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green bean
FX TYPE: OVERDRIVE
m2011madbeanpedalsReleasedate:09.26.11
TheGreenBeanisnotquiteYetAnotherTubeScreamer,althoughyoucancertainlybuildavintage
unit,ifyoulike.Severalmodshavebeenincludedtoexpandthefunctionalityandtonalpossibilitiesof
thisveneratedclassic.

Controls
GAIN:Setstheoveralldistortion.
TONE:AnactivefilterthataddstreblecontentaftertheR8/C6lowpassfilter.
VOL:Outputvolume.
FAT:ThisswitchaddsC5inparalleltoC4forathickertone.
COMP:Allowsyoutochoosebetweentwodifferenttypesofclippingintheopamp.
BRIGHT:RemovesC6toreducetheinherentmidsemphasisofthecircuit.

Notes
ChangestotheGreenBeanschematicfromtheoriginalTubeScreamercircuit
Removedflipflopbypasscircuitryfortruebypassoperation
AddedR1asapulldownresistor
R3,R13470kchangedfrom510k
C2,C8changedfrom bipolartofilm
C3100pFchangedfrom51pF
R747kchangedfrom51k
C101uFfilmchangedfrom10uFtantalum
Q1,Q22n5088changedfrom2SC1815
Youcanuse16mmPCBpinpotsandasolderlugSPDT(fortheCOMPswitch)mounteddirectlyto
thePCB.TheFATandBRIGHTswitch(eitherSPSTorSPDT)mustbewiredoffboard.
TheBRIGHTswitchwillbemostusefultoplayerswithverydarksoundingguitarsand/oramps.Itis
lessusefulinothersetups.
YoucanuseanOn/OnSPDTfortheCOMPmodtogobetweentwodifferenttypesofclipping.Ifyou
useanOn/Off/OnSPDT,thecenterpositionwillbenoclippingdiodes.Thisprovidesmoreofaclean
boostsound,andissomewhatharshersounding.
D1D5areyourchoiceasfarasclippingdiodes.D1D3offersasymmetricalclippingand D4,D5
aresymmetrical.Experimentationwithmixingdifferenttypesofdiodesishighlyencouraged.Some
possibilitiesare1n34A,1n270,1n914(or1n4148),1N4001,BAT41,and3mmLEDs.

YoucanalsousemanydifferentdualopampICsinplaceoftheJRC4558.Someoftheseincludethe
TL072,TLC2272,JRC4580,NE5532,LF353N,OPA2164AandLM833.Eachonemayproducevery
slightdifferencesintonality.
LayoutDiagram

BillofMaterials
Resistors
R1
1M
R2
1k
R3
470k
R4
10k
R5
10k
R6
4k7
R7
47k
R8
1k
R9
10k
R10
220R
R11
1k
R12
1k
R13
470k
R14
10k
R15
100R
R16
10k
R17
47R
R18
10k
R19
10k

Caps
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
C11
C12

47n
1uF
100pF
47n
68n
220n
220n
1uF
100n
1uF
47uF
10uF

Diodes
D1D6
**
D6
1N4001
Transistors
Q1,Q2
2N5088
IC
IC1
JRC4558
Switches
BRIGHT
SPST
COMP SPDT(On/On)
FAT
SPST
Pots
DRIVE
500kB
TONE
20kW
VOL
100kA

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