Simplest boost possible..help a n00b

[rockgardenlove]

So here I am trying to make my first circuit from scratch.  I'm using a 2n9304 transistor.  I just want a volume boost.  Don't care about tone for now, I'm just trying to work out the basics.

Thanks

[twabelljr]

    If you have not checked out Dragonfly's Booster Bar you should. You will get plenty of ideas there, I mean here:http://aronnelson.com/gallery/album18

[Peter Snowberg]

search for Rangemaster or LPB. You'll find lots.

The best advice I could give would be to build the beginner project here. It's not the simplest, but it's not far off.

[rockgardenlove]

No i mean just like PURE boost, to breadboard.  I've been trying to make my own from scratch, but it hasn't been working.  I've already made a rangemaster, I'm just looking for something really simple to breadboard.  Like no frills at all, just a boost.  No tone or gain controls, just the boost.

[rockgardenlove]

Whats wrong w/ that?  It works, but its quieter than the unmodified signal.  Am I just using a bad transistor?  I tried a few.  Is it just biased badly?

Thanks

[flibbergibbin]

the simplest boost is tim escobedos boost o rama heres a link. oh and it actually sounds good too. what a bonus huh. scroll down alil' and your golden.

http://www.geocities.com/tpe123/folkurban/fuzz/snippets.html#lofomofo

[Mihkel]

The LPB is really easy and good. There are lots of layouts for it too.
Perf: http://aronnelson.com/gallery/vanhansen/lpb1_perf2
Vero: http://aronnelson.com/gallery/album18/EH_LPB_BOOST_VERO
They use some different component values but both should work.

Then there's The Utility boost.
http://www.geocities.com/tpe123/folkurban/fuzz/utilityboost.gif

[rockgardenlove]

Whats wrong w/ that?  It works, but its quieter than the unmodified signal.  Am I just using a bad transistor?  I tried a few.  Is it just biased badly?

Thanks

Whatts wrong w/ that?

[bioroids]

You have no bias on the transistor and also you need input and output caps to prevent the dc to "escape" the circuit.

Add a 560K resistor from +9v to the transistor base and 100nf caps at the input and the output.

Do a search on transistor amplifier stage or something like that

Luck

Miguel

[R.G.]

Whatts wrong w/ that?

See the following link, down near the end.

http://geofex.com/Article_Folders/How_It_Works/hiw.htm

[bioroids]

That's the page I wanted to link to, but couldn't find...

Miguel