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Bartolini Tube-ItVerified

Based on the Bartolini Tube-It

Category
Overdrive
Controls
Sustain · Bass · Treble · Volume
Difficulty
Difficult
Build
Vero· 21×21· 22 cuts, 6 links
Layout
Verified · Tagboard Effects marks it as built and working
Tags
Bartolini, Overdrive

From the post

Came across a schematic for this awhile ago as it seemed interesting. It's supposed to be a fairly rare overdrive pedal fetching up to $500. Here's some information I found about it:

The rare 1980s Bartolini tube-it Distortion Overdrive pedal made in Livermore, California, USA. Makes any amp sound like a Marshall. This may be the only pedal Bartolini ever made. Three position switch for more or less overdrive -- plus treble, bass, sustain and output controls.

It was designed to emulate the distortion characteristics of an early 80s Marshall JCM-800. Probably made in the mid 80's. Three way boost switch unloads tons of gain from mild to overkill. The circuit is set in a giant block of epoxy so there are no clones or schematics available.

Does anything from smooth, cleaner OD to straight up blistering, sustaining lead tones. Has the three way boost for different tone styles. Can do TS-9, Marshall, or its own thing all together. Controls include bass, treble, sustain , and output.

Whip the bottom off the tube-it and inside there's a little trim pot for adjusting the sound to be bit more, or less present. All models may not have this option. The trim is a small plastic wheel (see photo in the Disqus section) similar to the color to the exterior paint job.

Some of the tube-its were said to be mercilessly treble boosted. The pedal can get a sound like a healthy Tube Screamer in the first position. Now up the boost one notch, to add a little more drive, and fullness.

Perfect for lower output pickups. Need some grind? Just flip the boost switch to position three. It's at least double the increase in gain, as between positions one and two. The circuit is now presenting significant drive, and a fuller, slightly distorted tone. Let's not forget the absence of tone suckage when it's not kicked in. A very fine, versatile pedal.

The only thing I changed was make the high low switch 2 different switches so you can control each one independently.

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.

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Check before you build · 5 values the reader of this layout was not sure of
  • 7k at column J, top: reads 7k, a leading digit could be hidden under the neighbouring 120k; unusual value
  • 4.2M at column O, top: printed clearly, unusual value
  • 4M at column N: printed clearly, unusual value
  • 8uF electrolytic, lower left: printed clearly, unusual value
  • Volume pot: legend prints 'Volume 100 Log' with no K; entered as A100K
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Resistors 20
×327k27kread from the layout by eye
×347k47kread from the layout by eye
×2470k470kread from the layout by eye
×22M2Mread from the layout by eye
×2100k100kread from the layout by eye
×2200k200kread from the layout by eye
×17k7kread from the layout by eye
×1120k120kread from the layout by eye
×14.2M4.2Mread from the layout by eye
×14M4Mread from the layout by eye
×14.7M4.7Mread from the layout by eye
×1330k330kread from the layout by eye
×16.8k6.8kread from the layout by eye
×11.8M1.8Mread from the layout by eye
×1680k680kread from the layout by eye
×1560k560kread from the layout by eye
×11.8k1.8kread from the layout by eye
×1180r180read from the layout by eye
×1750k750kread from the layout by eye
×1270k270kread from the layout by eye
Capacitors 8
×222nF22nread from the layout by eye
×110nF10nread from the layout by eye
×11.5nF1.5nread from the layout by eye
×2750pF750pread from the layout by eye
×1390pF390pread from the layout by eye
×1330pF330pread from the layout by eye
×51uF1uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
×18uF8uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
Diodes 2
D11N9141N914read from the layout by eye
D21N9141N914read from the layout by eye
Transistors 5
Q1MPSA18MPSA18read from the layout by eye
Q2MPSA18MPSA18read from the layout by eye
Q3MPSA18MPSA18read from the layout by eye
Q42N50872N5087read from the layout by eye
Q5MPSA18MPSA18read from the layout by eye
Potentiometers 4
SustainA50KA50kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
BassB50KB50kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
TrebleB500KB500kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
VolumeA100KA100kPotentiometerlegend prints '100 Log'; read from the layout by eye
Trimmers 1
VR1500k500kread from the layout by eye
Switches 2
Lo-BoostSPSTSPSTread from the layout by eye
Hi-BoostSPSTSPSTread from the layout by eye