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Super Angry Carlos

Based on the JHS Angry Charlie V3· 3 other boards clone it

Category
Distortion· Distortion - Overdrive
Controls
Bass · Drive · Mids · Treble
Difficulty
Intermediate
Price
€11.90out of stock

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From the vendor

Project overview:

Super Angry Carlos is what happens when Carlos gets even angrier. With an additional 3-band tone stack, this version nails those warm yet flaming tones and endless sustain that we all want.

Build one of the more aggressive British amp-in-a-box pedals out there and get all those high-gain overdrive/distortion enraged British-flavored sounds!

Introduction

It is well known that the Angry Charlie has become an iconic figure over the years. Its ability to breathe JCM800 tones convincingly and accurately into any rig has made it a popular choice for guitarists of all genres. That’s why, when the improved version came in, it was no shock for anyone.

Unlike many other British amp-in-a-box pedals, the Super Angry Carlos sports an active 3-band tone stack, just like the Marshalls, helping nail those warm yet searing tones and boundless sustain. If you are hungry for high-gain overdrive/distortion with a British flavor, the Super Angry Carlos will change your life. Well, your gear life.

You can make this pedal sound bluesy and vintage; just turn the drive control down and get surprised by the result! Go from bluesy Hendrix-like breakup to high-gain Brit tones by just changing the Drive knob parameters. Drive and Volume control interact the same as a master volume amp head. You can back off your guitar’s volume to control your gain levels without losing clarity.

In this improved version of the Angry Charlie, we also included a diode toggle switch to choose between tight compressed silicon, crunchy diodes or an open position without clipping at all. It also features an internal Presence control that makes it suitable for any guitar and setup.

Controls

• Treble

• MIDs

• Bass

• Drive

• Volume

For further analysis on this circuit take a look at this thread on Free Stomp Boxes Forum.

For any technical questions regarding this build, don’t forget to check out our Facebook Group and our forum at Free Stomp Boxes.

Super Angry Carlos – Building Docs

Super Angry Carlos – Drilling template

Schematic

The schematic is in the vendor's build document, page 5. Open the build document. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.

Parts list 47 rows

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Resistors 19
R11m1M
R21k1k
R31m1M
R41k1k
R51k1k
R610k10k
R71m1M
R8470r470
R93K33.3k
R1010K10k
R113K33.3k
R1210K10k
R1310K10k
R143K33.3k
R153K33.3k
R161K1k
R1710K10k
R1810K10k
R1910K10k
Capacitors 16
C72u22.2u
C91u1u
C142u22.2u
C1610u10u
C122n22n
C21n1n
C3220n220n
C4100p100p
C5100n100n
C6100p100p
C83n33.3n
C1047n47n
C114n74.7n
C124n74.7n
C134n74.7n
C1547n47n
Diodes 6
D13mm3MM
D23mm3MM
D3YourYOUR
D4YourYOUR
D51N58171N5817
D63mm3MM
ICs 2
IC1LM833LM833
IC2TL072TL072
Potentiometers 4
BASS50KBB50kPotentiometer
DRIVE100KBB100kPotentiometer
MIDS50KBB50kPotentiometer
TREBLE100KBB100kPotentiometer

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