Brian May Treble Booster

Heres a simple treble booster based on the Brian May model. A single
medium-gain transistor with low-value caps on the input boost the treble a b c d e f g h i j
part of the signal. The original used a BC182L transistor but the 2N5087 + - + -
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works just the same. This circuit is very close to the original Dallas 2120K 2
Rangemaster. 3 3
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4.7nF
R1
9 volts + 100
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R2 R6 C3 7 7
100K 6.8K 47nF 8 8

1K
100K
Q1 9 9
C1 R4

6.8K
2N5088 C VR1
Input 4.7nF 1K 10 10
A100K in
B (Vol) 11 11
E
Output 100
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C2 13 13
out
1nF 14 14
R3 R5 R7 C4
120K 22K 2.4K
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47uF
sw E

1nf
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2N5088
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22K B 17
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C
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47nf
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47uf 22
Mods! 23
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Try different NPN transistors to see how more or less gain affects the sound. Be 24 24

2.4K
sure to check the pinouts! 25 25
Increase C1 and C3 to 100nF for a full range boost. 26 26
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+ - a b c d e f g h i j + -
A100K
Volume

revision: 1.0 28 may 2008 2008 beavis audio research

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