Regular Fretter
DIY tube overdrive pedal
heres a project for you DIY guys, i snagged this from a forum i was searching(i take no credit for this project),thought maybe you guys would like it. id sure like to know how to make one of these with 2 or 3 more tubes in it, if you have any ideas please share, thanks Allen
Regular Fretter
that looks way to easy haha. I don't doubt that it works, I just would have guessed something more complicated. I have no idea what i'm talking about though so don't mind me.
Regular Fretter
Apparently the guy builds these often, But im like you,i havent a clue with these things. Maybe one of the fellows here with better knowledge will provide some insite.Id love to see one of these things with 2 or 3 tubes in them.Originally Posted by vroomery
Super Duper Fretter
That circuit is similar in concept to the BK Butler/Tubeworks Tube Driver. Since there is only a 9v supply, the tubes operate in "starved plate" mode. Preamp tubes normally operate on 100v-300v. It's similar to using a Variac on a tube amp. When there is only 9v on the anode the tube operates way outside its linear amplification range and is easy to push into distortion.
There are several overdrives similar to this one, like the Dean Markley Overlord.
If you want to roll your own BK Butler Tube Driver, there are a few threads on freestompboxes.org. PCBs, graphics, the whole enchilada.
Last edited by tunghaichuan; February 26th, 2010 at 10:07 AM.
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If I ever get ahead of my other projects, I gotta try one of these....
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what made it interesting to me (other then it doesnt look to hard to build), is i use a solid state xxl peavey amp, and it allows you to put something in the preamp (pedals etc).while the amp is a real good SS amp, it has no real "tube sound", so one day i took my ibanez tube king pedal (has a 12ax7 tube) and plugged it in the preamp and maaaannnn was i suprised at how it sounded, like a totally different amp. So anyway i was wondering if there was a way to make this pedal with 2 or 3 or more tubes in it, as i could run it in the preamp, but ive never attempted making a pedal before.any idea?
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