Necropolis

Is there anything better on a board than a Tone Bender? But which one to go for? They all have their merits and sound different enough to warrant several spots on the floor.

Enter the Necropolis - your handy multi-Bender.

Fuelled by three NPN germanium cans (or silicon if you want - totally up to you), so it works on your standard polarity supply without any faff.

Standard Vol and Attack controls are joined by a Tone pot - shades of the Mk III. Add in the Feed control, which drops the voltage as you wind it back, and you have a multitude of sounds to pick from.

Now, the switches. The lower is Tone Bypass, if you want to keep things pure. This was a footswitch on the original, but what's that about? Feel free to wire it offboard if you think that's useful on the fly.

...and the magic - the circuit switch in the middle. This takes the first stage transistor out of the mix, giving you a two-can Mk 1 and Mk 1.5 to play with. That's where the Feed pot comes into it's own.

We're offering the kit without the transistor sets, since you may have something tucked away for a special build. We'll show stock including sets until our bins are dry.

The kit is supplied with vertical-mount pots which have round shafts, so you'll need set-screw fitting knobs.

If you want the PCB without parts there's a link for that at the bottom of the page.

Partial kit: PCB, all board-mounted components, pots.

Full kit: As above, plus footswitch and appropriate daughterboard/components for your selected bypass type (see Downloads section for details of those), jack sockets, DC socket, battery snap, hook-up wire, LED.

Enclosure (pre-drilled) is only available with full kits, and will not take a battery. Knobs are not included.

Inspired by: Boneyard

Difficulty: Medium

PCB size: 50 x 50mm

Knobs required: 4

Enclosure: 1590B

Direct-Connect compatible (4-way)

Download the INSTRUCTION PDF