Enclosure not stated · 3 knobs
From the vendor
Boss's Super Overdrive, which the post describes as a Tube Screamer derivative with a few substituted values. A transistor input buffer feeds a dual op amp clipping stage with asymmetric diode clipping (two diodes one way, one the other) in the feedback loop, then the tone stage and a transistor output buffer, with the usual Boss JFET switching. Part of a guide to building a Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, 1995-97) style pedalboard.
Schematic
The schematic is in the post. Open it at Revolution Deux. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
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Check before you build · 2 values the reader of this schematic was not sure of
- The transistors (Q3-Q6), the diodes (D1-D8) and the dual op amp are not given part numbers on the drawing.
- Q1 and Q2 are the JFET switching transistors; their type is not drawn.
| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 31 | ||||
| R1 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R2 | 470K | 470k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R3 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R4 | 100K | 100k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R5 | 33K | 33k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R6 | 4.7K | 4.7k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R7 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R8 | 470 | 470 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R9 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R10 | 4.7K | 4.7k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R11 | 22K | 22k | label partly legible (R1?); read from the schematic by eye | |
| R12 | 1M | 1M | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R13 | 1M | 1M | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R14 | 2.2K | 2.2k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R15 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R16 | 1K | 1k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R17 | 100K | 100k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R18 | 33K | 33k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R19 | 33K | 33k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R20 | 1M | 1M | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R21 | 100 | 100 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R22 | 56K | 56k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R23 | 56K | 56k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R24 | 100K | 100k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R25 | 100K | 100k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R26 | 56K | 56k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R27 | 56K | 56k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R28 | 1M | 1M | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R29 | 1M | 1M | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R30 | 3.9K | 3.9k | LED resistor; read from the schematic by eye | |
| R31 | 470 | 470 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| Capacitors 19 | ||||
| C1 | 47n | 47n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C2 | 18n | 18n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C3 | 47n | 47n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C4 | 18n | 18n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C5 | 27n | 27n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C6 | 10n | 10n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C7 | 1u | 1u | electrolytic, 50V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C8 | 47n | 47n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C9 | 47n | 47n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C10 | 1u | 1u | electrolytic, 50V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C11 | 47u | 47u | electrolytic, 6.3V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C12 | 10n | 10n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C13 | 470p | 470p | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C14 | 470p | 470p | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C15 | 220p | 220p | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C16 | 220p | 220p | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C17 | 100u | 100u | electrolytic, 16V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C18 | 47n | 47n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C19 | 47n | 47n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| Diodes 8 | ||||
| D1 | ? | ? | type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| D2 | ? | ? | type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| D3 | ? | ? | type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| D4 | ? | ? | clipping diode, type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| D5 | ? | ? | clipping diode, type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| D6 | ? | ? | clipping diode, type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| D7 | ? | ? | type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| D8 | ? | ? | type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| Transistors 6 | ||||
| Q1 | ? | ? | JFET switch, type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| Q2 | ? | ? | JFET switch, type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| Q3 | ? | ? | NPN, type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| Q4 | ? | ? | NPN, type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| Q5 | ? | ? | NPN input buffer, type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| Q6 | ? | ? | NPN output buffer, type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| ICs 1 | ||||
| IC1 | ? | ? | dual op amp, type not drawn; read from the schematic by eye | |
| Potentiometers 3 | ||||
| Drive | B1M | B1M | Potentiometer | VR1; read from the schematic by eye |
| Tone | 20K | 20k | Potentiometer | VR3, drawn 20kW; read from the schematic by eye |
| Level | B10K | B10k | Potentiometer | VR2; read from the schematic by eye |
| LEDs 1 | ||||
| LED | SLP135B | SLP135B | CHECK LED; read from the schematic by eye | |
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