Boss T-Bone Distortion/Octave/Trumpeter

Jordan Bosstone with mods

From Alex Frias's schematic
1
Attack
A B C D E F G H I J In
100K Lin

100uF
+9V
A 5817 2 3

100nF
B 560K 1
560K

56pF
C 1
22nF

Sag
D Q1 2

2.2nF
100K Lin

68nF
18K
E
150K

F 18K
100nF
1M

G 1 3
H Q2 Ge 1
Volume
I 3 Si Out
50K Lin
J 1 G 3

Q1: NPN Q2: PNP, both < 200 hfe

Suggested transistors based on testing: Q1: 2N3565, BC107/8A, 2N3904, hfe ~ 120-180
Q2: 2N4125, 2N3906. The octave seems to work best when Q1 is higher gain than Q2.
I reduced the volume pot. This thing's loud and dark otherwise. I also recommend experimenting with the
in and out caps, e.g. a .47uF cap on the input is a little wooly but it'll gate less and there's more octave.

Layout by Jon Patton. This circuit art and layout may not be used for commercial purposes.