Could we build a Honey Bee with a dual op-amp chip?

[HamishR]

Being based on the Rat pedal the Honey Bee uses a CA3130 single op-amp chip and a 2N5457 JFET. To over-simplify it's a two gain stage pedal. Could we make it with a dual op-amp chip like the TL072 etc? Obviously it won't sound exactly the same but how close could we get? And is there a dual op-amp chip which is like two CA3130s in one package?

Just curious, as always!

 

[hamerfan]

I think the Mad Professor Sweet Honey does and so also JimiLees Version, Honey Bear.

 

[spi]

And here's one you can order from PCBWay

Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive - Share Project - PCBWay

 

[phi1]

Having built both, the sweet honey sounds quite a bit different to me. But I think that’s mostly due to circuit. Should be able to do the main part of the circuit just like the honey bee, then make the last op amp a simple booster.

I don’t know if there’s a similar sounding dual chip, might be interesting to drop a TL071 into a bee and see how different it sounds? You might need to remove the 100pF from pins 1 to 8

 

[Feral Feline]

...is there a dual op-amp chip which is like two CA3130s in one package?

Yes. CA3260.

CA3260

Anyone know where to get one of these? eBay is the only place popping up and my trust meter is lagging.

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[Fama]

Yes. CA3260.

CA3260

Anyone know where to get one of these? eBay is the only place popping up and my trust meter is lagging.

forum.pedalpcb.com

...the math checks out, even if it sounds simpler than it should be.