Patent ID: 7787634

Claim:
A musical distortion circuit comprising a non-limiting clipping section comprising: a) a non-limiting clipping section input and a non-limiting clipping section output; b) first, second and third capacitors connected in series between the non-limiting clipping section input and the non-limiting clipping section output; c) at least one first clipping diode connected between 1) a point of connection between the first and second capacitors, and 2) a first reference voltage; d) at least one second clipping diode connected between 1) a point of connection between the second and third capacitors, and 2) a second reference voltage, the first and second clipping diodes being connected in anti-parallel orientation; and e) a impedance connected between 1) the point of connection between the first and second capacitors, and 2) the point of connection between the second and third capacitors, wherein the impedance is a non-zero impedance that is finite at DC.