fuzz". It differs in that it uses a dual
opamp input buffer, more stages, and more filtering. Also, there appears to be a DC offset in the bias points of two of
the inverter/distortion stages.

4.7K

-15
10K

+15

10K

1M
2N4302

100K

10K

IN

0.33uF

100K

10K

OUT

4.7K
10K
+15

33K

+15

2N4302
1M

+15

10K

-15
4.7K
100k
100k

6
5

+15
8

100k
100k

0.01uF

100k

4
-15

0.01uF
100k

100k
+15
8

100k
100k

0.01uF

100k

1
5

4
-15

0.01uF

100k

100k

4.7K

100k
+15
8

100k

7
3

0.01uF

4
-15

0.01uF

100k

100k

100k

100k
1M

-15

+15
10K

selected

Oberheim PS-1 Phase Shifter

DC offset

+15
-15
100K

4.7K

0.33uF

1M
+15
8

2
10K
3

220K 10K
Medium
Phase

Fast
Phase

+220uF

-15

1N4002 (4X)

Blk
AC Switch,
Power

Red
Wht

150K

Blk

10K

-15

4
-15

10K

P1069C
1M

10K

33K

33K
FET Bias

Osc.
Ampl.

+ 4.7uF
10K

10K

All ICs are 1458 dual op amp. All bipolars are 2N3638A.
270

+470uF
25v

25v

115 VAC

33K
10K

2N4302
1M

+470uF

Ind, Fuse

150K

4.7K

+15

Grn

(Pin 8
+15 0f ICs)
1N965

1N965
-15

270

(Pin 7
Of ICs)

Adjustment procedure:
1. FET Bias: With Osc.Ampl. trimmer fully counterclockwise, adjust FET Bias so that
audibile phasing sound is in the middle of its range.
2. Osc. Ampl.: Adjust for desired depth of phasing sound.
3. Output Offset: adjust for minimum "click" when Off/Slow Phase switch is operated.

Olson New Sound


No bias?
Leakage bias?
Battery polartiy?

1.5v
+

10k

0.003uf
1uf

100k

1M

In

10k

0.003uf

1uf
1M

10k

= 2SB175

15k

5k

Runs on one 1.5v battery!

