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Menatone None More BlackVerified
Based on the Menatone None More Black· 2 other boards clone it
- Category
- Distortion
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Build
- Vero· 20×20· 33 cuts, 14 links
- Layout
- Verified · Tagboard Effects marks it as built and working
- Tags
- Black, Distortion, Menatone
From the post
Here is a very nice sounding distortion by Menatone.
I've drawn 2 layouts:
- with biasing resistors
- with biasing trimmers
I've also added a charge pump for the 18V required.
You can find the schematic on FSB's original thread here.
Original info:
The Menatone None More Black is a homage to all of their favorite high gain amplifiers. Amps with very German sounding names and amps named after Big Rig fuel. While not based on any specific amp, it is an amalgam of the best aspects of many amps rolled up into one. The gain of the None More Black ranges from hot rodded 800, to crazy, in your face, all out insanity.
The SUCK knob can take the mid range from all the way gone, to crazy gobs of fat, vocal, goodness, while the PRES gives total control of the high end. This deceptively simple arrangement gives a surprisingly complete control of the tonal palette.
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 32 rows
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| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 15 | ||||
| R1 | ? | ? | value not given; legend: test best biasing value, original 18K; read from the layout by eye | |
| R2 | ? | ? | value not given; legend: test best biasing value, original 22K; read from the layout by eye | |
| R3 | ? | ? | value not given; legend: test best biasing value, original 15K; read from the layout by eye | |
| R4 | ? | ? | value not given; legend: test best biasing value, original 18K; read from the layout by eye | |
| R5 | ? | ? | value not given; legend: test best biasing value, original 18K; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1K | 1k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×3 | 1K8 | 1.8k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 2K2 | 2.2k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 15K | 15k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 47K | 47k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 68K | 68k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×3 | 100K | 100k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×5 | 220K | 220k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 470K | 470k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1M | 1M | read from the layout by eye | |
| Capacitors 10 | ||||
| ×4 | 100p | 100p | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 560p | 560p | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×3 | 1n | 1n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 4n7 | 4.7n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 10n | 10n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×4 | 22n | 22n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 100n | 100n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 1u | 1u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 10u | 10u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 100u | 100u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| Diodes 1 | ||||
| ×3 | 1N5817 | 1N5817 | D1, D2, D3; read from the layout by eye | |
| Transistors 1 | ||||
| ×6 | J202 | J202 | JFET, Q1-Q6; read from the layout by eye | |
| ICs 1 | ||||
| ×1 | 7660S | 7660S | charge pump; read from the layout by eye | |
| Potentiometers 4 | ||||
| Volume | A250K | A250k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Presence | A250K | A250k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Suck | A100K | A100k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Gain | A1M | A1M | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
Other boards based on the Menatone None More Black
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