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VOLUMETONESUSTAIN

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Elk Muff SustainerVerified

Based on the Elk Muff Sustainer

Category
Fuzz
Controls
Volume · Tone · Sustain
Build
Vero· 19×17· 17 cuts, 5 links
Layout
Verified · Tagboard Effects marks it as built and working
Tags
Elk, Fuzz

From the post

Description from the Big Muff Page

Among the many Japanese Big Muff clones, one of the first on the market was the Super Fuzz Sustainar, a nearly exact clone of a 1972 era Big Muff made by the Hoshino Gakki company (early units possibly made by Miyuki Ind. Co.) sometime around 1973. It was housed in an identical enclosure to the V1 Big Muff with very similar graphics. These were sold throughout the 1970s, and not long after its introduction, Gakki shamelessly changed the name from Super Fuzz to Big Muff. The pedals marked Electro Sound are the earliest, and those marked Elk Incorporated or Elk/Gakki are the later made production.

The circuit is identical to a PNP triangle circuit from 1972, almost identical to the PNP circuit shown above. The only change made was the high pass cap in the tone section at C9. Typically .004µF, it was changed to 330pF in the Sustainar. This had the effect of retaining treble when the tone pot was turned to the bass side, making the bass range more useful. When fully in the bass position the overall volume level is significantly higher than other tone settings as well.

Note: this effect is PNP, positive ground, and you will NOT be able to daisy chain this with normal NPN, negative ground, effects unless you add a negative voltage inverter board.

With requested Mids Switch

Schematic

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  • 50nF film cap at column 12, rows F-H: printed clearly, unusual value
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Resistors 12
×2100r100read from the layout by eye
×1150r150read from the layout by eye
×11k1kread from the layout by eye
×12.7k2.7kread from the layout by eye
×28.2k8.2kread from the layout by eye
×212k12kread from the layout by eye
×218k18kread from the layout by eye
×133k33kread from the layout by eye
×239k39kread from the layout by eye
×382k82kread from the layout by eye
×1100k100kread from the layout by eye
×4390k390kread from the layout by eye
Capacitors 6
×1390pF390pceramic; read from the layout by eye
×3560pF560pceramic; read from the layout by eye
×110nF10nread from the layout by eye
×150nF50nread from the layout by eye
×7100nF100nread from the layout by eye
×1100uF100uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
Diodes 4
D11N9141N914read from the layout by eye
D21N9141N914read from the layout by eye
D31N9141N914read from the layout by eye
D41N9141N914read from the layout by eye
Transistors 4
Q1A7332SA733NEC A733 (PNP Si hfe 200-600); read from the layout by eye
Q2A7332SA733NEC A733 (PNP Si hfe 200-600); read from the layout by eye
Q3A7332SA733NEC A733 (PNP Si hfe 200-600); read from the layout by eye
Q4A7332SA733NEC A733 (PNP Si hfe 200-600); read from the layout by eye
Potentiometers 3
VolumeB100KB100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
ToneB100KB100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
SustainB100KB100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye