Enclosure not stated · 2 knobs
Carlsbro SuzzVerified
Based on the Carlsbro Suzz
- Category
- Distortion
- Build
- Vero· 15×9· 9 cuts, 4 links
- Layout
- Verified · Tagboard Effects marks it as built and working
- Tags
- Distortion, Fuzz
From the post
Once again. This one has surprisingly little info around the internets. Seems like a nice alternative for Distortion+. Nice, simple build anyway.
Ad text from fmogearshop (also check the photos there):
Here's a vintage Carlsbro Suzz from the seventies. The name seems to imply that this would be some sort of fuzz pedal, don't you think? Alas, the circuit has more in common with an MXR Distortion + really. So if you're expecting some sort of nasty fuzz, you may be in for a let down. But if you look at it in the proper context, as more of a basic distortion, then it's not too bad at all. Add to that the collectibility of those funky enclosure Carlsbro pedals and you may have yourself a winner.
Schematic
This is a board layout, a drawing of where each part goes, and the post may link the schematic it was drawn from. Open the layout at Tagboard Effects. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
Parts list 16 rows
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Check before you build · 1 value the reader of this layout was not sure of
- 470Ω resistor right of IC1: the last character is overprinted by the colour bands and reads as an ohm sign (bands yellow-violet-black-black agree with 470Ω)
| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 6 | ||||
| ×2 | 120K | 120k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1M | 1M | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 470K | 470k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 470Ω | 470 | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 100K | 100k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 3.3K | 3.3k | read from the layout by eye | |
| Capacitors 6 | ||||
| ×1 | 10nF | 10n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 220nF | 220n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1uF | 1u | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 47pF | 47p | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 100uF | 100u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 4.7uF | 4.7u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| Diodes 1 | ||||
| D1 | ? | ? | value not given; read from the layout by eye | |
| ICs 1 | ||||
| IC1 | CA741 | CA741 | try LM741, TL071; read from the layout by eye | |
| Potentiometers 2 | ||||
| Sustain | C22K | C22k | Potentiometer | rev. log (try 20K lin); read from the layout by eye |
| Gain | A470R | A470 | Potentiometer | log (try 1K, or 100K); read from the layout by eye |