125B · 2 knobs
NostalgiTone Tower Power: Classic Signal Boost Preamp
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NostalgiTone Tower Power Preamp
Description
You Need Some TOWER POWER in Your Next Build!
NostalgiTone Tower Power is here! Inspired by the signal-boosting capabilities of the Schaffer-Vega system used by Angus Young, Van Halen, KISS, and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Tower Power brings a piece of guitar history to your own rig.
That’s the spirit behind NostalgiTone: revisiting the circuits and sounds that helped define memorable eras of guitar music. With independent VOLTAGE and POWER controls, Tower Power lets you shape your tone and output to suit your needs.
Ready to put some extra push into your sound?
GET YOUR TOWER POWER PCB SET TODAY!
Mainboard Dimensions – 2.10” x 2.12”
Included with each PCB purchase. – (1) Mainboard, (1) wiring board, and (1) ribbon cable.
NostalgiTone Tower Power Build Document
Order a drilled enclosure from Tayda (registration required)
• 125B – Drilled Enclosure Link
• 1590B – Drilled Enclosure Link
Schematic
The schematic is in the vendor's build document, page 2. Open the build document. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
Parts list 35 rows
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| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 13 | ||||
| R1 | 10K | 10k | ||
| R11 | 2K | 2k | ||
| R2 | 10K | 10k | ||
| R12 | 10R | 10 | ||
| R3 | 10R | 10 | ||
| R13 | 680R | 680 | ||
| R4 | 2K | 2k | ||
| R5 | 1M | 1M | ||
| R6 | 2K | 2k | ||
| R7 | 1M | 1M | ||
| R8 | 10K | 10k | ||
| R9 | 2K | 2k | ||
| R10 | 8k2 | 8.2k | ||
| Capacitors 16 | ||||
| C7 | 120p | 120p | ||
| C8 | 1u | 1u | ||
| C9 | 10u | 10u | ||
| C10 | 120p | 120p | ||
| C1 | 100u | 100u | ||
| C11 | 1u | 1u | ||
| C2 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C12 | 1n | 1n | ||
| C3 | 47u | 47u | ||
| C13 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C4 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C14 | 10u | 10u | ||
| C5 | 10u | 10u | ||
| C15 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C6 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C16 | 10u | 10u | ||
| Diodes 1 | ||||
| D1 | 1N5817 | 1N5817 | ||
| ICs 2 | ||||
| IC1 | TL071 | TL071 | ||
| IC2 | LM386 | LM386 | ||
| Potentiometers 2 | ||||
| POWER | A1K | A1k | Potentiometer | |
| VOLTAGE | B100K | B100k | Potentiometer | |
| LEDs 1 | ||||
| D2 | Status LED | STATUS LED | ||