Thanks for the explanation, now I can clearly see how an capacitor works as an "obstacle" for some frequencies. But I'm not sure how to connect the output of this tone control to the input of a fuzz pedal (like your 7-min one). Thank you, keep up the good work!
Anytime I have a question about guitar pedals this man has the answer. It’s like I’m at the part of learning about pedals where I need to know how the tone works and he knows that lol
@@ThePiotrwoy97 a little late to the party here, but it doesn´t really matter. Capacitors in series add up. Meaning if you have for example a 1nF capcaitor and add another 100nF in front or behind it yoiu basically have a 101nF capacitor. if you switch them out you have 100nF(obviouosly)
Luca Voss in case anyone reads this. Don’t be confused. capacitors in PARALLEL add not series. www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-13/series-and-parallel-capacitors/
I love your videos! Im was looking exactly this, to someone to tell how to apply electronics to sound. It's great to being able to make pedals but I always wanted to know what I'm doing and how can I start designing my own pedals! Maybe you know another videos on this subject? Like "why a transistor can make a distortion" or something like that Thanks always!
Oh that's easy :) Your signal is amplified so greatly it clips. More clipping more distortion. In a nutshell, but that is a good idea for a video. Thanks for your kind words and watching my channel Ariel!
This isn't much of a tone control but more of a bass-cut control. A tone control is usually just a low pass filter, passive RC configuration (where the R is a pot for varying the cutoff frequency) or an active one.
Wouldn't this only serve to cut bass? I don't see how you could "remove" trebble. All I understand is that you either let pass or block low frequencies since the wiper of the potentiometer is shorted to the 5nF cap. Correct me if I am wrong pls.
Where to solder the other loose terminals of the 100nf capacitor and the 5nf capacitor that come from the tone potentiometer? In the 7-minute fuzz, the input comes from a positive wire from the female input jack to a 2.2uf cap, which in turn connects to the negative of the transistor, the base. Does anyone know how to answer the input and output when you already have the basic fuzz circuit assembled?
This design is sensible to the output impedance of the guitar / pedal before it. To overcome this problem you could add a buffer before the tone control. It is sensible in the way that the filter will behave differently depending on the impedance of the signal source.
The only thing I don't understand is... Your logs one and two are connected, so 5nf is always on. You are editing base but treble is always 5nf 100%, right? Potentiometer is not controlling treble, base only. Please confirm.
Boris Fogelson that is correct. Basically, it has 5 nF always on, and adds in the 100nF in parallel at different amounts based on the position of the pot.
Thanks again I'm getting great tone from using either 47uf or 17uf on the output. Instead of the 100uf and it gives very good Mid and Treble tones to the pedal. Fuzz/dirt control on the emitter gives overdrive to fuzz sounds. Really enjoying making them and changing the circuit. Cheers mate. FNQ Australia
can i use "tone pot" with only one capacitor? without blending with second one. if i use 2uF and 200K Pot, i solder Pot's lugs 1+2 and solder them to the Input and lug 3 to the 2uF cap - will it filter the Tone from bass to treble with increasing Pot's resistance?
Yaroslav Ra technically it can work with one capacitor, but the reason for the second capacitor is to block DC voltage. If you remove that capacitor, and there is DC voltage on either side (i.e. if it comes immediately before/after a transistor, op amp, etc) then using only one capacitor would allow that voltage through. Also, fwiw, a 2uF capacitor is probably overkill, unless maybe you are designing a bass pedal, and even then it would only work as the second capacitor, with a much smaller one connected to 1 and 2.
Hey Dave, both work just fine. I used to use "greenies" all the time however their physical dimensions tend to explode at the >100nf mark. Also most layouts are designed for box type. Either will work as intended though. Cheers
DIY Guitar Pedals I wish we were neighbors Paul haha!! I always have so many questions and your videos the only helpful thing I’ve had to go off of. Thank you so much for all your help!!!!
Solomon Oh basically, the range would go from 5nF-105nF to 100nF-5nF. This is because the way the potentiometer is wired, which keeps the top capacitor always on and slowly adds in the bottom one.
hi, your video tutorial are really nice and easy to understand! can you make a video for build a boss chorus ce-2 or a big muff? (with kits or pcb pre-made) like if you're agree
Jesse Belanger if you go to this website ( chasingtone.com/yourguitaramp/guide-to-single-knob-tone-controls/ ) they show a bunch of tone controls, at the bottom are mids. As to where you should put it, I'd recommend experimenting. A mids control before gain reduces the amount available (especially when cutting mids), but it has a different effect than putting one after the gain.
DIY Guitar Pedals I don't know where you find the time my friend but I'm so glad and grateful that you do! Question, can you recommend a good book for beginners of audio electronics. I'm more of an analogue junkie but your videos, explanations are just way ahead of everyone else. Thank you.
