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LEVEL ALEVEL BGAIN AGAIN B

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Earthquaker Devices Grey ChannelVerified

Based on the EarthQuaker Devices Grey Channel· 4 other boards clone it

Category
Overdrive
Controls
Level A · Level B · Gain A · Gain B
Difficulty
Medium
Build
Vero· 21×14· 26 cuts, 12 links
Layout
Verified · Tagboard Effects marks it as built and working
Tags
DOD, EarthQuaker Devices, Grey, Overdrive

From the post

A dual overdrive based on the classic grey spec DOD 250.

The schematic didn't come from the original EQD pedal.

David has recreated the circuit on his website (Perf & PCB Effects Layouts).

You can find his original and verified layout 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 26 rows

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Check before you build · 3 values the reader of this layout was not sure of
  • Switch A & B: legend prints 'SPST (On-Off-On)' but three lugs are wired per switch (SwA 1-3, SwB 1-3); entered as SPDT on/off/on
  • IC printed only as '1458': kept as printed, prefix not given
  • Channel footswitch drawn with six lugs; entered as DPDT, type not stated
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Resistors 6
×220K20kread from the layout by eye
×41M1Mread from the layout by eye
×2470K470kread from the layout by eye
×247K47kread from the layout by eye
×410K10kread from the layout by eye
×24K74.7kread from the layout by eye
Capacitors 6
×22n22.2nread from the layout by eye
×222n22nread from the layout by eye
×247n47nread from the layout by eye
×110u10uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
×222u22uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
×1100u100uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
Diodes 3
×21N41481N4148D3, D4; read from the layout by eye
×21N34A1N34AD5, D6; read from the layout by eye
D71N58171N5817read from the layout by eye
Transistors 1
×22N70002N7000MOSFET; read from the layout by eye
ICs 1
×114581458read from the layout by eye
Potentiometers 4
Level AA100KA100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
Level BA100KA100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
Gain AB1MB1MPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
Gain BB1MB1MPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
Switches 3
Switch ASPDT on/off/onSPDT ON/OFF/ONtoggle; legend: SPST (On-Off-On); read from the layout by eye
Switch BSPDT on/off/onSPDT ON/OFF/ONtoggle; legend: SPST (On-Off-On); read from the layout by eye
ChannelDPDTDPDTchannel footswitch; read from the layout by eye
LEDs 2
×25mm red LED5MM RED LEDD1, D2, on the board; read from the layout by eye
Channel LEDbi-colour LEDBI-COLOUR LEDoff-board; legend: use Bi-Colour LED for Channel Footswitch; read from the layout by eye

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