anyone know of a soul bender vero layout?

[ode2no1]

i really miss the tone of that thing and want to build one up but can't find a vero layout for it anywhere, let alone an mk3 layout that i would be able to change a bit. anyone know of one? i'm actually surprised that out of all the fuzz layouts floating around this isn't one of them. i remember my soul bender sounding pretty amazing.

[Der Groovemeister]

Search the web for the Torchy layouts. He has a vero layout for the 3 knob Tonebender. That's the mark III, right? You don't mean the reisue?

[ode2no1]

yeah it's the 3 knob tone bender that i'm looking for. after searching for torchy layouts i did come across an mk2, but still no mk3. does anybody happen to have it?

[Der Groovemeister]

PM me and i will send you the layout.

[ode2no1]

pm sent, though not sure if you got it or have even been on in a few days...so in the meantime if anybody else happens to know of an existing layout i'd appreciate it.

[jrod]

I could be wrong, but I believe the Tone Bender (3-knob Boutique) from General Guitar Gadgets is a Soul Bender clone.

[slacker]

Point me to a schematic for the Soulbender and I'll be happy to do a vero layout

[Barcode80]

The schematic for the 3 knob tonebender is on the GGG site. For the soul bender, use the layout called "boutique."

[Der Groovemeister]

To ode2no1,
I emailed you a vero layout and a schem about 4 days ago.

[slacker]

The schematic for the 3 knob tonebender is on the GGG site. For the soul bender, use the layout called "boutique."

Thanks

Here's a rough version, the component numbering follows the GGG schematic. Completely unverified obviously, if you spot any mistakes let me know.

 

I'll tidy it up later

[jrod]

Nice job, Slacker! That was quick!

[ode2no1]

haha yeah i can;t believe you whipped that up like no big deal. i need to work on translating schematics to vero layouts. it seems so confusing and time consuming...very intimidating.

[Scruffie]

It's not as hard as you think start off simple and you'll get there ( I did and im crapola lol) i'm sure people here will be willing to check it over for you (The only issue I still have is how schematics are drawn, I get confused with different styles, but thats just me most likely )

[slacker]

haha yeah i can;t believe you whipped that up like no big deal.

I like doing them, to me they're sort of like doing a crossword or sudoku, a bit of a puzzle to give your brain a work out.
They can be tough to start with but once you've done a few and start to understand schematics a bit more it gets easier.

[ode2no1]

well thanks so much for doing that. were you still planning on tidying it up at all or is it good to go? i need to order some transistors from small bear and get on this.

[slacker]

By tidying it up I just meant adding component values and a title, stuff like that. The layout its self should be good to go.

[ode2no1]

slacker i just want to thank you again. i finished building this a few minutes ago and while i haven't played it loud thru my actual setup it totally works and sounds as soul bender-ish as it's going to sound thru my champ 12 with my attenuator set to nearly full attenuation (haha...yeah, i'm in my apartment at the moment). i can't wait to head to my rehearsal space tomorrow and blast it thru my drri and bassman 50. i'm so excited. there is one correction i have to let anyone else wanting to build this know about though. tone 2 actually connects to volume 3, not volume 1. also space can be a little tight around the transistors depending on the size of them. i got mullard oc76's so they're skinny and tall rather than short and wide so it wasnt too big of a deal, though because i used stand offs to keep the board in place this time i did have to bend them way over to clear the bottom of the enclosure. anyway thank you so much slacker!especially for whipping it up so quickly.

[Renegadrian]

haha yeah i can;t believe you whipped that up like no big deal.

I like doing them, to me they're sort of like doing a crossword or sudoku, a bit of a puzzle to give your brain a work out.
They can be tough to start with but once you've done a few and start to understand schematics a bit more it gets easier.

Same here!  I love laying on vero!