I don't see you offering anything better. It's easy to sit behind a computer screen and criticise. As Paul says in the video, he's been learning as he's going, and just sharing what he's learnt. But hey, why not just carry on being a troll, if that's what makes you happy.
+DIY Guitar Pedals i just wanted to thank you. I started building pedals in febuary. i finished build 57 last night. 34 different circuits one of every kind of pedal pretty much except a ring modulator h ha. thanks i watched all your videos and became obsessed. my goal was 50 in a year but i havent slowed down . now the word is out and i am selling most of my builds. whats your store address i want to use you for sime things
+strassercaster Wow, you will surpass my build count soon, well done mate! It's the most rewarding hobby i have started to date, everything i put in gives back to me 3 fold. My store is diyguitarpedals.com.au thank you for considering it! (merry xmas :D)
Hey, yep Linear. Not totally sure to be honest I haven't messed around with other values. It could have an effect on the input impedance, I usually see 100k used for this type of control.
Thanks for the explanation, now I can clearly see how an capacitor works as an "obstacle" for some frequencies. But I'm not sure how to connect the output of this tone control to the input of a fuzz pedal (like your 7-min one). Thank you, keep up the good work!
this is way beyond useful.
Love your videos this is helping me understand my EE classes and guitar pedal hobbies
Anytime I have a question about guitar pedals this man has the answer. It’s like I’m at the part of learning about pedals where I need to know how the tone works and he knows that lol
how would you apply this to your 7 minute fuzz?
Add it to the input.
@@TheBaconWizard Do You need to add second capacitor to the imput then? For example 100nF?
@@ThePiotrwoy97 a little late to the party here, but it doesn´t really matter. Capacitors in series add up. Meaning if you have for example a 1nF capcaitor and add another 100nF in front or behind it yoiu basically have a 101nF capacitor. if you switch them out you have 100nF(obviouosly)
Luca Voss in case anyone reads this. Don’t be confused. capacitors in PARALLEL add not series. www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-13/series-and-parallel-capacitors/
cool, love these little snippets of info, always interesting. man.
I love your videos!
Im was looking exactly this, to someone to tell how to apply electronics to sound.
It's great to being able to make pedals but I always wanted to know what I'm doing and how can I start designing my own pedals!
Maybe you know another videos on this subject? Like "why a transistor can make a distortion" or something like that
Thanks always!
Oh that's easy :) Your signal is amplified so greatly it clips. More clipping more distortion. In a nutshell, but that is a good idea for a video. Thanks for your kind words and watching my channel Ariel!
You said output cap and other coupling caps must be same value as max input cap value. Why?
This isn't much of a tone control but more of a bass-cut control. A tone control is usually just a low pass filter, passive RC configuration (where the R is a pot for varying the cutoff frequency) or an active one.
Wouldn't this only serve to cut bass? I don't see how you could "remove" trebble. All I understand is that you either let pass or block low frequencies since the wiper of the potentiometer is shorted to the 5nF cap. Correct me if I am wrong pls.
Thank you man for giving back to the community! Keep it up bro!
I just can't stop looking to his head's shadow, but it's a great video.
Where to solder the other loose terminals of the 100nf capacitor and the 5nf capacitor that come from the tone potentiometer?
In the 7-minute fuzz, the input comes from a positive wire from the female input jack to a 2.2uf cap, which in turn connects to the negative of the transistor, the base. Does anyone know how to answer the input and output when you already have the basic fuzz circuit assembled?
Bad ass. Good stuff there. Gonna use it.
Refreshingly human explanations as per usual. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Jimmy, I try and keep this as "my style" as much as I possibly can. Cheers mate!
How would one add a blend control to a pedal?
This design is sensible to the output impedance of the guitar / pedal before it. To overcome this problem you could add a buffer before the tone control.
It is sensible in the way that the filter will behave differently depending on the impedance of the signal source.
What would be a good capacitor to use for mids??
The only thing I don't understand is... Your logs one and two are connected, so 5nf is always on. You are editing base but treble is always 5nf 100%, right? Potentiometer is not controlling treble, base only. Please confirm.
Boris Fogelson that is correct. Basically, it has 5 nF always on, and adds in the 100nF in parallel at different amounts based on the position of the pot.
i was wondering if the input cap could be changed this way and yes it can. thanks!
Thanks again
I'm getting great tone from using either 47uf or 17uf on the output. Instead of the 100uf and it gives very good Mid and Treble tones to the pedal. Fuzz/dirt control on the emitter gives overdrive to fuzz sounds.
Really enjoying making them and changing the circuit.
Cheers mate.
FNQ Australia
Hey man how did you connect this to the 7min fuzz?
can i use "tone pot" with only one capacitor? without blending with second one.
if i use 2uF and 200K Pot, i solder Pot's lugs 1+2 and solder them to the Input and lug 3 to the 2uF cap - will it filter the Tone from bass to treble with increasing Pot's resistance?
