Spaceman Equinox - ie JFET Pultec

[brokenwizard]

I feel like the Pultec is a very underated circuit when it comes to guitar. I think many have not thought to port it to guitar due to the og circuit being tube based. The fact is the inductors are doing most of the work and JFETs can easily replace the tubes in the makeup gain circuit. Spaceman have done just that in the Equinox. Looks like a fairly simple circuit. Would be great to have this in the arsenal.

Equinox

The Equinox packs the power of an iconic studio rack with an abundance of innovations Its architecture features carefully crafted gain staging and highly interactive frequency bands with interdependent cut and boost sections, massive headroom, surgical tone shaping control, and limitless sound...

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Pultec Style EQ in a pedal, why isn’t this a thing?

I understand. My experience with them is strictly mastering - no tracking, mixing or live application. I just don't feel what you're describing will...

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[Robert]

I'll snap a pic later but not much to see over there.

Some 9mm pots, mini rotary switches, and a couple traces.

 

[Robert]

 

[benny_profane]

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Toxoplasmosis is no joke.

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

ooh

 

[benny_profane]

Do you think there's any room for a charge pump on that board?

 

[Robert]

Do you think there's any room for a charge pump on that board?

 

[brokenwizard]

IT'S HEEEERRREEEEEEE https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/spaceman-equinox-ie-jfet-pultec.13172/#post-147633

 

[manfesto]

Any chance this project could have a faceplate option?

 

[Robert]

Any chance this project could have a faceplate option?

Absolutely.

I hope to verify the PCB tomorrow, after that I'll work up a faceplate.

 

[Dan0h]

Is the size 1590xx to keep space between components and low noise or to stay true to the original? Spaceman stuff gives me so much GAS.

 

[Robert]

Is the size 1590xx to keep space between components and low noise or to stay true to the original? Spaceman stuff gives me so much GAS.

I'm not a fan of large enclosures but I thought six pots and three rotary switches would be a bit crowded in anything smaller.

 

[mdc]

Very cool - what FETs are in it?

 

[giovanni]

I’m excited about this one! Thanks Robert!