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Tube Boost Guitar Pedal

A guitar boost pedal running on a 12au7 vacuum tube.

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MUSIC Vacuum tube GUITAR vintage overdrive

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This project was created on 03/26/2014

Description

This tube boost/overdrive pedal is largely based on the Matsumin Tube Caster. This one features gain, tone, and volume control as well as a bypass switch. The 12au7 vacuum tube will only be running at 9 volts. This should produce a nice vintage tube sound with a little crunch to my electric guitar.

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  • 1 × 220k Ohm Resistor
  • 1 × 1M Ohm Resistor
  • 1 × 470k Ohm Resistor
  • 1 × 100k Ohm Resistor
  • 1 × Linear 50k Ohm Pot (gain)

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  • Finished!

    redsquirrel_7 • 03/31/2014 at 14:32 • 0 comments

  • Finished Bottom of Tube Socket

    redsquirrel_7 • 03/26/2014 at 14:46 • 0 comments

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Matthew Toledo wrote 04/03/2023 at 04:56 • point

I know this project is old, but does anyone have the schematics for how to assemble or is the photo the only schematic we need?

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Eric Evenchick wrote 03/31/2014 at 17:53 • point
Nice looking pedal, but I'd be very worried about breaking that tube with my foot...

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redsquirrel_7 wrote 03/31/2014 at 20:34 • point
It has a cover that goes over the tube to prevent that from happening. It looks cooler without it though. :)

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FiveseveN wrote 03/26/2014 at 16:04 • point
This is a cool project if your're valve-curious but afraid of high voltage (as well you should be). Those interested can find a 170-page-long thread about this circuit and derivations on DIYSB: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=63479.0

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redsquirrel_7 wrote 03/26/2014 at 18:01 • point
I read a lot of this thread it is quite excellent and I also recommend it to anyone interested in learning about this circuit!

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