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Gary Hurst Tonebender MKIVerified

Based on the Gary Hurst Tonebender MKI· 2 other boards clone it

Category
Fuzz
Controls
Attack · Level
Build
Vero· 20×9
Layout
Verified · Tagboard Effects marks it as built and working
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From the post

Like the last one, a bit of a pain but the Gary Hurst version is slightly more forgiving I believe. Again don't forget to cut the trimmer legs that are shown over the -9V rail, there should be no connection there. This is based on the original Gary Hurst MkI because the reissue was in reality a MkII. Maybe Gary thought the MkI's are a pain as well! :o)

This one is verified

Updated 31st January 2014: A lot of people have mentioned that the trimmers in this aren't as important as finding the correct transistors, so I'd recommend building this version which omits the trimmers entirely and puts the fixed resistors back.

Make sure you use sockets for the transistors and prepare yourself to audition plenty! :o)

Schematic

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Check before you build · 1 value the reader of this layout was not sure of
  • The two 10K parts beside Q1 and Q3 (top of board): drawn as translucent boxes with one leg cut / not soldered, taken as trimmers; could be meant as another 10K part type
RefValueNormalizedTypeNotes
Resistors 8
×115K15kread from the layout by eye
×1470K470kread from the layout by eye
×22K22.2kread from the layout by eye
×156K56kread from the layout by eye
×11M1Mread from the layout by eye
×133K33kread from the layout by eye
×12M22.2Mread from the layout by eye
×147K47kread from the layout by eye
Capacitors 3
×110n10nread from the layout by eye
×1100n100nread from the layout by eye
×225u25uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
Transistors 3
Q1PNP germaniumPNP GERMANIUMtype not given; read from the layout by eye
Q2PNP germaniumPNP GERMANIUMtype not given; read from the layout by eye
Q3PNP germaniumPNP GERMANIUMtype not given; read from the layout by eye
Potentiometers 2
Attack50K50kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
Level500K500kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
Trimmers 1
×210K10kbeside Q1 and Q3; one leg cut, not soldered; read from the layout by eye

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