Saturday, 15 June 2013

Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer



Edit 31.7.2016 - There was still one crucial error on the layout, which made the board defunct. Fixed and tweaked a few things around to accomodate the polarity protection etc. *Should* finally be safe to build. 


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  1. Doron Barness16 June 2013 at 05:21

    For many years I had a TS10 Metal Charger which had an extra EDGE knob. It was a good pedal with the cut diode pairs.

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    1. mirosol16 June 2013 at 07:08

      I have MS10 and i think it's the worst Ibanez pedal i ever had :)
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  2. Geiri20 June 2013 at 12:07

    Gotta love the out of tune guitar in the video..

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  3. Unknown28 October 2013 at 17:11

    what is the best substitute the 2n5088?

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    1. mirosol28 October 2013 at 17:21

      2N3904, 2N5089, 2N2222, BC549, BC550 and so on. Any NPN Si transistor will do. What it is won't really matter as those are just in and out buffers.
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  4. Unknown28 October 2013 at 18:05

    my problem is: with 2n3904 hear the guitar sound only at the begin of picking when the signal is on top
    with bc546b the guitar sound is relatively good, but such as were some effect (gate, low treshold)

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    1. mirosol28 October 2013 at 18:23

      There must be something else wrong in there. Those transistors are only buffers and they should not have any effect on the sound.
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    2. mirosol28 October 2013 at 18:27

      I just double checked the layout and don't see anything wrong with it...
      +m

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  5. Unknown28 October 2013 at 18:39

    ic is rc4558p

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    1. mirosol28 October 2013 at 19:03

      Check for solder bridges, suspicious looking joints and reflow them.
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  6. Rafa - Blue Note Design7 December 2013 at 19:11

    first of all, thank you man!
    you've done an incredible job here!
    second.. this TS10 is driving me crazy! I just can't get throught it!!!
    I really don't know what i'm doing wrong
    maybe if you could see pictures of it... i don't know
    anyway... if you could it, please tell me...
    my email: rafaelcviegas@gmail.com

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  7. Ncuab and Pajntsa7 June 2014 at 20:22

    I'm having trouble with this build as well. I've knifed the gaps and reflowed the solder a couple of times and nothing. I'm still not getting any signal what so ever.

    I'm able to trace the signal all the way to the 1uF cap, 510K resistor, and the B leg of the transistor in the upper right corner of the board but can't seem to figure it out from there. Maybe that's why this circuit is still unverified? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    1. mirosol8 June 2014 at 10:49

      Finally spotted it (with a note from Mark). The schematic over at FIS has an error on the output buffer. That's why i haven't seen the error there before. (Goddamn i hate schematics with errors!)
      I needed to swap a few things around to fix the layout. Easiest way for you to fix your board is to unsolder the 510K resistor and resolder it crudely between base of that transistor to the empty hole next to level 1 connection. That should do it...

      I'm so sorry for the trouble. But it is FIS/Tonehome hosted schematic that is in error...
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    2. mirosol8 June 2014 at 10:55

      Layout updated. It should be safe to build now.
      +m

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    3. Unknown11 October 2014 at 16:19

      Hi Miro, there is an error still on the layout. Empty board does not reflect the cuts the same as the populated layout row 6 from the top. The cut should be 5th from the right not 4th...

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    4. mirosol11 October 2014 at 16:24

      Fixed.
      +m

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    5. Unknown11 October 2014 at 16:29

      Also there is a cut missing in the row beneath that.. Could u possibly have a look and update? I would like to build this but its confusing the way it currently is

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    6. mirosol11 October 2014 at 16:40

      I just did a new copy of the board image, so it has to be 1:1 now.
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  8. Unknown11 March 2015 at 11:45

    Hi can you let me know if anyone has managed to build this successfully yet? I am having issues with zero output.

    Any help would be gratefully accepted.

    cheers

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  9. Unknown11 March 2015 at 19:15

    Just a quick note to say that I have built several effects in the past, including analog delays and also build high end tube amps for clients, so I Know my way around a soldering iron. :) Just I have no schematic for this so can't verify. Cheers

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  10. tinkercreak11 March 2015 at 20:13

    Still indicates "Unverified"....

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  11. Ncuab and Pajntsa5 August 2015 at 04:52

    Based on GGG's mods, all we have to do is build a TS808 but replace three parts to make it a TS10.

    http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/pdf/ggg_its8_mods.pdf

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  12. Unknown20 November 2015 at 19:44

    Still not verified?

