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60W Guitar Amplifier

Bass, Treble, Harmonic modifier and Brightness controls
Output power: 40W into 8 Ohm and 60W into 4 Ohm loads
Amplifier circuit diagram:

Amplifier parts:
R1__________________6K8
R2,R4_____________470R
R3__________________2K
R5,R6_______________4K7
R7________________220R
R8__________________2K2
R9_________________50K
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1W Resistor
1/4W Resistors
1/2W Trimmer Cermet
1/2W Resistors
1/2W Resistor
1/2W Resistor
1/2W Trimmer Cermet
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R10________________68K 1/4W Resistor

R11,R12______________R47 4W Wirewound Resistors
C1,C2,C4,C5________47F
C3________________100F
C6_________________33pF
C7_______________1000F
C8_______________2200F

63V Electrolytic Capacitors

25V Electrolytic Capacitor
63V Ceramic Capacitor
50V Electrolytic Capacitor
63V Electrolytic Capacitor (See Notes)

D1_________________LED
D2________Diode bridge

Any type and color

200V 6A

Q1,Q2____________BD139
Q3_____________MJ11016
Q4_____________MJ11015

80V 1.5A NPN Transistors

120V 30A NPN Darlington Transistor (See Notes)
120V 30A PNP Darlington Transistor (See Notes)

SW1_______________SPST Mains switch

F1__________________4A Fuse with socket
T1________________220V Primary, 48-50V Secondary 75 to 150VA
Mains transformer (See Notes)
PL1_______________Male Mains plug
SPKR______________One or more speakers wired in series or in parallel
Total resulting impedance: 8 or 4 Ohm
Minimum power handling: 75W

Preamplifier circuit diagram:

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Preamplifier parts:
P1,P2______________10K
P3_________________10K

Linear Potentiometers
Log. Potentiometer

R1,R2______________68K
R3________________680K
R4________________220K
R5_________________33K
R6,R16______________2K2
R7__________________5K6
R8,R21____________330R
R9_________________47K
R10_______________470R
R11_________________4K7
R12,R20____________10K
R13_______________100R
R14,R15____________47R
R17,R18,R19_______100K

1/4W Resistors
1/4W Resistor
1/4W Resistor
1/4W Resistor
1/4W Resistors
1/4W Resistor
1/4W Resistors
1/4W Resistor
1/4W Resistor
1/4W Resistor
1/4W Resistors
1/4W Resistor
1/4W Resistors
1/4W Resistors

C1,C4,C5,C6________10F
C2_________________47F
C3_________________47pF
C7_________________15nF
C8_________________22nF
C9________________470nF
C10,C11,C12________10F
C13_______________220F
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63V Electrolytic Capacitors

63V Electrolytic Capacitor
63V Ceramic Capacitor
63V Polyester Capacitor
63V Polyester Capacitor
63V Polyester Capacitor
63V Electrolytic Capacitors
63V Electrolytic Capacitor
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D1,D2____________BAT46
Q1,Q3____________BC546
Q2_______________BC556

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100V 150mA Schottky-barrier Diodes (see Notes)

65V 100mA NPN Transistors
65V 100mA PNP Transistor

J1,J2___________6.3mm. Mono Jack sockets

SW1,SW2___________SPST Switches

Capacitors

Transistor

Resistors

Power Red

Circuit description:
This design adopts a well established circuit topology for the power amplifier, using a single-rail supply of about 60V and capacitor-coupling for the
speaker(s). The advantages for a guitar amplifier are the very simple circuitry, even for comparatively high power outputs, and a certain built-in degree
of loudspeaker protection, due to capacitor C8, preventing the voltage supply to be conveyed into loudspeakers in case of output transistors' failure.
The preamp is powered by the same 60V rails as the power amplifier, allowing to implement a two-transistors gain-block capable of delivering about
20V RMS output. This provides a very high input overload capability.
Technical data:
Sensitivity:
35mV input for 40W 8 Ohm output
42mV input for 60W 4 Ohm output
Frequency response:
50Hz to 20KHz -0.5dB; -1.5dB @ 40Hz; -3.5dB @ 30Hz
Total harmonic distortion @ 1KHz and 8 Ohm load:
Below 0.1% up to 10W; 0.2% @ 30W
Total harmonic distortion @ 10KHz and 8 Ohm load:
Below 0.15% up to 10W; 0.3% @ 30W
Total harmonic distortion @ 1KHz and 4 Ohm load:
Below 0.18% up to 10W; 0.4% @ 60W
Total harmonic distortion @ 10KHz and 4 Ohm load:
Below 0.3% up to 10W; 0.6% @ 60W
Treble control:
+9/-16dB @ 1KHz; +12/-24dB @ 10KHz
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Brightness control:
+6.5dB @ 500Hz; +7dB @ 1KHz; +8.5dB @ 10KHz
Bass control:
-17.5dB @ 100Hz; -26dB @ 50Hz; -28dB @ 40Hz
Notes:
The value listed for C8 is the minimum suggested value. A 3300F capacitor or two 2200F capacitors wired in parallel would be a better
choice.
The Darlington transistor types listed could be too oversized for such a design. You can substitute them with MJ11014 (Q3) and MJ11013
(Q4) or TIP142 (Q3) and TIP147 (Q4).
T1 transformer can be also a 24 + 24V or 25 + 25V type (i.e. 48V or 50V center tapped). Obviously, the center-tap must be left
unconnected.
D1 and D2 can be any Schottky-barrier diode types. With these devices, the harmonic modifier operation will be hard. Using for D1 and D2
two common 1N4148 silicon diodes, the harmonic modifier operation will be softer.
In all cases where Darlington transistors are used as the output devices it is essential that the sensing transistor (Q2) should be in as close
thermal contact with the output transistors as possible. Therefore a TO126-case transistor type was chosen for easy bolting on the heatsink,
very close to the output pair.
R9 must be trimmed in order to measure about half the voltage supply across the positive lead of C7 and ground. A better setting can be done
using an oscilloscope, in order to obtain a symmetrical clipping of the output wave form at maximum output power.
To set quiescent current, remove temporarily the Fuse F1 and insert the probes of an Avo-meter in the two leads of the fuse holder.
Set the volume control to the minimum and Trimmer R3 to its minimum resistance.
Power-on the circuit and adjust R3 to read a current drawing of about 30 to 35mA.
Wait about 15 minutes, watch if the current is varying and readjust if necessary.

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