Brian May Treble Booster

Here’s a simple treble booster based on the Brian May model. A single
medium-gain transistor with low-value caps on the input boost the treble a b c d e f g h i j
part of the signal. The original used a BC182L transistor but the 2N5087 + - + -
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works just the same. This circuit is very close to the original Dallas 2120KΩ 2
Rangemaster. 3 3
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4.7nF
R1
9 volts + 100Ω
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R2 R6 C3 7 7
100KΩ 6.8KΩ 47nF 8 8

1KΩ
100KΩ
Q1 9 9
C1 R4

6.8KΩ
2N5088 C VR1
Input 4.7nF 1KΩ 10 10
A100KΩ in
B (Vol) 11 11
E
Output 100Ω
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C2 13 13
out
1nF 14 14
R3 R5 R7 C4
120KΩ 22KΩ 2.4KΩ
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47uF
sw E

1nf
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2N5088
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22KΩ B 17
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C
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47nf
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47uf 22
Mods! 23
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Try different NPN transistors to see how more or less gain affects the sound. Be 24 24

2.4KΩ
sure to check the pinouts! 25 25
Increase C1 and C3 to 100nF for a full range boost. 26 26
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+ - a b c d e f g h i j + -
A100K
Volume

revision: 1.0 ● 28 may 2008 ● © 2008 beavis audio research

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