transistor tone control schematic

hello.
found some tonecontrols with transistors............many years ago they were available as a kit............
and there is always the possibility to fiddle around with the parts (bc109c = bc549c,.......)
greets
 

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hello.
found some tonecontrols with transistors............many years ago they were available as a kit............
and there is always the possibility to fiddle around with the parts (bc109c = bc549c,.......)
greets

The second schematic should provide the better perfs in matter
of THD and noise as it s an active baxandall tone control.

BC109C can be replaced by BC550C or any generic low noise
NPN BC series, BC184C BC309C BC413/414 BC549C , the list is
endless...
In japanese bjts, 2SC1775 2SC1845 2SC2240 are good candidates.
 
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Some of the circuits above that specifically state "BC109C" may be relying on the very high gain these devices have (typically around 500), so the 2N3904 with a much lower typical gain may not suffice in all cases. If you want transistor circuits to behave as designed, always use equivalent devices to those specified.
 
at least a tone control with jfet..........
could be simulated with nowaday's jfets.....
or redesigned with low noise bjt's like bc549c,bc550c and so on.
greets

Thanks, MJF I feel this schematic is easy to build and hope it will give an impressive performance. Thanks again for the schematic.

What is the supply voltage for JFET and for BJT?
 
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What is the supply voltage for JFET
.......sorry i found no information what psu voltage was used with this fet tone control.but it should be around 18volts (may say: 15v min. , 24v maximal).

.......with bjt like bc550 up to 30volts (see schematics above......).
the psu should be regulated..........you can use 78xx regs (or something else).
 
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