ToneMaster - Germanium Booster

Difficulty: Novice

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ToneMaster - Germanium Booster (Rangemaster®)


Modified Dallas Rangemaster. The Tonemaster includes a tone control and very convenient power inverter section on a compact PCB. The power inverter section allows the Tonemaster to be daisy chained with other negative ground effects instead of requiring its on separate power source like a lot of positive ground & germanium transistor based effects require.

Dimensions: 25mm x 33mm
PCB Sizing: 1590a enclosure (no-special hardware required but compact dc jack will help) or larger

*** Base price is for PCB only, please select kit options above to order kit components



Kit Options
Please select the kit options you would like included with your PCB from the checkboxes above

•   PCB Components
"PCB Components" includes all onboard components you need to build the "Tonemaster" (resistors, capacitors, diode, chargepump). Battery snap is included as well as 6 lenghts of wire. Also includes, LED, current limiting resistor ("medium" brightness) and plastic bezel for mounting the led to an enclosure.

•   9mm Potentiometer
Add 9mm Alpha metal shaft potentiometers to your kit! Values included are from the Bill of Materials (link below).


•   Germanium Transistor Set
Measured Rangemaster germanium transistor selected for this project






•   Mono Jacks (2 of)
!! Due to stock scarcity Nuetrik mono jacks may be sent in place of lumberg mono jacks !!
"Compact Mono Jacks (2of)" include 2 Lumberg compact mono jacks with your kit. These jacks are small in size, a good choice for tight builds and beginners but can be used for any build. Please note you will need a stereo jack if you plan to power your effect with a battery. (Stereo jacks are available in the hardware section of this store).





•   Miniature DC Jack
These DC jacks are very small and are suitable for any build not using a battery / battery switching. Especially good for 1590a builds as they are very compact.



•   Knobs
Davies 1900H Clone Knob



What else do i need to complete this project?

You will need an enclosure and a 3pdt footswitch to complete this project, if you order all available kit component options above.


Downloads

Bill of Materials & Build Guide

Schematic (confirmed draft)