Best components for treble booster?

tenchijin2 · 9th October 2007

Hi,

I'm new to DIY electronics. I can solder and have done a couple repairs on pedals and built a simple passive attenuator.

Okay, so now I'm embarking on another beginner project: the treble booster.

What I need to know is, what types of capacitors and resistors are recommended/preferred for this sort of app? I already know the values I need, but I don't know if I need "metal film resistors" or "polyester" capacitors or something.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Minion · 9th October 2007

Generally with guitar effects and pedals you don"t really need High end Parts, I"m sure 5% carbon resistors and ceramic and electrolytic caps would be adequate......

I personally use 1% metal film resistors and poly or Mylar Caps with most projects as that is what I have in my parts bin......

If you really want to get into guitar effects and pedals check out this site:

DIYstompboxes.com - Index

they have hundreds of schematics and layouts of many great pedals includeing treble boosters(they are easy to build) and overdrive/Distortion ,Compressors Octavers, and most other popular guitar effects......

Cheers

9th October 2007	#1
tenchijin2 Gear addict Joined: Sep 2006 Location: La Center, WA Posts: 440 Thread Starter	Best components for treble booster? Hi, I'm new to DIY electronics. I can solder and have done a couple repairs on pedals and built a simple passive attenuator. Okay, so now I'm embarking on another beginner project: the treble booster. What I need to know is, what types of capacitors and resistors are recommended/preferred for this sort of app? I already know the values I need, but I don't know if I need "metal film resistors" or "polyester" capacitors or something. Any suggestions would be appreciated! __________________ Aric Keith for samples of my work, visit www.junglenoisestudio.com/samples.html

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9th October 2007	#2
Minion Gear addict Joined: May 2006 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 367	Generally with guitar effects and pedals you don"t really need High end Parts, I"m sure 5% carbon resistors and ceramic and electrolytic caps would be adequate...... I personally use 1% metal film resistors and poly or Mylar Caps with most projects as that is what I have in my parts bin...... If you really want to get into guitar effects and pedals check out this site: DIYstompboxes.com - Index they have hundreds of schematics and layouts of many great pedals includeing treble boosters(they are easy to build) and overdrive/Distortion ,Compressors Octavers, and most other popular guitar effects...... Cheers