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Guitar Vacuum Tube Distortion Pedal -- Episode 518

 

Clem found his way into Electronics through modding guitars. An since he has some vintage Tubes in stock, he decided to make a project that takes him back to his roots bloody roots. A 3 stage Tube-based Distortion Pedal for that authentic warm fuzzy rock'n'roll sound, but it turns out this DIY stompbox can also put out a pretty brutal sound when paired with a modern Amplifier.

 

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Rotary Potentiometer, 10 kohm, 1 Turns, Linear, 200 mW, ± 20%, P160 Series TT ELECTRONICS / BI TECHNOLOGIES 6 Buy Now
Phone Audio Connector, 3 Contacts, Jack, 6.35 mm, Panel Mount, Nickel Plated Contacts, Metal Body Switchcraft 4 Buy Now

 

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Compatible Tubes: ECC83, ECC82, ECC81, 12AU7, 12AX7
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schematic.zip

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  • Good show.

     

    It takes me back to my tech school days where we did everything with tubes as semiconductors were the new technology and the curriculum had not been upgraded at the time I went through the classes.

     

    DAB

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    ... It takes me back to my tech school days where we did everything with tubes as semiconductors were the new technology and the curriculum had not been upgraded at the time I went through the classes....

    When I went to school the tubes hadn't been taken out of curriculum yet. The focus was on semiconductors, but there was still a mandatory tubes section. Our teachers tried to fill that as much as possible with CRT theory - a technique that was still the current state-of-the-art in first half of the 80s

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  • in reply to DAB

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    ... It takes me back to my tech school days where we did everything with tubes as semiconductors were the new technology and the curriculum had not been upgraded at the time I went through the classes....

    When I went to school the tubes hadn't been taken out of curriculum yet. The focus was on semiconductors, but there was still a mandatory tubes section. Our teachers tried to fill that as much as possible with CRT theory - a technique that was still the current state-of-the-art in first half of the 80s

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