47k

Out

Volume
1M - log

560

560

680p

68n
100

1M

1M

ECC83

2.2k

10n

470

Feedback from Power stage

+454v

68n

100k

68n
100k
+454v

+ 10
15k

22k

Out to Power stage

220k

-40v
220k

Out to Power stage

-100v

+
10

Ground

Guitar In

Guitar In

68k

1M

68k

1M

1.8v

220k

220k

2.2k

1.8v

2.2k

+
47

+
47

100k

330p

ECC83

Bass +

220k
100n
47n

250k - log

10k - log

Middle

ECC83

330p

+
Bass
250k - log

100n

47n

+ 1M - log

Trebble
+
250k - log

Volume

100k

330p

1M - log

Trebble
+
250k - log

Volume

220k

2.2k

220k

2.2k

Orange Preamp Section - Channel II

1.8v
+
47

68n

68n

1.8v
+
47

220k

220k

+392v

To Mixer

+392v

To Reverb

To Printed Board, Power Amp Drive


Brown Purple Blue
To Printed Board Rectifiers
Red Blue Red
Gray
2.2k

2.2k

Black
1k
+

Mains

1k

4x EL34

To Printed Board,
High Voltage
Gray

+
6.3v

1k

2.2k

1k

2.2k

Black

Black

Orange

Yellow

Main
Speaker
Output

Aux

Brown
Black

Ground

Gray

Blue

Orange 125mk3
Power Section

Out to
Reverb

Reberb
Return 100k - lin
Reverb Level
100k
Purple
Blue
Red
1M
20n
Red

68n

ECC83

100

470k
100k

Reverb Return

Purple

Blue

10
220k

100n

560

1M

2.2k

Ground Black
+

Blue

68n
68n

620
15k

100k

1k

Reverb Driver

Brown

560
Purple

ECC83

470n

10n

To Power Stage

Slave Out

220k
1M

68n

22k

10

470
68n

2.2k
100k

-100v

92M

-40v

Gray
+ High
Voltage

Blue
Foot Switch
68n

16

ECC82

1.8v

Power Amp Driver


1k

1M

1k 47
+

100k

100k

220k

220k

68n

+
32

100k

454v

+
100k

1k

100k
392v 10k

33M
220k

Yellow

680p

2.2k

680p

16

+
100
6.3V

68n

220k

100
100k

ECC83
47

2.2k
1.8v

Chan I

220k
32

92M

220k
68n

68n
47

100k

ECC83

+ 2.2k

Red

Chan II

ECC83

1.8v

220k

Tremolo
220k

100k

100k

330p 100n 47n


Black

1M

Red

Orange
Yellow
Brown

Red

330p 100n 47n

Red

Red

Red1

Bass
Volume
250k - log 1M - log

470k

Blue2
Blue1

Purple Pink

Yellow

Orange 125mk3
Guitar Preamplifier

220k

Guitar In

Guitar In

47
+

2.2k

2x1M

Red2

68k

68k

47
+

Orange
Brown

220k

Trebble
250k - log

2.3v

2.2k

Black

3x
BA127
Red

10n

2.2k
47
+

3x
BA127
Gray

22n

10n

1.8v

1.8v

Yellow

Trebble
Middle
250k - log 10k - log

Bass
250k - log

Volume
1M - log

Master
1M - log

Depth
100k - lin

Speed
2M - lin

Voltage Controlled Panner


C G. Forrest Cook 1994
cook@stout.atd.ucar.edu
One Channels Variable Gain Stage

100pF

V+
10K
V+
10K

10K
2
(6)

5.0uF
Non Polar

1.0uF
Non Polar

1/2
NE5532 1(7)
2N3904 *

Input

3
(5)

2N3904 *

10K
10K
Aud
Input
Level

Output

330

330

10K

Duplicate this circuit


for the second channel

0.01
uF

10K

Gain
Control
Input

* The transistors should


be a matched pair, i.e. with
the gain control at full negative
and no input signal, the collectors
should be at the same voltage, +/
epsilon where epsilon < 0.1 Volt.

To the 10K resistor on


the second channel

0.01uF

The power supply


is +/ 15 VDC

control voltage amp


and inverter

power supply
filter
V+

5.6K
Right Gain
Control
V+
4.7K
010V

4.7K

8
2

Panner
Control
Voltage
Input

4.7K
1/2
LM1458 1

0.1uF
6
1/2
LM1458

Left Gain
Control

5
0.1uF

V
V
2.2K

10K Trimmer
Left Channel
Zero Adjust

ProCo Rat Distortion

47
100uf

33k

1N4001

0.022uf 1k

+
-

1uf
1M

1nf

BF245A +9v

33k

4.5v
47uf

4.5v
100k

Input

100pf
9v

9v & pin 7
0.001uf

150k Log

9v Adpt.

8 1

1.5k

100k Log

1k

4.7uf
35v

0.0033uf

30pf

1k

47

560

+9v
+

4.7uf

2.2uf

Output
10uf

10k

IC = LM308
Diodes = 1N4148

0.022uf

100k Log

BF245A

1k

1M

ProCo Rat Distortion

100
100uf
16v

100k

1N4001

100pf

100k

4.5v
1M

0.022uf 1k

+
-

2
0.001uf

1k

8 1

4.5v
1uf
50v

4.7uf
35v

0.0033uf

30pf

47

560

+9v
+

4.7uf
35v

Output

+4.5v

4.7uf
35v
1M

2N5458

1uf
50v
Type B Rev 7-81
IC = LM308
Diodes = 1N4148

0.022uf

100k Log

Current Drain @ 9v
~ .6ma, no Input (idle)
~ 1.6ma, full output

1.5k

100k Log
+

9v
Input

9v & pin 7
0.001uf

100k Log

9v Adpt.