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  13. levis30 July 2016 at 12:13

    Anybody build this? Is it verified?

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    1. mirosol31 July 2016 at 08:35

      Not verified and i think i found one more error. The 10K at the IC PIN 5. That should connect to vref and not to where it's connected now. But. Where i am now, i don't have access to the source files, so i'll need to redraw the whole thing...

      I'll be back in a few hours.
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    2. levis31 July 2016 at 08:42

      I didn´t have exact pot values, but build this anyway, at least got sound and I think it sounded as expected, need to wait for the correct pots though until I can call it verified. It would be really great if you can check it.

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    3. mirosol31 July 2016 at 09:28

      Hope you saved the original file as i don't have access to it anymore :)

      Take the upper lead of the 10K mentioned and desolder it. Take it two holes to the right. That should do it. For the current, fixed layout, there are a few more tweaks, so the files do not look alike.
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    4. levis31 July 2016 at 09:42

      OK, superb! Will do that and report next week.

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  14. levis6 August 2016 at 11:20

    Just finished from the old layout with that 10K tweak, works fine. But this updated layout STILL unverified...

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  15. David Wilson9 August 2016 at 02:31

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  16. David Wilson9 August 2016 at 02:31

    Finished two of these in an wooden engrain white-oak enclosure, had to order two 20k w-taper pots for tone; without them the tone only works on the first 5% and last 5% of the pot (dissapointing). Would love to post pics of my builds; but don't know how or where.

    Thanks for the great website.

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    1. Unknown9 August 2016 at 03:37

      https://youtu.be/Rmlr9eVo_0A

      Here is a video instead

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  17. David Wilson9 August 2016 at 02:32

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  18. David Wilson9 October 2016 at 20:29

    This layout mentions diode 3; but i don't see a diode 3 on the perfboard?

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  19. Unknown1 November 2016 at 03:04

    GREAT LAYOUT, Mirosol you rock im a fan thank you .I like the champion city effects pedals well done

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  20. Unknown27 March 2017 at 19:33

    Am I right in assuming the first D1 is actually D3, since it's not paired for clipping???

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  21. Mr Leyland21 May 2020 at 07:43

    So is this layout ok to build? I've got a friend with a vintage original so keen to see how close I can get!

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    1. David Wilson21 May 2020 at 19:05

      I have built 2 and they both worked well.

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  22. Unknown17 December 2020 at 15:43

    Can anyone tell me where d3 is as the layout only shows d1 and d2 and d1. Many thanks

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    1. IvIark17 December 2020 at 16:29

      The upper D1 has just been mislabeled, so it goes there

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  23. Mr Leyland27 December 2020 at 23:01

    Not boxed it yet but finally built and seems to be all working ok! This site is great!

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  24. Marcus17 January 2021 at 21:07

    Mr Leyland: Did you build it from the current layout?

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  25. Marcus17 January 2021 at 21:07

    Mr Leyland: Did you build it from the current layout?

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  26. Marcsanity276 February 2021 at 13:38

    Beginner Question

    What are those two blue circle in the wire?

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    1. Good.August24 February 2021 at 03:31

      that is 3 links that connect at two points. those blue dots are where they connect.

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    2. Good.August24 February 2021 at 03:33

      That dot is where two links connect. Seeing two dots in the line means that there are three links and the middle joins the other two at those two dots.

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  27. Good.August24 February 2021 at 03:43

    Is the 9.2k resistor an essential value or can I use a 9.1k resistor?

    what would be the outcome if anything?

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  28. Marcus24 February 2021 at 11:21

    Should be alright

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  29. Scott6 July 2021 at 18:53

    did anyone bother use a 1uf non polar electro as per the original schem or just throw a poly film in.

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  30. Damian5 November 2021 at 09:21

    Build this ,But no output signal check everything for Errors but end up with No luck, Any guide or advice? Thanks in advance..

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  31. Damian5 November 2021 at 09:26

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  32. Damian2 December 2021 at 11:52

    did anyone experience huge vol drop when pedal is engaged?

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  33. Marcus25 December 2021 at 11:02

    I got sound. The only thing not working is the drive pot. It’s not doing anything. I’ve tried different wiring but nothing. Any tip?

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  34. Marcus25 December 2021 at 12:07

    I swapped drive pot positions on the board. Where drive 1 is now I put 2/3 instead. Now it all works. Verified.

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  35. Jun d19 April 2022 at 07:46

    Verified!!
    Jun fr Philippines

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