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DIY clean boosts?


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I'm starting my first byoc project very soon and it got me thinking, is there a kit anywhere for a standard clean boost, like an LPB-1 type circuit or something similar? My first project is a tri-boost, but I also want a standard clean boost too. Thought it might be a fun and cheap project.

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generalguitargadgets.com and tonepad.com both sell boards for all sorts of projects - the AMZ mosfet boost is a good clean boost. You'll need to buy all the components separately for most of the projects (smallbearelec.com is a good source for DIY stuff - they pretty much stock everything you need, including enclosures - nice one-stop shop).

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Some suggestions from my project gallery:

 

 

***vero / stripboard layouts***

 

Dallas Rangemaster

 

Gus Smalley's NPN Boost

 

AMZ Mosfet Boost (several popular boosts are either based on, or direct copies of this one)

 

MXR Micro Amp

 

Sparkle Boost (one of my own designs...GREAT sounding booster that you can add a bit of "grit" to.

 

AMZ Minibooster (You know it as the Fulltone Fat Boost)

 

Electro-Harmonix LPB Boost

 

***If you prefer perfboard***

 

Alembic Stratoblaster

 

AMZ Minibooster

 

Duende JFET Booster

 

Sparkle Boost

 

***and some PCB layouts***

 

Alembic Stratoblaster

 

AMZ Minibooster

 

Duende JFET Boost

 

Sparkle Boost

 

Orange Treble and Bass Boster

 

Dallas Rangemaster

 

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These pretty much cover about 90% of the boost pedals out there. Most "boutique" pedals are either variations of, or 100% COPIES of these.

 

GRINGO

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