Hey all,
Thanks for the replies! I've been messing around with the design. I removed the 2Meg as unklmickey suggested
and cranked up the gain. It is a lot louder but the distortion is extremely weak. I've read that diode clipping
is suppost to sound fairly harsh but what I'm getting is barely noticeable. I think I may opt for a better BJT as
Mr Alex suggested. The MPS2222A might not be cutting it. I'm using 1N4001 diodes. Does anyone have experience
with the quality of distortion you can achieve via parallel diodes? When I simulate the circuit it looks more
like soft clipping than hard clipping.
Thanks for the help again!
Notes:
1) Changing the output capacitor doesn't seem to have much of an effect, it just shifts the corner frequency.
2) Bypassing the emitter resistor with a Cap also doesn't have a noticeable effect