Guv'Nor Clone

[Higgie]

I'm going to be making a Marshall Guv'Nor over the next few weeks, but some of the components have proved a little hard to find. Here is the Bill Of Materials for The Guv'Nor.

Can I find all of this stuff at Small Bear Electronics? It's just some of the things in the BoM might be under different names or something, for example I couldn't find the 100k Log Audio Pots.

TIA,
James.

[petemoore]

Did you see some shown as '100K A'.
 I'm PD Certain Steve has stocked 100k volume pots.

[Higgie]

Well I didn't see the word Log anywhere, so I wasn't sure.

[jimbob]

I built this one a year ago- it rocks! Parts are all common. Alot of the time different value pots will work ( some will work better than others and more ideal. ) Do like EH and use what you got.
good luck. IF your not sure about Smallbear than email him. Hed be glad to answer any questions. Great service ect..!!!

[mojotron]

Well I didn't see the word Log anywhere, so I wasn't sure.

Yep, for Alpha pots... 100KA == 100K audio == 100k Log

I built one of these too. If you like modding things build 2 because the original rocks, but you can make the Guv'nor into a lot of different things.

This is one of those effects where it is kind of in a class by itself - like the Tube Screemer, BSIAB2 or a Tube Driver are kind of a classes of overdrive/dist. pedals.

If you love that cranked Marshall sound - the Guv'nor is well worth your time. Let me know once you have it built if you want info on some mods.

[Higgie]

Yep, for Alpha pots... 100KA == 100K audio == 100k Log

Cheers, just what I was looking for.

Let me know once you have it built if you want info on some mods.

That would be great, I may consider making two, but will probably just mod the original if I'm not as happy with it.

[Higgie]

How can I tell if the Capacitors on SmallBear are Ceramic? They don't say...

[petemoore]

Choose poly or metal film types?

[Higgie]

On the BoM, it says Ceramic for a couple of Capacitors, and Film for a couple others...So they must be different. you can check to BoM on my first post at the top. Cheers.

[Hal]

I dont think steve sells ceramics.  Not too common for stompers.  You're in the UK?  RS or Maplin should have them, as radio shack has some.  OR strip them from something - they're damn common components in all sorts of devices...OR use mica caps?  Can somebody confirm that this would be ok.  

Honestly, I think the type of cap matters very little.  However, I have experianced different tonalities with ceramics in some circuits.  Never built this one, though.

[Higgie]

Thanks for the info, Mate.

[Higgie]

Ok. I just bought an Original Guv'Nor. LOL.

I still may go ahead and build my own. Just for the fun of it.