EDN article on JFET distortion pedal

[BubbaFet]

This just popped up in my Google Alerts...

https://www.edn.com/design/analog/4459030/Distortion-pedal-circuit-features-low-power-and-soft-clipping

[PRR]

You can make a distortion with a JFET?? Wow, who knew that?

(Maybe those strange dudes Jack and R.G. in the References?)

I do note that the "0.5 V peak-to-peak input signal" is really 0.5V peak.

Also "high input impedance of the circuit makes it a good match for the output of an electrical guitar" should be "fit" not "match".

Reference 1 has a serious over-simplification. Ref 3 has flaws, but I did not go-on to Part 2.

[BubbaFet]

Do folks still read EDN?

[PRR]

> Do folks still read EDN?

They should.

[amz-fx]

(Maybe those strange dudes Jack and R.G. in the References?)

 

[thermionix]

you can take your distortion pedal effects devices off the grid with just an everyday battery.

The 1960s have finally arrived!

[Frank_NH]

Hmmmm...this is actually very interesting.  Two matched low noise N-channel JFETs in a 6 or 8 pin package.  I wonder how much lower the noise is compared to a run-of-the-mill 2N5457.  May be worth playing around with - a Dr. Boogie with LSK489 chips anyone??