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PROJECT NAME
EMBER
BASED ON
Amptweaker Tight Metal / Tight Rock
EFFECT TYPE
Distortion
PROJECT SUMMARY
A high-gain metal & hard rock distortion pedal by James Brown, formerly of Peavey where he designed
Eddie Van Halen's 5150 and Joe Satriani's JSX amps.
Actual size is 3.44" x 2.42" (main board) and 3.44" x 0.97" (bypass board).
EMBER METAL DISTORTION
BUILD DIFFICULTY
Advanced
DOCUMENT VERSION
1.0.0 (2022-11-25)
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- Page 1 A high-gain metal & hard rock distortion pedal by James Brown, formerly of Peavey where he designed Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 and Joe Satriani’s JSX amps. Actual size is 3.44” x 2.42” (main board) and 3.44” x 0.97” (bypass board). EMBER METAL DISTORTION...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
The Ember project is based on the final version of the original Tight Metal (called the “ST”) and Tight Rock before the company changed hands. We also added an optional charge pump so it can be run at either 18V or 9V, with an internal slide switch to select the voltage. -
Page 3: Usage
USAGE The Ember Distortion has the following controls: • Tight cuts low frequencies before the first gain stage. • Gain controls the amount of gain in the first stage, before the EQ and drive section. • Gain Boost (toggle switch) increases the gain when in the “Down” position. -
Page 4: Parts List
Metal film resistor, 1/4W Metal film resistor, 1/4W 220k Metal film resistor, 1/4W 100k Metal film resistor, 1/4W 470k Metal film resistor, 1/4W Metal film resistor, 1/4W Metal film resistor, 1/4W Metal film resistor, 1/4W 100R Metal film resistor, 1/4W EMBER METAL DISTORTION... - Page 5 Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm 220n Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm 100n Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm 220n Film capacitor, 7.2 x 2.5mm 100n MLCC capacitor, X7R 100n MLCC capacitor, X7R 100n MLCC capacitor, X7R EMBER METAL DISTORTION...
- Page 6 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot TIGHT 100kC 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot TONE 10kB 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot GATE 500kA 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot VOLUME 10kA 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot STYLE DPDT Toggle switch, DPDT on-on EMBER METAL DISTORTION...
- Page 7 DC jack, 2.1mm panel mount Mouser 163-4302-E or equivalent. 1/4" mono 1/4" phone jack, closed frame Switchcraft 111X or equivalent. 1/4" mono 1/4" phone jack, closed frame Switchcraft 111X or equivalent. BYPASS 3PDT Stomp switch, 3PDT ENCLOSURE 1590BBS Enclosure, die-cast aluminum EMBER METAL DISTORTION...
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Page 8: Build Notes
9V/18V operation The Ember Distortion includes a charge pump for 18V operation as well as an internal slide switch to go between 9V and 18V mode. If you want to hard-wire it at either 9V or 18V, you can omit the switch by... - Page 9 1590BB2, but we have not tested it, so you’re on your own! Another alternative is the 1590C (also available from Tayda and Love My Switches). It’s about 10mm taller than necessary, but if that’s all you can find then it will definitely work. EMBER METAL DISTORTION...
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Page 10: Schematic
TL072P 475k IC1A IC2B 220k TL072P TL072P 470pF 1N4733A 5.1v zener 100pF 1N4733A 5.1v zener GAIN 500kA GATE 500kA IC3A TL072P 1N914 220n 100n 470k 22uF IC3B 100n 100n 1N4733A 5.1v zener TL072P 100n 220k 100k 470k EMBER METAL DISTORTION... -
Page 11: Drill Template
-1.35 x: -0.675 x: 0 x: +0.675 x: +1.35 y: +0.56 y: +0.56 y: +0.56 y: +0.56 y: +0.56 ø1/4” ø1/4” ø1/4” ø1/4” ø9/32” CENTER (0,0) FOOTSWITCH x: -0.775, y: -1.775 x: 0, y: -1.775 ø5/16” ø15/32” EMBER METAL DISTORTION... -
Page 12: Enclosure Layout
ENCLOSURE LAYOUT Enclosure is shown without jacks. See next page for jack layout and wiring. 1590BBS EMBER METAL DISTORTION... -
Page 13: Wiring Diagram
WIRING DIAGRAM PGND NC OUT GND +18V +V JACK GND JACK +9V GND PCB EMBER METAL DISTORTION... -
Page 14: 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 1.0.0 (2022-11-25) Initial release. EMBER METAL DISTORTION...
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