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TREBLEMIDVOLUMEGAINBASS

125B · 5 knobs

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Dunwich Amplification Olde Dirty Bass - Big box versionVerified

Based on the Dunwich Amplification Olde Dirty Bass· 2 other boards clone it

Category
Distortion
Controls
Treble · Mid · Volume · Gain · Bass
Build
Vero· 21×19· 2 cuts, 10 links
Layout
Verified · Dirtbox Layouts marks it as built and working
Tags
Distortion, Dunwich Amplification, Overdrive

From the post

Update 2 210514 Both schematic and layout is now corrected. A big thank you to Vince who traced the later 125b version which revealed how the active Mid control really works.

Update 1 210514 Caution! There was a mistake in the trace. The Mid control have a different setup than the schematic and layout below indicates. Do not proceed if you want a Mid control that is 100% identical to the stock ODB. I will update the the schematic and layout as soon as I can. Lesson learned, hesistant to trace from gutshots from now on...

Intended for bass but works really good for guitar as well. Based on OCD but tuned for more low end, headroom and gain. Treble and Bass controls is a passive James tonestack and Mid control is an active Bridged-T feedback control. Cut switch is Shelving filter for the first gain stage and Clip switch selects between assymetric MOSFET/Silicon, LED and none clipping. Traced by AlexS and fuzzhead and the layout is verified. Two things, though. We couldn't figure out the value of the Treble cap in the James tonestack but values between 330pF and 1nF sounds good. Also, the LTC1144 charge pump is only needed if if you want to run it on 18v to get a 36v swing within the circuit. They are pretty expensive and not that common. MAX1044 and ICL7660S can be used as well but the cut between pin 1 and 8 of IC2 must be omitted. Those charge pumps can only handle a maximum input voltage at 10v and 12v respectively so a 9v power supply/battery is higly recommended...

Schematic

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  • IC2: legend prints 'TLC1144' clearly, an unusual part number (probably TC1044 / LT1054 family charge pump); kept as printed
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Resistors 9
×310K10kread from the layout by eye
×12.2K2.2kread from the layout by eye
×120K20kread from the layout by eye
×31M1Mread from the layout by eye
×3100K100kread from the layout by eye
×222K22kread from the layout by eye
×11K1kread from the layout by eye
×127K27kread from the layout by eye
×1??LED resistor, value not given; read from the layout by eye
Capacitors 12
×268nF68nread from the layout by eye
×1470nF470nread from the layout by eye
×1220pF220pread from the layout by eye
×1100nF100nread from the layout by eye
×1150nF150nread from the layout by eye
×11.5nF1.5nread from the layout by eye
×1330pF330pread from the layout by eye
×11nF1nread from the layout by eye
×22.2nF2.2nread from the layout by eye
×110nF10nread from the layout by eye
×247uF47uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
×110uF10uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
Diodes 2
D11N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
D41N58171N5817read from the layout by eye
Transistors 2
Q1BS170BS170MOSFET; read from the layout by eye
Q2BS170BS170MOSFET; read from the layout by eye
ICs 2
IC1TL082TL082read from the layout by eye
IC2TLC1144TLC1144charge pump; legend: MAX1044/ICL7660S possible with 9v supply only; read from the layout by eye
Potentiometers 5
TrebleA1MA1MPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
MidC100KC100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
VolumeB1MB1MPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
GainB1MB1MPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
BassB1MB1MPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
Switches 2
CutSPDT on/off/onSPDT ON/OFF/ONtoggle; read from the layout by eye
ClipSPDT on/off/onSPDT ON/OFF/ONtoggle; read from the layout by eye
LEDs 2
D23mm red LED3MM RED LEDon board; read from the layout by eye
D33mm red LED3MM RED LEDon board; read from the layout by eye

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