Freeman BE-OD

Based on: Amount of parts: Enclosure type:

Friedman BE - OD Average, total 61 components 125b
Effect type: Technology: Get your board at:
Pre amp Emulator Dual Op Amp Freeman BE-OD
Build difficult: Power consumption: Get your kit at:
Intermediate 9V Das Musikding (Europe)

Project overview:
This Amplifier simulator puts the intense tone of their BE100 amplifier onto your pedalboard.
This is a wide-ranging, British-flavored overdrive that can be pushed well into high gain territory.

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Index
1. Project overview 5. Schematic
2. Index, Introduction & Controls 6. Components, Build Notes, Wiring Diagram
3. Bills of Materials, BOM 7. Drill Template, Licensing and Usage
4. Shopping Lists

Introduction
Freeman BE-OD has the original controls of the mystic amp ready for you to dial everything from smooth
breakup to sustaining metal tones.

If you want the sonic flexibility of Friedman's BE100 guitar amplifier in a compact pedal, here is the perfect
board for you!

Controls

• TIGHT
• TREBLE
• VOLUME
• BASS
• PRES
• GAIN

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Bill of materials
Resistors C1 22N Potentiometers
Part Value C2 47P Part Value
R1 1M C3 10N TIGHT C100K
R2 470K C4 1N
TREBLE B100K
R3 10K C5 100N
C6 100N VOLUMEN A50K
R4 22K
C7 100N BASS C100K
R5 39K C8 100N PRES C10K
R7 4.7K C9 47P
GAIN B1M
R8 10K C10 100N
R9 22K C11 47N
C12 120P
R10 22K Trimpots
C13 100P
R11 22K C14 10N Part Value
R12 22K C15 4.7N TRIM 100K
R13 220K C16 22N
R14 10K C17 220N
R15 10K C18 220N Diodes
R18 2.2K Part Value
R19 33K D2 1n4148
Electrolytic Capacitors
R20 33K Part Value D3 1n4148
R21 10K C20 100U electro D4 1n4148
R30 10R C22 22U electro D5 1n4148
R31 4.7K D6 LED3mm
R32 10K IC D7 LED3mm
R33 10K D8 1n5817
Part Value
R34 2.2K LED1 3mm
IC1 TL072
LED2 3mm
IC2 TL072
Capacitors IC3 TL072
Part Value

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Shopping list
Capacitors 5 22k R4, R9, R10, R11,
Qty Value Parts R12
5 100N C5, C6, C7, C8, C10 1 1m R1
1 100P C13
2 220N C17, C18 IC
2 22N C1, C16 Qty Value Parts
1 1N C4 3 TL072 IC1, IC2, IC3
1 47N C11
2 47P C2, C9
1 120P C12 Potentiometers
2 10N C3, C14 Qty Value Parts
1 4.7N C15 1 A50K VOLUMEN
1 B100K TREBLE
1 B1M GAIN
Electrolytic Capacitors 2 C100K BASS, TIGHT
Qty Value Parts 1 C10K PRES
1 100U electro C20
1 22U electro C22
Diodes
Qty Value Parts
Resistors 4 1n4148 D2, D3, D4, D5
Qty Value Parts 1 1n5817 D8
2 33K R19, R20 4 LED3MM D6, D7, LED1, LED2
1 39K R5
2 4.7K R7, R31
1 470K R2
2 2.2K R18, R34
1 220K R13
R3, R8, R14, R15,
7 10K R21, R32, R33
1 10R R30

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Schematic

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Components Recommendations
As many people like to experiment with some pedals with higher voltage, always ensure
your electrolytic capacitors' max tolerance is over 25v.

This board has been tested using Film box capacitors for most of the values over 1nf and ceramics discs
for those under 1nf. However, high-quality components such as Wima's Capacitors and Panasonic's
electrolytics can deliver a better performance.

All the resistors used for testing this project are 1/4W Metal Film.

The BOM and Shopping list are exclusive regarding this project. It doesn't include all the hardware like the
3PDT bypass switch, audio/dc jacks, enclosure, etc.

Build Notes
If this is one of your first projects, I recommend you to take a look at our Pedal Building Guide.

For a successful and tidy build, it’s recommended the following order:

1. Resistors & diodes

2. Capacitors, starting with the smaller ones and the ceramic ones.
3. Electrolytic capacitors (always check the polarity)
4. Transistors
5. Wires
6. Potentiometers and switches
7. Off-board wiring

Wiring Diagram
All our projects include a free 3PDT Board to make the wiring easier and tidier. Also, all of our PCBs feature
the status LED on board.

The pad named “Ctrl” or “LED” is the one that controls the status of the led; wire it to the “LED” pad on the
3PDT board or in the control slug of your 3PDT.

This board has been designed to match our EZ 3PDT PCB; check it here to access our Pedal Wiring Guide.

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Drill Template
This Project has been planned to fit into a 125b enclosure type.

Check the Attached “Drilling templates” to drill the box properly. The files are on Scale 1:1, ready to print
on an A4 page.

Licensing and Usage

We really appreciate your trust and support in buying this PCB, as well as your will to dive into the DIY
electronics world. For us, that's why you can make this project work properly and enjoy not only the building
process but also experiment and play with it on your rig.

We try to reply to every question we receive on our email or our social media. Still, we try to encourage all
our customers to join our PCB Guitar Mania – Builders Group on Facebook to post all your doubts, issues,
suggestions, or requests, share your builds, and have some feedback from other fellow builders and us!

We tested all our projects following this same guide on their standard configurations. Although, not all of
the variations and mods have necessarily been checked. These are suggestions based on the schematic
analysis and the experiences and opinions of others. Feel free to share with us your views and
recommendations regarding the mods your personal experimentation.

These boards may be used for commercial endeavors in any quantity unless expressly noted. No attribution
is necessary, though accreditation or a link back is always much appreciated.

If you are a builder planning to make your own run of pedals, we also offer the service of custom-made
boards with your brand and logo, design according to your specifications.

The only usage restrictions are that, first, you cannot resell the PCB as part of a kit without prior
arrangement with us, and second, you cannot scratch off the silkscreen or other way of trying to hide our
logos and the source of the PCBs. Like it's written above, if you want to have your designs with your brand
and logo, we could undoubtedly reach an agreement.

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