1590B · 2 knobs
Fuzz Dog· Elec+
Electrica+
Based on the Electra / Champ / Woodrow
- Category
- Distortion· OD/Dist/Preamp
- Controls
- Tweedy · Vol
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Price
- £21.60
- Tags
- od-distortion
From the vendor
The Electra distortion is a very simple circuit that's been tweaked to the moon and back by a lot of people. We've been asked countless times for a version of it, so here we go. Available in a few different flavours, all very simple builds on the same PCB: • Electrica - not emulating anything in particular, just nice tones. • Tweedy - in the realm of a Tweed 5E3. • Champion - getting it's Fender Champ on. Kit is available with a standard sized 1590B enclosure with battery, or a mini 1590A (36 x 90mm) enclosure with DC power only, though be aware that you'll be wiring in a very confined space. You may also like the look of Just The Meat, Cone Cranker and Box of Tone 50. Yes, we could have made a more complex PCB to accommodate all the variations, but we wanted to keep the footprint as small as possible. (We'll sort a better picture - quality control department had the day off) If you want the PCB without parts there's a link for that at the bottom of the page. Partial kit: PCB, all board-mounted components, pots. Full kit: As above, plus footswitch and appropriate daughterboard/components for your selected bypass type (see Downloads section for details of those), jack sockets, DC socket, battery snap, hook-up wire, LED. Enclosure (pre-drilled) is available as an option with full kits, and can take a battery if desired with footswitch positioned 22mm higher, closer to the controls, in a 1590B. 1590A will not take a battery. Knobs are not included. Builds are only available with full kits including enclosure. Please choose appropriate knobs. Inspired by: Electra / Champ / Woodrow Difficulty: Easy PCB size: 25 x 22mm Knobs required: 1 Enclosure: 1590B, 1590A Direct-Connect compatible (4-way) Download the INSTRUCTION PDF
Schematic
The schematic is in the vendor's build document, page 3. Open the build document. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
Parts list 12 rows
Report a wrong parse| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 4 | ||||
| R1 | 1M | 1M | ||
| R2 | 2M2 | 2.2M | ||
| R3 | 4K7 | 4.7k | ||
| R4 | 680R | 680 | ||
| Capacitors 3 | ||||
| C1 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C2 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C3 | 47u | 47u | Electrolytic capacitor | |
| Diodes 2 | ||||
| D1 | 1N4001 | 1N4001 | ||
| D2 | Germanium | GERMANIUM | ||
| Transistors 1 | ||||
| Q1 | 2N5088 | 2N5088 | ||
| Potentiometers 2 | ||||
| TWEEDY | CHAMPION | CHAMPION | ||
| VOL | 100KA | A100k | ||