Kingtone Blues Power - what's it based on?

slowpilgrim

Hi all,

Love the sound of this thing from demoes, but can't afford that pricetag. Looking for something similar I can DIY (maybe the Jan Ray clone from Musikding or something). Does anyone recognise the circuit - is this based off something else I can use as a starting point?

http://files.effectsdatabase.com/gear/pics/kingtone_bluespower_002.jpg

Cheers -

Sassafras

I'm guessing Bluesbreaker inspired.

thermionic

Timmy also has 4 clipping diodes and a 4558 opamp rather than a TL072 as in the BB2.

guitarblaster

Hah I have no circuit knowledge at all but to my ears (I own the blues power and duellist and have had a pantheon) the blues power doesn’t sound like the blues breaker style pedals. It does sound a lot more similar to the Lightspeed, which i believe is based around a Timmy, the Blues Power has more gain and somehow feels beefier. So without circuit knowledge, I’d say Timmy rather than blues breaker! 

AlexO

Cranked Blackface I think it’s based on?

slowpilgrim

cheers all, i went with the Jan Ray clone in the end and hopefully will get in the ballpark of that tone! putting it through my silverface champ.