Hornby Skewes & BSM Treble booster

Mojah · Status: Offline

Hornby Skewes & BSM Treble booster

fuzzcentral · Status: Offline

AFAIK, there was only one HS Treble Booster...and even it was produced in small numbers. The HS Treble Booster isn't a very good design...from looking at its lack of an input capacitor, I would say that it was meant to stay on all the time.

I would build either a version of the RangeMaster or RangeBlaster or the Brian May Treble Booster...they'll be much better.

RangeMaster/RangeBlaster:
http://fuzzcentral.tripod.com/rangemaster.html

Brian May Treble Booster:
http://www.tonepad.com/project.asp?id=40

Hope this helps!
Phillip

Mojah · Status: Offline

Thanks Phillip.... I'm going to look at bulding a rangblaster and a brian may mess with the bias. I've seen some versions with different input and output caps. I think I may mess with that after I get the transistor biased... I do like the idea of the reverse biased diode idea you got from plate to plate .. I'd like to tune it for my guitar and amp anyway. ( strat and non master marshall ) The parts are cheap enough to experiment.

Thanks again,

Paul :)

-- Edited by Mojah at 06:31, 2004-12-01

-- Edited by Mojah at 07:04, 2004-12-01

Col · Status: Offline

I have recently built two Rangemaster type clones using AC125 transistors, one positive earth and one negative earth for use with my usual pedal line. Both have worked perfectly but you have to use 1w resistors rather than the usual 0.25w or they hiss badly at full gain. There are only 4 caps, 3 resistors and 1 pot aside from the transistor so it is not a diffiult project and I wouldn't go back to my old treble booster again unless I had to.

brianwenz · Status: Offline

Hello Hello--

I'm pretty sure that the HB schematic at Fuzz Central was meant to be used with the Zonk Machine [and not as a stand alone treble booster].

Brian.