Fulltone Fat Boost one - 2 versions!? Differences?!

Started by Renegadrian, April 06, 2011, 11:44:03 AM

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Renegadrian

I just noticed one thing, or someone made me notice that. the first FB had the input gain (drive) in the middle, and the tone pot on the right. That should follow quasi verbatim the mini booster, with the IG at the input and the tone before the volume.
that's what fuller wrote on his site.

Design/Rumor Note: Rev2 version of the Fatboost is my design. The older (pre 11 position detented knob) version was brought to me as a supposed original design by a former employee (now with another effects company) and turned out to be VERY close to Jack Orman's Mini Booster (which BTW is eerily close to a circuit off of an old National Semiconductor FET application note;) When I was made aware of this in 2003, I immediately revamped/improved the Fatboost, Jack was paid in full for all "pre-detent versions" ever made, and the employee was sent packing. Now you know the real story.

so the pedal we are used to see is the rev2, with the tone in the middle and the drive (input gain) on the right?! are there any differences between the 2 versions!? did he change something on the tone pot or else?! what did he chenged/revamped/improved?!
Ther usual schem we all know belongs to rev 1 or rev2!? I mean this one
Done an' workin'=Too many to mention - Tube addict!

Renegadrian

Done an' workin'=Too many to mention - Tube addict!

Renegadrian

Quote from: Renegadrian on April 06, 2011, 11:44:03 AM
Ther usual schem we all know belongs to rev 1 or rev2!? I mean this one

Adriano, the schem you posted belongs to the very first version, infact is very close to the mini booster.
The revised schem is available, I see you made a vero layout of it.
Done an' workin'=Too many to mention - Tube addict!