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Thorpy FX The DaneVerified

Based on the Thorpy Fx The Dane· 1 other board clones it

Category
Boost
Controls
Boost · Lows · Drive · Tone · Volume
Build
Vero· 17×12· 14 cuts, 4 links
Layout
Verified · Tagboard Effects marks it as built and working
Tags
Boost, Overdrive, Thorpy FX

From the post

As requested on the forum, this is the original version of The Dane based on schematics found on one of the effect PCB sites. A Drive only version was requested so I've done this on two separate boards for Drive and Boost, each with their own independant supply filtering and Vref components. If you want to build the whole thing you can either do it on two boards as shown, or it should be easy to adapt to a single board, and you could even potentially make them a bit smaller by removing the duplicated filtering and Vref parts.

Info about the original:

Here's what Peter Honoré himself says about The Dane Overdrive and Boost pedal

"I love Thorpy pedals! They look awesome and they sound amazing. I wanted to create something that would cover all the gain that tones I use, from clean tones with massive headroom to awesome bluesy lead sounds. After playing the Gunshot and the Peacekeeper I asked Thorpy if he could come up with something that would be able to do what I wanted and he said yes.... Enter “The Dane” Drive and boost. It’s not high gain. It’s a clean, expressive and dynamic overdrive. The boost has got a “Low” knob which will make your singlecoils sound super fat which I love. We also made it smaller, so now it has the same footprint as most two button pedals. Easy to get on your pedalboard. Well, what are you waiting for?"

The Dane pedal is a brand new overdrive and boost from Thorpy FX designed specifically for Peter Honore from our Andertons TV Youtube channel. From the ground up

This pedal was designed from the ground up by Thorpy FX after being approached by Pete. The Dane doesn't have quite as much gain as the Gunshot but has been made to allow the nuances of your guitar playing to come through the amp. It's incredibly expressive and importantly, easy-to-use.

It's one of those pedals that you can just plug in and easily get a great sound. The boost and the overdrive channel can both be used on their own to great effect, but the pedal really shines when you drive the Overdrive Channel with the Boost channel for bluesy tones with plenty of sustain. Controls

Boost - This controls the volume of the boost and how hard it will drive the Overdrive channel which is next in the signal chain. Lows - These will fatten up the low-end of your guitar. Particularly good for making Single Coils sound fatter than before. Tone - This controls the overall EQ output of the pedal. Volume - This controls the volume of the drive. Drive - This controls the gain you'll get from the pedal. If you keep the gain down and volume up, you'll have more headroom. If you keep the volume down and the gain up, you'll have more dirt! Set it to taste.

Currently unverified so step up you brave builders, especially as I haven't done one in a while :o)

Single board version:

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 · 2 values the reader of this layout was not sure of
  • Small ceramic printed only '470' on the Drive board (between D1 and D5): unit not printed, taken as 470pF
  • Two small ceramics printed only '100' on the Boost board (left edge beside the 1M, and centre below the 100n): unit not printed, taken as 100pF
RefValueNormalizedTypeNotes
Resistors 16
×510K10k3 on Drive, 2 on Boost; read from the layout by eye
×2680R680read from the layout by eye
×210M10Mread from the layout by eye
×212K12kread from the layout by eye
×210R10read from the layout by eye
×2100K100kread from the layout by eye
×11K1kread from the layout by eye
×1330K330kread from the layout by eye
×12K72.7kread from the layout by eye
×13K33.3kread from the layout by eye
×11M1Mread from the layout by eye
×14K74.7kread from the layout by eye
×115K15kread from the layout by eye
×147K47kread from the layout by eye
×1220R220read from the layout by eye
×151K51kread from the layout by eye
Capacitors 11
×1470pF470pprinted 470, unit not given; read from the layout by eye
×2100pF100pprinted 100, unit not given; read from the layout by eye
×14n74.7nread from the layout by eye
×110n10nread from the layout by eye
×3100n100nread from the layout by eye
×2220n220nread from the layout by eye
×1470n470nread from the layout by eye
×11u1ufilm; read from the layout by eye
×22U22.2uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
×247U47uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
×2100U100uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
Diodes 11
D11N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
D21N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
D31N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
D41N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
D51N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
D61N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
D71N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
D81N747A1N747A / 3V63.6V zener; read from the layout by eye
D91N747A1N747A / 3V63.6V zener; read from the layout by eye
D101N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
D111N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
ICs 1
×2OPA2134OPA2134one per board; read from the layout by eye
Potentiometers 5
BoostB100KB100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
LowsA1MA1MPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
DriveB100KB100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
ToneC100KC100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
VolumeA10KA10kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye

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