10k

THE

BOMB
PVC Tube X long by Y diameter

IN

amp2

amp1

Crystal Mic
Telephone Speaker
My dimensions for my prototype are X= 36cm, Y= 5.5cm. This imparted a pretty high pitch tone but I like it.
The X and Y dimensions should be played with to create the exact tone your looking for, also I chose a telephone
speaker and a crystal mic so I got the funkiest tone I could think of. A dynamic mic would limit the trebel somewhat
probably make it sound less harsh. Id be interested in any mods made to this design (ie. stories, ideas, etc.) so feel
free to email me. The amps can be any old simple op-amp configuration that can drive a speaker or take a mic input.
I just used some surplus stuff I had lying around to make mine. The end product had all the circuitry inside the tube and
the battery on the outside, with one control for the gain of the speaker (mic was at fixed gain). Note, if you place
this infront of your amp and turn every thing up, without adding any dampening to the tube it will feedback like you
wont believe! You will probably wish to avoid this as it tends to hurt your ears. I put a bit of foam rubber in one end of
the tube and an old sock in the other to dampen feedback. I like to leave my options open though, so I also didnt make
this a permanent addition. My prototype is basically a fuzz, as my guitar will overload the speaker quite easily and the
tube just adds a bit of strange overtone and what I swear is the tiniest hint of reverb. Sounds great though! Clean tones
through a similar set up would sound good too, but I havent built one of those yet. Perhaps a larger speaker (4-5") and
an old carpet tube would add better characteristics for clean tones. Try changing the tube matierial also for a different
tone, I almost used a bit of gutter piping when I first built this, now I wonder what it wouldve sounded like.

Jamie Heilman
11/93
n9343176@cc.wwu.edu

OUT

to +9V

to 9V battery +

220k

6.8K
5uF

to output
jack

1uF

2N5457

10M

+
-

15uF

220k

2.2K

51K

from
pickup
selector

from
pickup
switch

to
output
jack

10uF
100k

signal
ground

to 9V battery 100k

Gain set

22uF

For people who dont like op amps, here is a discrete JFET preamp design. It has

A preamp from a TL071 op amp. The gain set resistor lets you

low distortion, low noise, low feedback, overloads gracefully, is small, etc, etc.

customize the gain. As shown, it is 2. Lowering the Gain Set

Overall gain is 3db (2X) or so. It uses about 1/2 ma, so a 9V battery will

resistor lets you raise the gain. You get distortion at high gains.

last a long time. You can add a high boost switch if you like by having it shunt the
2.2k resistor with a 0.05uF cap (or other value; smaller cap = boosts only higher
frequencies, and the reverse). You can just put in a 10uF cap across the 2.2k
resistor to up the gain.
Circuit by Don Tillman. don@till.com

to 9Vterminal

1M

1M
to +9V

from
pickup
switch 250k

50
0.1uF

+
-

1uF

to
output
jack

The opamp is a LT1012 micro power opamp, could be other low noise low power
op amp. Use a stereo jack on the guitar to turn power on when a cable is plugged
in. The circuit produces no noticeable noise or distortion and a 9 volt battery lasts
a couple of years. This is intended to buffer the guitar pickups and controls from
the cable capacitance. It is possible to add gain to this circuit by modifying the

Stage Center Reverb Unit


from Guitar Player 1976 by Craig Anderton
33k
6
4

10k

11

Input

50k

22k

1M

10

2.2M

0.01uf

0.22uf

4.7k

0.02uf

9v
C1

0.02uf

0.22uf

C2

1N4001

9v

4.7k
1N4001

470k*
14
47k

12

15 +

220pf 1
-

To Reverb

Cancel

0.22uf
50k

From Reverb

This simple spring reverb can be built cheaply and requires a minimal amount of space for the circuit it self.
The op-amp is a quad type, the pinout for a 4136 is shown, but others may be substituted. The bypass caps
C1 and C2 can be from 10 to 100 uf. The resistor marked with a * may need to be lessened if you experience
distortion in your reverb, lower this to achive maximum signal with no distortion. Many spring reverb units
may be used with this circuit, the original article suggested an accutronics model. Many reverb units also use
RCA style jacks for ins and outs, be prepared for this. The cancel switch will shut off the reverb effect
without any clicks or pops. All resistors are 1/4 or 1/2 watt, 5% tolerence, and all caps are rated at 10 or more
volts.

Output

Simple Mixer

100K
100K

10K
0.1uF

100K

100K

Gain changing resistor

9V

100K

9V

10K
0.1uF

100K

0.1uF

1M
9V

10K

10K

100K

100K

100K
0.1uF

9V
22uF

+
2.2uF

A simple mixer suitable for mixing microphones or effects outputs. The overall gain from
input to output is one if the pot corresponding to the input is full up. You can make this
a net gain of ten (or any other reasonable gain) by reducing the input resistor to the
second op amp. 10K in this position gives a gain of ten, or 20db. If you are mixing effects
outputs which have an output level control built into them, you can dispense with the
input level controls, or make some have level controls, some not. Audio taper pots are
probably better, but linear will work.
For the opamps, choose a jfet input dual or singles, like from the National Semi LF3xx
series, or something like the TL072 or TL082.

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