Friday 9 November 2012

Black Arts Toneworks LSTR

Info about the original:

The Black Arts Toneworks LSTR is the red-headed step brother of the Pharaoh. The LSTR provides even more fuzz and mayhem than its brother with the swell of low end you would expect from any Black Arts pedal. This Toneworks beast uses a uniquely interactive tone control circuit allowing for a traditional tone control as well as a control for scooping the mids right out of your signal. This tone circuit allows you to achieve Russian style scooped mids with a smooth attack or huge wide-open fuzz and perfect string definition with ease. The LSTR is hyper-active gain in a box that could get you sent to bed without dinner. 






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28 comments:

  1. mirosol9 November 2012 at 10:49

    Sooo... It's a black russian with modified clipping and cap mixing :)

    I think i should give this one a go at some point.
    +m

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    1. IvIark9 November 2012 at 11:02

      And Darlingtons! I thought it sounded a bit gated in the clips.

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    2. mirosol9 November 2012 at 11:20

      One should get the same gating with 2N5089s :) If i'm building this, it'll need sockets. Somehow i feel that this might sound the best with BC550Cs :)
      +m

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  2. Travis9 November 2012 at 20:25

    That demo sounds awesome. I think I'll have to build this one

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  3. Unknown10 November 2012 at 02:35

    I loved the Pharaoh, going to have to build this too :)

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  4. Ark Angel HFB10 November 2012 at 16:59

    I don't have any non polar cap at the 1uf range... is there a good source for them or can I just use electrolytic and tantalum capacitors? if so which was so the negative side go?

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    1. dexxyy11 November 2012 at 00:40

      i dont see a 1uf cap in this build, only cap I see with a 1 value is a 1n.

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    2. IvIark11 November 2012 at 03:29

      dexxyy is correct, although an "n" is just an upside down "u" :o)

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    3. Ark Angel HFB11 November 2012 at 03:34

      A: I'd like to thank Dexxyy for a quick replay...

      B: I had a couple of tabs open and typed this in the wrong one... ^_^

      Sry for the stupidity. ^_^

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  5. Unknown10 November 2012 at 23:04

    tayda on ebay sells them (1uf boxed film caps).

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-x-1uF-100V-5-Polyester-Film-Box-Type-Capacitor-/260848704784?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbbcb5d10

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  6. mirosol12 November 2012 at 20:24

    Tag.

    Didn't even try anything else in there. MPSA12s on this are not as bad as one might think.

    Interactivity between scoop and tone pots is probably the best thing is this. Well. I'm not impressed, though it is an ok BMP derivative.
    +m

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  7. TattMunney6 February 2013 at 06:38

    when i turn the tone to full, most sound goes away and i get a thin, sputtery kinda thing. sounds nice and full with tone all the way ccw, lose all sound around half, sputtery thinness at full. any ideas? btw i used 2n5089s, but I'm sure that doesn't matter. thanks guys!

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    1. IvIark6 February 2013 at 08:43

      Check your soldering on the Tone and Scoop pots and also the tone stack components on the board, 1n, 10n and 68K. Sounds like a bad joint could be to blame.

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  8. Unknown4 June 2013 at 16:04

    Can anyone tell me where is "OUTPUT" on the schematic please? I dont know where i should set it. Thx for answers

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    1. mirosol4 June 2013 at 16:24

      It says under the layout: "Volume 2 to output". That means volume pot's lug 2 is the output.
      +m

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    2. Unknown4 June 2013 at 16:37

      Oh, I was blind :D Thank you

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  9. Unknown4 June 2013 at 19:27

    I've just made it whole .. and it doesnt work for me. Only thing what it can do is tune the citizen radio :D... May I ask you for the original schematic please? It will help me a lot.

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  10. boratto17 December 2013 at 18:22

    Is this nice pedal verified?

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  11. Unknown7 January 2014 at 01:52

    i have an original lstr built in 2011 if anyone would like some gutshots. it's laying on the bench now as i just finished wiring in a different led, as i must've stomped too hard last gig. broke a lead. FWIW...this is a serious sounding pedal, not as gated as suspected in earlier post. very responsive. best muff variant i've ever played. been on my gig board for two years. th megalith mught replace it soon though once i finish that build

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  12. Squirrels1 January 2015 at 20:49

    Anyone have any ideas why my tone and scoop pots are working as reversed volume controls and my volume is working like a tone? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    1. Squirrels3 January 2015 at 04:27

      Nevermind, built a new board and it works perfectly.

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  13. Squirrels8 March 2015 at 13:53

    This is one of my favorite builds but I was wondering how to add a diode clipping switch like the Pharaoh.

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  14. Unknown12 November 2015 at 12:46

    Hello, I built this one. It works pretty good. But i have one issue. With 9V battery it works. But when i plug in DC jack into it, it doesnt work.. even LED doesnt light. So i guess there is something wired badly inside on DC connector. Can anybody tell me how it should be wired? I wired it like this http://i42.tinypic.com/2q8my5z.jpg Same as pedal i wired before and it worked... Can there be some problem with polarity? or with grounding? I'm lost.. I will appreciate any help. Thanks

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  15. Shigorat7 December 2015 at 07:52

    Really no any wiring to output from board? Only one from Volume pot?

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