Yaroslav Ra technically it can work with one capacitor, but the reason for the second capacitor is to block DC voltage. If you remove that capacitor, and there is DC voltage on either side (i.e. if it comes immediately before/after a transistor, op amp, etc) then using only one capacitor would allow that voltage through. Also, fwiw, a 2uF capacitor is probably overkill, unless maybe you are designing a bass pedal, and even then it would only work as the second capacitor, with a much smaller one connected to 1 and 2.
i can never remember where to place and how to handle lug 1 and 3 ... :D
thanks for this!!!
Have you ever made a reverb or echo pedal, if so do you have a video on the build.
Excellent vid as always. Thank you for your channel.
So what’s your opinion on using the box film capacitors I always see you using to using the regular green polyester film cap you see on Amazon?
Hey Dave, both work just fine. I used to use "greenies" all the time however their physical dimensions tend to explode at the >100nf mark. Also most layouts are designed for box type. Either will work as intended though. Cheers
DIY Guitar Pedals I wish we were neighbors Paul haha!! I always have so many questions and your videos the only helpful thing I’ve had to go off of. Thank you so much for all your help!!!!
cant you remove the 100nf cap and it would do the same thing?
So, what happens if I switch the positions of 5nf and 100 nf capacitors?
Solomon Oh basically, the range would go from 5nF-105nF to 100nF-5nF. This is because the way the potentiometer is wired, which keeps the top capacitor always on and slowly adds in the bottom one.
So does this not work when the knob isn’t pointed all the way right or left ?
hi, your video tutorial are really nice and easy to understand! can you make a video for build a boss chorus ce-2 or a big muff? (with kits or pcb pre-made) like if you're agree
Excellent explanation of how the caps work. Thanks a lot for sharing! Now I'll go to the breadboard and experiment.
It’s a basic high pass filter. I use this in a few of my circuits.
thanks for this one. i knew all you had to do to make a tone pot was to add a cap, but i never knew how to select the proper cap.
does this tone control blend the the sound if pot is half way, or does it just work as a switch?
Hi which Ranger are you building??
Manny
Do you know how to make the quality the best you can make.
Thank you for this!
Both tone cap to input fx? The last cap go from output fx to output jack?
Explainme please
Thanks again for the cool video, man, you've really really helped me kickstart my DIY pedal hobby!
You’ll enjoy it
Great vid, thanks. One question, where you have 5nF, if you use a lower value again would that allow for more treble?
Thanks
Cheers! It would cut more bass, yeah.
how would I go about adding a mids control to a plexitone circuit any advice is appreciated
Jesse Belanger if you go to this website ( chasingtone.com/yourguitaramp/guide-to-single-knob-tone-controls/ ) they show a bunch of tone controls, at the bottom are mids. As to where you should put it, I'd recommend experimenting. A mids control before gain reduces the amount available (especially when cutting mids), but it has a different effect than putting one after the gain.
really dig ya vids mate. very informative.
Just discovered you this evening. Watching your videos back to back! I hope your still making these! Amazing man, thank you!
Thanks Kevin, yes I still upload. Currently its every 3 weeks (kids are a lot of work :D) Cheers!
DIY Guitar Pedals I don't know where you find the time my friend but I'm so glad and grateful that you do! Question, can you recommend a good book for beginners of audio electronics. I'm more of an analogue junkie but your videos, explanations are just way ahead of everyone else. Thank you.
Thank you so mush
Thanks a hundred fold!
it is variable high pass filter. a very confusing explanation of simple things...
Yah, this guy always confuse me too 😁
I don't see you offering anything better. It's easy to sit behind a computer screen and criticise. As Paul says in the video, he's been learning as he's going, and just sharing what he's learnt. But hey, why not just carry on being a troll, if that's what makes you happy.
mn3005 in yet?
+strassercaster Not yet, apparently the re-manufactured units will be available in January.
+DIY Guitar Pedals i just wanted to thank you. I started building pedals in febuary. i finished build 57 last night. 34 different circuits one of every kind of pedal pretty much except a ring modulator h ha. thanks i watched all your videos and became obsessed. my goal was 50 in a year but i havent slowed down . now the word is out and i am selling most of my builds. whats your store address i want to use you for sime things
+strassercaster Wow, you will surpass my build count soon, well done mate! It's the most rewarding hobby i have started to date, everything i put in gives back to me 3 fold. My store is diyguitarpedals.com.au thank you for considering it! (merry xmas :D)
This is exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks man!
Clearly explained... like always!
Thanks, Paul! I am wondering, you suggest a 100K tone pot (I assume linear?)... what difference does it make to use a 250K/500K/1M etc?
Hey, yep Linear. Not totally sure to be honest I haven't messed around with other values. It could have an effect on the input impedance, I usually see 100k used for this type of control.