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Title: an idea of a simple Distortion Unit (will it work?)
Post by: Oliver on March 16, 2004, 01:02:15 PM

Hi,

i drawn a simple Distortion Circuit (its not tested yet)
Can somebody say, if this will work, or not?

Thanx

Oliver

Masse = Ground

(http://mitglied.lycos.de/surftone/gitarre/effekte/distortion.GIF)

Title: an idea of a simple Distortion Unit (will it work?)
Post by: Joep on March 16, 2004, 01:24:06 PM

I guess it will work, make sure the collectors of the transistors are at around 4,5V. The gain pot should be wired to ground also.

You can experiment with the capacitors between the stages to get a different sound.

Good luck,

Joep

Title: an idea of a simple Distortion Unit (will it work?)
Post by: Marcos - Munky on March 16, 2004, 01:31:12 PM

Maybe some diodes in parallel with the 4M7 resistors will give a cooler sound.

Title: an idea of a simple Distortion Unit (will it work?)
Post by: Tim Escobedo on March 16, 2004, 01:39:26 PM

It'll probably work. Though I kinda doubt you'll be able to get the collectors anywhere near 4.5V using that kind of biasing.

Wondering, why the 43k collector resistors? Kind of a odd value.

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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: Oliver on March 16, 2004, 01:02:15 PM