Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
I saw this on the Gray Bench Electronics youtube channel, and given the cost and apparent popularity of Reeves pedals, I thought I’d post a layout. The schematic is also on screen for a lengthy period of time. In depth explanation provided at Gray Bench, but in short, it’s a silicon two-transistor Zonk II with … Read more
I probably should start by saying that this is not a full trace, as I do not have one in my possession. However, you can put a lot together based on photos online. Mainly on the D*A*M forum here and via some reverb listing that show some different angles. The first three stages don’t appear strange, … Read more
I saw a post today about leakage and temperature, so I thought I’d do a quick test myself to see how close it came. The test distinctly lacked scientific conditions – for starters I wasn’t even wearing a white coat at the time, but the results seem to match the theory. For germanium transistors, leakage … Read more
The SonicVI silicon MKI Tone Bender is firmly based on the original, with a few additions and some minor changes. Being silicon based, the transistors do not self-bias, so additional resistors have been added from V- to the base of Q1 & Q3. The transistors used are early Mullard PNP silicon OC202 which are quite … Read more
Schematic is avaiable HERE. Note thjat the Deadend mods that are includued in the schematic are omitted for the layout octave trimpot, starve jumper…).
