Tone Vendor Mk1

[yazooligan]

Build Rating

5.00 star(s)

I picked up a pack of transistors a few years ago from Smallbear, and they worked out great. I love the sound of this circuit. It’s not noisy at all and blends with my Friedman JEL-20 beautifully.

I made this enclosure a few years ago, and oddly enough the day after it sold David Lynch passed away. I might have to do some more that touch on Blue Velvet, Wild At Heart, and some of his other work. What a beautiful soul whose work influenced so many whether they realized it or not. In heaven, everything is fine.

 

[Bret608]

Love the Twin Peaks reference! Nice choice on the 2n1305. I've used those in TB MkIII and Fuzz Face builds and they are great. I have a completed MkI I need to box at some point soon. I tested it with a wah in front and it sounds amazing!

 

[Mark]

Hi
I have a TV MK1 board to build. Did you measure the gain and leakage of the transistors you used with a Peak DCA-55 before using them?

If so what Gain/Hfe did you use in each transistor. As far as I can tell the first and third transistors need high leakage, what leakage did you use?

Thanks for your help.

Regards

Mark

 

[yazooligan]

Hi
I have a TV MK1 board to build. Did you measure the gain and leakage of the transistors you used with a Peak DCA-55 before using them?

If so what Gain/Hfe did you use in each transistor. As far as I can tell the first and third transistors need high leakage, what leakage did you use?

Thanks for your help.

Regards

Mark

No, I didn't. I bought a pre-measured set of transistors from Smallbear a few years ago and they sat around for quite a while before I got around to building this board.

Do the photos of the transistor tester readings in my first post not have the information you're looking for?