Freeman BE-OD

Project overview

Based on the Friedman BE-OD. Versatile Overdrive, from classic British flavored tones to the high gain territory.

Introduction

Difficulty level: Intermediate.

Amount of parts: Moderate

Availability of components: Average. All the components are pretty easy to get. Just take special note of the three “C” type potentiometers, anti-logarithmic audio type.

Featuring:

• Powered by 3 TL072.
• Internal Trimpot to regulate the Gain.
• Designed to use on board potentiometers. Keep it tidy without using cables!
• Compact format fits perfectly in a 125B enclosure

Controls

• Bass – EQ for the bass frequencies
• Treble – EQ for the treble frequencies
• Presence – Controls the upper mid-range frequencies.
• Volume – Controls the output volume
• Gain – Controls the amount of gain
• Tight – Adjusts the pre-gain low-end frequencies.

For further analysis on this circuit take a look at this thread on Free Stomp Boxes Forum.

For any technical questions regarding this build don’t forget to check out our Facebook Group and our forum at Free Stomp Boxes.

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