Op-amp "Bronx Cheer"

Started by earthtonesaudio, April 25, 2010, 02:46:49 PM

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earthtonesaudio

I was tweaking an op-amp based fuzz (inverting opamp with 2+1 antiparallel clipping diodes), and on a whim, stuck a .01 cap from the junction of the two series diodes to ground.

Instant "Bronx Cheer" sound.

That is all.  :)

DDD

Great!
Impressive and simple trick!
Too old to rock'n'roll, too young to die

earthtonesaudio

I should have already mentioned that this was based on an old Tim Escobedo circuit, but his uses a discrete transistor: