https://github.com/pachadotdev/brianmaydiygear
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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/pachadotdev/brianmaydiygear
- Owner: pachadotdev
- License: cc0-1.0
- Created: 2025-02-23T02:26:19.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-05-01T07:33:08.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-15T02:47:38.158Z (9 months ago)
- Size: 36.1 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Brian May Inspired DIY Guitar Gear
I have collected information from different sources to provide schematics to build your own Treble Booster and Deacy Amp replicas.
In principle, a silicon transistor such as the N5088 works for the booster, and a transistor such as a Newmark AC187 will be much closer to the original build.
Most of the parts, except the vintage transistors, can be obtained from [Tayda Electronics](https://www.taydaelectronics.com).
These diagrams can be opened and edited with [DIY Layout Creator](https://github.com/bancika/diy-layout-creator). I also build these units one at a time and sell them on [Reverb](https://reverb.com/ca/shop/mauricios-gear-emporium-95).
## Notes
The treble booster provided here is an "average" of many commercial units no longer sold: Dallas Rangemaster, Brian May's homemade treble booster, Orange Treble Booster, Guild Power Booster (1986), Fryer Treble Booster.
The amp schematics serve both as a traditional amp or a preamp. If you build it as an amplifier, [this speaker](https://deacyamp.com/products/kat-dsp-6-5-tc-speaker-upgrade-for-vox-vbm-1-amplifier) works with it.
## Sources
https://paulinthelab.blogspot.com/2012/06/brian-may-deacy-amplifier-stripboard.html
https://dsgb.net/gear/deacyamp/
https://diy-fever.com/amps/deacy-inspired/
https://www.gad.net/Blog/2019/03/03/guild-1984-brian-may-treble-booster-pedals/
https://web.archive.org/web/20140228002017/http://www.paulinthelab.com/2013/03/greg-fryer-brian-may-treble-booster.html
http://147pedals.blogspot.com/2010/11/simple-tone-control-brian-may-treble.html
https://www.taydakits.com/instructions/treble-booster-brian-may
https://marshallforum.com/threads/diy-treble-booster-help.51098/
https://hackaday.io/project/163948-tiny-treble-booster
https://diystrat.blogspot.com/2011/05/building-quick-brian-may-style-treble.html
https://fryerguitars.com/brian-may-fryer-treble-booster-2/