1590B · 6 knobs
VFE Pedals TriumvirateVerified
Based on the VFE Triumvirate
- Category
- Distortion
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Build
- Vero· 21×27· 63 cuts, 45 links
- Layout
- Verified · Tagboard Effects marks it as built and working
- Tags
- Distortion, Triumvirate, VFE
From the post
A great and unique distortion pedal by VFE.
Unfortunately, with 10 internal trimmers, I didn't manage to make this layout comfortably fit in a 1590B box like I did with the others.
Original description:
The TRIUMVIRATE is a unique take on a distortion pedal. The guitar signal is first separated into three pathways (lows, mids, and highs) where the range of each is set via internal trimpots. Next, each pathway goes through its own distortion engine, with full control over the amount of gain in each band. Finally, each band is independently mixed together at the end. In short, the Triumvirate is a multi-band distortion, which works great for guitar, bass, synths, even cellos!
You can find more info and schematic on their website here.
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 38 rows
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Check before you build · 2 values the reader of this layout was not sure of
- ICs printed only as '2074' (14-pin): kept as printed, prefix not given
- 10u below the lower 2074, beside the 100p: drawn as a dark red disc like the ceramics, not as an electrolytic can; type unclear (possibly tantalum)
| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 4 | ||||
| ×9 | 1K | 1k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 4K7 | 4.7k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 100K | 100k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 2M2 | 2.2M | read from the layout by eye | |
| Capacitors 12 | ||||
| ×3 | 100p | 100p | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1n | 1n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 4n7 | 4.7n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 10n | 10n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 22n | 22n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 47n | 47n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 100n | 100n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×4 | 220n | 220n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1u | 1u | film box; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 10u | 10u | drawn as a red disc, not a can; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 47u | 47u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 100u | 100u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| Diodes 2 | ||||
| ×4 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | D3, D4, D5, D6; read from the layout by eye | |
| D7 | 1N5817 | 1N5817 | read from the layout by eye | |
| Transistors 1 | ||||
| ×2 | BS170 | BS170 | MOSFET; read from the layout by eye | |
| ICs 2 | ||||
| ×2 | 2074 | 2074 | 14-pin; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 7660S | 7660S | charge pump; read from the layout by eye | |
| Potentiometers 6 | ||||
| Bass Gain | A500K | A500k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Mid Gain | A500K | A500k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Treble Gain | A500K | A500k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Bass | A100K | A100k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Mid | A100K | A100k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Treble | A100K | A100k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Trimmers 10 | ||||
| High1 | 5K | 5k | read from the layout by eye | |
| High2 | 50K | 50k | read from the layout by eye | |
| Cut | 10K | 10k | read from the layout by eye | |
| HI Mid 2 | 20K | 20k | read from the layout by eye | |
| HI Mid 1 | 2K | 2k | read from the layout by eye | |
| LO Mid 2 | 50K | 50k | read from the layout by eye | |
| LO Mid 1 | 5K | 5k | read from the layout by eye | |
| Pre | 10K | 10k | read from the layout by eye | |
| Low1 | 5K | 5k | read from the layout by eye | |
| Low2 | 50K | 50k | read from the layout by eye | |
| LEDs 1 | ||||
| ×2 | 3mm red LED | 3MM RED LED | D1, D2, on the board; read from the layout by eye | |