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SCHEMATIC

BETA PREAMP

8

OUT

IN

BETA BASS VALUES:

SHOWN WITH BETA LEAD VALUES

C14: 22n -> 56n

C19: 27n -> 47n

R22: 10k -> 15k

R23: 12k -> 27k

R24: 22k -> 12k

R27: 91k -> 180k

C18: 4n7 -> 10n

1N5817

+9V

100n

GND

10

0k

B

10

0k

B

100kA

10

0k

B

2M

2

GND

100uF

VA

LT1054CP

100uF

-VA

470n

GND

GND

100uF

GND

10

uF

GND

GND

1N

47

42

A

GND

47k

47k

200pF

GND

2u

2

GND

33pF

VA

-VA

2M2

100k

2u2

1MB

1MB

120k

GND

1M

5pF

GND

100k

47

n

2n

2

47k

CD4069

330k

GND

100R

220uF

220uF

GND

GND

VB

VB

22k

CD4069

68k

22k

68k

10k

82pF

100k

CD4069

2u2

2u2

10

0k

CD4069

470k

CD4069

CD4069

GND

120k

10

uF

100k

VA

-VA

33pF

2u

2

15k

4k

7

GND

22

n

10k

100n

GND

12

k

GND

22k

100k

GND

4k7

91k

10

n

VA

-VA

100n

10

0n

GND

100n

10

0n

GND

12k

8k2

12

k

10n

GND

GND

GND

4n7

GND

3k

3

GND

27

n

-VA

100n

10

0n

GND

GND

VA

220k

1N

45

8A

1N

45

8A

VA

-VA

150R

2u

2

10

uF

10

uF

220uF

GND

220uF

GND

GND

VA

D1

C38

TR

EB

LE

1

2

3

BA

SS

1

2

3

LEVEL

1

2

3

M

ID

1

2

3

RP

D

C29

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

IC5

C31

C32

C33

C3

0

Z1

R1

R2

C1

C2

IC1A

2

3

1

C3

8

4

IC1B

6

5

7

R3

R4

C4

DRIVE A

1

2

3

DRIVE B

1

2

3

R5

R6

C5

R7

C6

C7

R8

IC2A

1

2

R9

IC

2P

7

14

R34

C34

C35

R10

IC2B

3

4

R11

R12

R13

R14

C8

R15

IC2C

5

6

C9

C10

R1

6

IC2D

9

8

R17

IC2E

11

10

IC2F

13

12

IC3A

2

3

1

R19

C1

1

R18

IC3B

6

5

7

8

4

C12

C1

3

R20

R2

1

C1

4

R22

C15

R2

3

R24

R25

R26

R27

IC4B

6

5

7

C1

6

8

4

IC4A

2

3

1

C23

C2

4

C25

C2

6

R28

R29

R3

0

C17

C18

R3

1

C1

9

IC6A

2

3

1

8

4

C27

C2

8

R32

D2

D3

R33

C2

0

C2

1

C2

2

C36

C37

IC6B

6

5

7

Summary of Contents for BETA PREAMP

Page 1: ...Sunn Beta Lead Bass A single channel pedal recreation of the Sunn Beta Lead and Beta Bass amplifiers unique in using overdriven CMOS stages for their drive tone Preamp high gain drive 1 0 1 2022 06 06...

Page 2: ...e original amplifier It can be built in either Bass or Lead configurations by swapping out a few components While it can be used as a drive pedal it works best as a true preamp driving a power amp dir...

Page 3: ...k Metal film resistor 1 4W R11 68k Metal film resistor 1 4W R12 22k Metal film resistor 1 4W R13 68k Metal film resistor 1 4W R14 10k Metal film resistor 1 4W R15 100k Metal film resistor 1 4W R16 100...

Page 4: ...C capacitor NP0 C0G C9 2 2uF Film capacitor 7 2 x 5mm C10 2 2uF Film capacitor 7 2 x 5mm C11 10uF Electrolytic capacitor 5mm C12 33pF MLCC capacitor NP0 C0G C13 2 2uF Film capacitor 7 2 x 5mm C14 22n...

Page 5: ...use 1N4001 IC1 RC4558P Operational amplifier DIP8 IC1 S DIP 8 socket IC socket DIP 8 IC2 CD4069UBE CMOS hex inverter 6 circuit DIP14 IC2 S DIP14 socket IC socket DIP 14 IC3 RC4558P Operational amplifi...

Page 6: ...2 1mm DC jack 2 1mm panel mount Mouser 163 4302 E or equivalent IN 1 4 mono 1 4 phone jack closed frame Switchcraft 111X or equivalent OUT 1 4 mono 1 4 phone jack closed frame Switchcraft 111X or equ...

Page 7: ...s which is a trick mentioned in the owner s manual of the original amplifier that is accomplished by patching the preamp output of A into the input of B Enclosure size This project was designed for th...

Page 8: ...0n GND 12k GND 22k 100k GND 4k7 91k 10n VA VA 100n 100n GND 100n 100n GND 12k 8k2 12k 10n GND GND GND 4n7 GND 3k3 GND 27n VA 100n 100n GND GND VA 220k 1N458A 1N458A VA VA 150R 2u2 10uF 10uF 220uF GND...

Page 9: ...s by measuring the scale on the printed page LED hole drill size assumes the use of a 5mm LED bezel available from several parts suppliers Adjust size accordingly if using something different such as...

Page 10: ...BETA PREAMP 10 ENCLOSURE LAYOUT Enclosure is shown without jacks See next page for jack layout and wiring 1590BBS...

Page 11: ...BETA PREAMP 11 WIRING DIAGRAM IN V GND PGND NC OUT PCB IN GND V V JACK GND JACK OUT IN GND GND PCB OUT...

Page 12: ...of others Projects may be used for commercial endeavors in any quantity unless specifically noted No attribution is necessary though a link back is always greatly appreciated The only usage restricti...

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