A tutorial showing how to build a very simple overdrive effect.

Below you will find the circuit schematics and list of parts for this setup, and also a video showing step by step how to build the circuit on breadboard.

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Components list:

1x BC547 Transistor Q1

1x 10KΩ Resistor R1

1x 2.2uF Capacitor C2

1x 100nF Capacitor C1

1x 1N4148 Diode D1

2x 6.3mm Mono AJ


Step by step video guide on how to build the circuit according to the schematic above: