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Hehe thanks! I made those videos.

Whilst this is totally awesome in its own right, for anyone wanting to recreate the SiameseDream era in the meantime, this guy smashes (pun intended) it out the park. The lead sound video is bang on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp5K8u3EsKA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCegzAXgpEA

That looks great! Here was my proposed layout:


This was setup to use a CA3080 for the IC, since it sounded and behaved similar to the DM90 chip. At this point in the design I had ditched the ESR fuzz and ripped off the fuzz section of the MicroSynth. So basically this was a mashup of a Jordan Bosstone going into the MicroSynth.

Here are the parts I used:
R1 - 10k
R2 - 10k
R3 - 20k
R4 - 10k
R5 - 220R
R6 - 12k
R7 - 820R
R8 - B50K (Filter)
R9 - B10K (Bias)
R10 - 560k
R11 - 150k
R12 - 560k
R13 - 18k
R14 - 18k
R15 - B100k (Attack)
R16 - A100k (Volume)

C1 - .1uf ceramic (104)
C2 - .1uf ceramic (104)
C3 - .1uf ceramic (104)
C4 - .1uf ceramic (104)
C5 - .022uf Film   (223)
C6 - .022uf Film   (223)
C7 - 47pf ceramic
C8 - .022uf Film   (223)
C9 - 1uf tant or Film (105)*

Q1 - A417 NPN#
Q2 - 2N3638A PNP

IC1 - CA3080

*D1 - 1N4148
*D2 - 1N4148

# - This old transistor has an odd E,C,B configuration. You will have to bend your leads on a standard NPN transistor to conform to the layout. Hfe is in the 200 range.
* - Feel free to experiment with different diode types
The two pads marked "P" connected with a jumper.  The two pads marked "Y" & "Z" connected with a long jumper.
I think this was the recording of the circuit with those exact parts (it's been a while since I listened to this clip, I forgot how much that thing ripped!):
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It would be interesting to see more of a stripped down Microsynth circuit with a Boss Tone added at the end. The rhythm sounds are categorically OpAmp Muff. It's the lead sounds that Microsynth and Boss Tone contribute so much to. The key pieces of the Microsynth are the octave effects and the fuzz it contains. Adding the boss tone on top is what sends it over the edge for those super compressed leads. Here's a recording of HKK I did a while back with just the OpAmp into a JCM800 with a G12T-75 recorded with a C414.

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I'll just buy it for the man. Give me a link

Side note... I just completely cracked the rhythm sound. I figured out why my rhythm sounds in the covers weren't quite right. This is a short clip from Today. First is just my recorded rhythm guitars. Then my guitars hard cut out and the actual song plays from the same point. Aside from volume level and a little EQ, I consider this nailed. Thoughts? I think a pedal can be built to be the in-between to make this work. The lead guitar sounds rely on the MSA Fuzz/Jordan Boss Tone circuit. The rhythm sound is not but is more than a Muff and Marshall

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Thank both of you! Being pointed to the Boss Tone type pedal was a game changer.

I tried to get the glitch broken sound at the end but the Microsynth just doesn't always glitch out the same. You can hear it ringing the chord at the end but it just isn't "it". Lars, do you happen to have a schematic of your Triclops Fuzz? I would love to try it out in place of the Boss Tone clone. There's a few sounds from that album that still haunt me. For example, the opening lead in Hummer after the first octave chord section is finished.

Sorry about the necro post but this post was so helpful. I suck at recording. All my recordings are always lacking in the low end but I just wanted to share this take on the Cherub Rock solo. I used a Jordan Boss Tone clone with a Microsynth and a Strymon Deco to clone the tape reel sounds. I covered the whole song but skip to 3:08 for the solo. I'm pretty sure this is the right album chain.

https://youtu.be/QY0a63439bw