Thru-Hole Valve Screamer, based on Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer
- Ryan
- Mar 20, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2024
The reception for my original Valve Screamer has been amazing! (See the original post and join the waitlist here) So much so that I'm completely over my head on making them myself! I reached out to Nik @ Ceriatone to see if he could help me out. His reply "yes, however, I'm allergic to surface mount components." Ha! Typical Nik humor. My next task was to make a thru-hole version of the design to accommodate his production request. This is not a bad thing because some folks are skeptical of surface mount components (not me) and believe mojo is in full-size components. So, why not?
To my ears, this sounds identical to my original surface-mount design. Once production at Ceriatone ramps up (TBD) I'll be winding down my personal production of full builds and relying on Ceriatone to fulfill the orders. You will still utilize the same waitlist https://forms.gle/co2gwAK22U23CrwW8 and all existing waitlist members will be honored.
DIY Boards Now Available
You may purchase DIY boards at my online store here. DIY PCB for making a thru-hole version of The Tone Geek Valve Screamer, based on the Ibanez TS10 circuit. Features 1:1 audio path circuit of the original TS10, including the buffer, as well as the bass/clipping options.
The purchase comes with:
1x Valve Screamer TS10 Circuit Board (unpopulated)
1x Faceplate
Build of Materials (BOM) and documentation can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q8ogf7q_Bil-dI4fBCqo98ES9sA3uHMLo8LT0TgWoss/edit?usp=sharing
Just finished up the build last night and I'm very happy with the results. Ordering the BOM and case through Tayda made this super easy. I did have to order diodes D1 and D2 separately and got those through Small Bear Electronics along with a socket for the opamp. I built this up to replace a JHS Bonsai. I like the Bonsai. I strongly prefer either the TS10 or Keeley screamer selection on the Bonsai and I didn't like the amount of gain in some settings. This Tone Geek TS10 gives me those two choices I like with the mod and standard diode selection toggle. The LED (toggle setting "mod") is really cool option that makes it easy to se…
weird question but im new to this whole thing, do you have a order or operations youd reccomend? like resistors first , then diodes etc...
Hi bro, just a quick question, Do yo know the dimension of this faceplate ?. Cheers
Does this pedal have extremely low gain? Because I have the gain pegged and it isn’t as clipped as my TS-9. if so, how would you recommended increasing the gain?
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