125B · 7 knobs
PedalPCB· PCB738
Bubble Burster Overdrive
Based on the Octaking Burstphonic PAF
- Category
- EQ / Filter
- Controls
- Level · PAF · Bass · Cream · Sparkle · LP / Strat · ’59 / Greeny
- Price
- $12.00in stock
- Tags
- 125B
From the vendor
Bubble Burster Overdrive
Have you ever read a product description and thought, “Wow… that’s an awful lot of adjectives.”
So did we.
That’s why we created the Bubble Burster Overdrive. It doesn’t promise to rewrite the laws of physics, channel the ghosts of 1959, or magically convince your pickups they’re something they aren’t.
It just makes your guitar louder and crunchier. Like a respectable overdrive should.
Features
❌ Accurately transforms any guitar pickup into a vintage PAF.
Nope.
❌ Proprietary op amp developed in a secret underground laboratory.
None.
❌ Military-grade quantum analog processing.
Absolutely not.
❌ Contains genuine decommissioned submarine parts.
Nope. Just ordinary electronic components doing ordinary electronic things.
❌ Hand-selected electrons.
The electrons select themselves.
❌ Artificial Intelligence tone engine.
The only intelligence involved is you turning the Gain knob.
❌ Patented Bubble Burst Technology.
No patents. No bubbles. Just solder.
❌ Meticulously recreates every molecular nuance of a mythical pickup.
It’s a PCB.
❌ Contains unobtainium transistors harvested during a full moon.
Mostly resistors.
❌ Employs advanced psychoacoustic harmonic phase inversion synthesis.
We made that up. Sounds impressive, though.
❌ 100% guaranteed to make your guitar sound exactly like your favorite guitarist.
Only if you’re already your favorite guitarist.
❌ NASA-inspired signal path.
The traces were routed by someone wearing socks.
❌ Laboratory-certified mojo.
Our lab consists primarily of coffee mugs.
What It Actually Does
• Clips.
• Amplifies.
• Overdrives.
• Fits in a 125B enclosure
• Can be assembled by normal humans with a soldering iron.
• Costs considerably less than a vintage guitar.
Controls
• Level
• PAF
• Bass
• Cream
• Sparkle
• LP / Strat (Toggle switch)
• ’59 / Greeny (Toggle switch)
Specifications
• Designed for a 125B enclosure with top-mounted jacks
• Proprietary Components: 0
• Buzzwords per Square Inch: 0.2
• Marketing Hyperbole: User Adjustable
• Snake Oil Content: 0%
• Bubble Bursting: Maximum
Documentation
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 52 rows
Report a wrong parse| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 20 | ||||
| R1 | 1M | 1M | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R2 | 10K | 10k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R3 | 1M | 1M | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R4 | 10K | 10k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R5 | 22K | 22k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R6 | 33K | 33k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R7 | 1K | 1k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R8 | 4K7 | 4.7k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R9 | 2K7 | 2.7k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R10 | 10K | 10k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R11 | 4K7 | 4.7k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R12 | 33K | 33k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R13 | 2K7 | 2.7k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R14 | 470K | 470k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R15 | 10K | 10k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R16 | 1K | 1k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R17 | 100K | 100k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R100 | 22K | 22k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| R101 | 22K | 22k | Resistor, 1/4W | |
| CLR | 4K7 | 4.7k | Resistor, 1/4W | * LED current limiting resistor |
| Capacitors 17 | ||||
| C1 | 330n | 330n | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 5.0mm | |
| C2 | 1u | 1u | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 5.0mm | |
| C3 | 150p | 150p | Ceramic capacitor | |
| C4 | 100p | 100p | Ceramic capacitor | |
| C5 | 100n | 100n | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm | |
| C6 | 4n7 | 4.7n | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm | |
| C7 | 33n | 33n | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm | |
| C8 | 15n | 15n | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm | |
| C9 | 4n7 | 4.7n | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm | |
| C10 | 6n8 | 6.8n | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm | |
| C11 | 1u | 1u | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 5.0mm | |
| C12 | 3n3 | 3.3n | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm | |
| C13 | 100n | 100n | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm | |
| C14 | 10u | 10u | Electrolytic capacitor, 5mm | |
| C100 | 100u | 100u | Electrolytic capacitor, 5mm | |
| C101 | 100n | 100n | Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm | |
| C102 | 47u | 47u | Electrolytic capacitor, 5mm | |
| Diodes 5 | ||||
| D1 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | Signal diode, DO-35 | |
| D2 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | Signal diode, DO-35 | |
| D3 | YELLOW | YELLOW | 5mm Yellow LED, Diffused | |
| D4 | YELLOW | YELLOW | 5mm Yellow LED, Diffused | |
| D100 | 1N5818 | 1N5818 | Schottky diode, DO-41 | |
| Transistors 2 | ||||
| Q1 | 2SC1815 | 2SC1815 | BJT transistor, NPN TO-92 | |
| Q2 | 2SC1815 | 2SC1815 | BJT transistor, NPN TO-92 | |
| ICs 1 | ||||
| IC1 | RC4558 | RC4558 | Dual op-amp, DIP8 | |
| Potentiometers 5 | ||||
| LEVEL | B100K | B100k | 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot | |
| PAF | B250K | B250k | 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot | |
| BASS | B50K | B50k | 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot | |
| CREAM | B50K | B50k | 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot | |
| SPARKLE | B50K | B50k | 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot | |
| Switches 2 | ||||
| GREENY/59 | ON/ON | ON/ON | Toggle switch, SPDT | 2-position (ON/ON) |
| LP/STRAT | ON/ON | ON/ON | Toggle switch, SPDT | 2-position (ON/ON) |