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PROJECT NAME
VORTEX
BASED ON
Bouteek Distorter Preamp
EFFECT TYPE
Overdrive / Amp-Like Distortion
PROJECT SUMMARY
A reproduction of an obscure and extremely rare drive pedal designed to reproduce Marshall-style high-
gain amp tones.
Actual size is 2.3" x 2.7" (main board) and 1.78" x 0.86" (bypass board).
VORTEX AMP DISTORTION
BUILD DIFFICULTY
Intermediate
DOCUMENT VERSION
1.0.1 (2019-08-09)
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  • Page 1 Overdrive / Amp-Like Distortion 1.0.1 (2019-08-09) PROJECT SUMMARY A reproduction of an obscure and extremely rare drive pedal designed to reproduce Marshall-style high- gain amp tones. Actual size is 2.3” x 2.7” (main board) and 1.78” x 0.86” (bypass board). VORTEX AMP DISTORTION...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Aion FX did a second pass to work out the problem areas and verify the tracing work independently, and then designed the PCB.

  • Page 3: Parts List

    Original uses 500pF which is not a common value today. Film capacitor, 7.2 x 3.5mm 220n Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm 470pF MLCC capacitor, NP0/C0G Original uses 500pF which is not a common value today. Film capacitor, 7.2 x 3.5mm VORTEX AMP DISTORTION...
  • Page 4 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot DPDT on-on Toggle switch, DPDT on-on Selects the clipping diodes for the first two gain stages. DPDT on-on Toggle switch, DPDT on-on Selects between two different sets of filters for the tone control. VORTEX AMP DISTORTION...
  • Page 5 Switchcraft 112BX or equivalent. 1/4" mono 1/4" phone jack, closed frame Switchcraft 111X or equivalent. 2.1mm DC jack, 2.1mm panel mount Mouser 163-4302-E or equivalent. 3PDT Stomp switch, 3PDT 125B Enclosure, die-cast aluminum Can also use a Hammond 1590N1. VORTEX AMP DISTORTION...

  • Page 6: Build Notes

    See next page for more in-depth info on how the tone control behaves and what exactly the toggle switch does to the sound. VORTEX AMP DISTORTION...
  • Page 7 As a result, in Rectifier mode, the entire character of the control changes, and it becomes basically just a treble control that cuts to the left. VORTEX AMP DISTORTION...

  • Page 8: Schematic

    IC4D IC4A 150pF 500pF 4066N 4066N 1N914 GND GND 1N914 1N914 IC4C IC4B 1N914 SW1A SW1B 4066N 4066N IC2B IC2A 500kB PREGAIN 100k 500kB DRIVE IC3D IC3A 220k 100k 4066N 4066N SW2A SW2B IC3C IC3B 4066N 4066N VORTEX AMP DISTORTION...

  • Page 9: Drill Template

    0.65, y: +1.71 ø9/32” ø9/32” LEVEL PREGAIN x: 0, y: +0.83 ø1/4” CLIP x: -0.65, y: +0.41 x: 0.65, y: +0.41 ø9/32” ø9/32” CENTER (0,0) FOOTSWITCH x: -0.775, y: -1.775 x: 0, y: -1.775 ø5/16” ø15/32” VORTEX AMP DISTORTION...

  • Page 10: Enclosure Layout

    ENCLOSURE LAYOUT Enclosure is shown without jacks. See next page for jack layout and wiring. 125B VORTEX AMP DISTORTION...

  • Page 11: Wiring Diagram

    WIRING DIAGRAM NC OUT GND +V +V JACK GND JACK GND GND PCB 125B VORTEX AMP DISTORTION...

  • Page 12: Document Revisions

    (In other words: you don’t have to go out of your way to advertise the fact that you use these PCBs, but please don’t go out of your way to hide it. The guitar effects industry needs more transparency, not less!) DOCUMENT REVISIONS 1.0.1 (2019-08-09) Corrected drill template. (Tone & Clip were labeled opposite) 1.0.0 (2019-03-03) Initial release. VORTEX AMP DISTORTION...