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Topic: Buffer circuit |
Dave Hepworth
From:
West Yorkshire, UK
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Posted 11 Apr 2016 5:11 pm |
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Hi folks ,
Has anyone out there got a circuit diagram for a 9 volt guitar buffer circuit.I fancy making my own considering how cheap these components are to buy.I am ok at soldering and can follow a simple circuit diagram.
I would use it for steel guitar.
Thanks for looking Regards Dave. |
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Steven Husting
From:
Germany
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Posted 12 Apr 2016 1:34 am
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Since you are in the UK, you could try this -
http://www.musikding.de/The-Buffer-Buffer-kit
I've built four or five of them, cheap, quick, works well. I put them in small boxes with a belt clip and leave one on each guitar strap for my main 6-strings.
steven |
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 12 Apr 2016 4:00 am
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Dave Hepworth
From:
West Yorkshire, UK
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Posted 12 Apr 2016 7:49 am
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Thanks for the replies guys ! I am sure I can make one of these.It will be fun too.
Regards Dave. |
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ajm
From:
Los Angeles
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Posted 12 Apr 2016 3:43 pm
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One thing that I would do that isn't stated with the Stephen or Scott designs: Add a socket for the op amp.
For the Scott design, there are parts that are not shown on the schematic (the LED and resistor).
Also, the SPST switch appears to be used to turn the battery on and off. This is more commonly done by using a stereo jack on the input. When you unplug the input cable, the battery gets disconnected.
If you have a passive volume pedal, and built two of these and put them on the input and output, you'd have a buffered volume pedal. |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 13 Apr 2016 2:42 am
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| Find a used MXR Microamp. I have one that I used to use and it works great for this application. |
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Kevin Milner
From:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2016 4:05 pm
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I built this one and it has been living under my pedalboard for years. Sounds great and is already laid out for easy assembly on a stipboard.
http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2012/02/cornish-buffer.html
It is a clone of the famous Pete Cornish buffer that he sells for, well, a ridiculous amount of money for a buffer.
I don't notice it until it's gone when I find my high end disappears just a bit. Highly recommend and tiny tiny tiny.
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 13 Apr 2016 7:51 pm
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| My six string Guild superstrat has a single transistor and a 9V battery integrated with the guitar pickup wiring. .. I have no schematic but a buffer should not need to be more complex than about 5 parts...and cost less than 2 bucks. The Cornish schematic even seems more complex than it need be. |
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Dan Haas
From:
Rootstown, Ohio USA
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 14 Apr 2016 7:02 am
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| Excellent Dan ... steel PUs tend to be a bit hotter than 6-string PUs. |
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