D*A*M: Super Bee SB-68, 0.15″ Vero (incomplete trace)

The D*A*M Super Bee SB-68 was mentioned as something that had not been traced yet, which made me curious.  I looked at a few photos and found that there are two versions.  One with OC82s and one with OC78s.  Some very slight differences, but otherwise, a MKII Tone Bender cramped onto a smaller board to fit the enclosure.

I still haven’t been able to spot the value of the electrolytic capacitors on the input and on the Attack pot. These should not make a significant difference to the sound.  

If you have any more info or disagree with the values shown, please let me know in the comments.  Components with a red outline are assumed based on other TBs.

 

D*A*M SUPER BEE SB-68 – VERO LAYOUTS

OC82 VERSION

  • No 10n cap to ground on Q1 base
  • 100k bias resistor on Q2 collector
  •  8k2 / 560 ohm bias resistor combo on Q3
  • The resistor hiding under the electrolytic near the output cap is most likely the same value as an Italian TB

D*A*M SUPER BEE SB-68 - GUITAR EFFECT VERO LAYOUTS




 

OC78 VERSION

  • 10n cap to ground on Q1 base
  • 47k bias resistor on Q2 collector
  • 8k2 / 1k bias resistor combo on Q3 collector
  • There doesn’t appear to be a resistor involved with the attack pot, like on the Italian TBs (none that can be seen anyway)

D*A*M SUPER BEE SB-68 - GUITAR EFFECT VERO LAYOUTS



 




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