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EarthQuaker Devices Dirt TransmitterVerified
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To close out EarthQuaker week, here's the Dirt Transmitter. I traced this one myself and below is a video showing the process. It's similar to a Fuzz Face, but a little different. I found this description from (I'm assuming) Jamie over on TGP:
I guess it's kinda like a fuzz face but it started as two gain stages running into each other with an input gain control and a sag on the second stage (bias). Voltage feedback was added and it became similar to a fuzz face in topology but it sounds nothing like one IMO. In this case the sound is totally dependent on the transistors, replace them and it's a whole different beast.
Here's my video on tracing the circuit as well as a demo:
Here's the schematic:
And the layout:
You can also order a fabricated version in the store here.
Update:
Added a perf layout for this based off the Eagle board above.
Schematic
This is a board layout, a drawing of where each part goes, and the post may link the schematic it was drawn from. Open the layout at Effects Layouts (blog). No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
Parts list 21 rows
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| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 7 | ||||
| ×1 | 68k | 68k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 22k | 22k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 3.3k | 3.3k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1M | 1M | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 4.7k | 4.7k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 1k | 1k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 100k | 100k | read from the layout by eye | |
| Capacitors 7 | ||||
| ×2 | 6.8n | 6.8n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 100p | 100p | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 470p | 470p | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 100u | 100u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 22u | 22u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 4.7u | 4.7u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 47u | 47u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| Diodes 1 | ||||
| ×1 | 1N4001 | 1N4001 | printed 4001; read from the layout by eye | |
| Transistors 2 | ||||
| Q1 | 2N1711 | 2N1711 | read from the layout by eye | |
| Q2 | 2N1711 | 2N1711 | read from the layout by eye | |
| Potentiometers 4 | ||||
| Tone | B50K | B50k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Level | A100K | A100k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Dirt | A100K | A100k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Bias | B5K | B5k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
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