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So much cool stuff going on in here as usual

culturejam wrote:The good old Bazz Fuss, but with some built-in mods and a board-mounted footswitch.

CJ knows Bazz

culturejam wrote:The damn diode selector isn't working like it should, so I need to debug a bit. I made some last-minute changes mid-build and didn't have a way to test until it was complete.

Figured it out! Stupid, stupid mistake on my part. Now it's working. Not as much difference in compression as I would like, so I might go back and change one of the diode types.

Hooray for DIY!

Couldn't resist fucking with this thing. Swapped out a diode. Now it's a MONSTER. I can't believe how this simple little nothing of a circuit sounds so damn good. I swear to gawd you could go back in time and track Siamese Dream with this thing and it would sound almost the same.

culturejam wrote:Couldn't resist fucking with this thing. Swapped out a diode. Now it's a MONSTER. I can't believe how this simple little nothing of a circuit sounds so damn good. I swear to gawd you could go back in time and track Siamese Dream with this thing and it would sound almost the same.

Schematic?

Nocentelli wrote:

culturejam wrote:Couldn't resist fucking with this thing. Swapped out a diode. Now it's a MONSTER. I can't believe how this simple little nothing of a circuit sounds so damn good. I swear to gawd you could go back in time and track Siamese Dream with this thing and it would sound almost the same.

Schematic?

I think you know how to wire a bazzfuss

Nocentelli wrote:Schematic?

See below.

I used a diffused LED for D2 (forward voltage of about 1.8V) and a funky glass silicon diode for D1 (Vf of about 0.35V).

Jero wrote:

Nocentelli wrote:

culturejam wrote:Couldn't resist fucking with this thing. Swapped out a diode. Now it's a MONSTER. I can't believe how this simple little nothing of a circuit sounds so damn good. I swear to gawd you could go back in time and track Siamese Dream with this thing and it would sound almost the same.

Schematic?

I think you know how to wire a bazzfuss

Of course, but from CJ's description, I assumed he'd made some significant tweaks - I've played about with the bazz on many occasions, but was never blown away by the sound (though an anti parallel pair of LEDs is pretty dirty and loud).

dminner wrote:

Faldoe wrote:

dminner wrote:Thanks man!

Here is sneak peak at some new stuff:

Can you point the way to some etching tutorials? And what software do you use to make the designs? So awesome.

Thanks man. This is was the tutorial that got me started:

http://diy-guitar-effects.tumblr.com/etching

Thanks. I've etched PCBs before, so same thing pretty much.

Can anyone suggest a good laser printer?

I finished this last weekend, I bought the enclosure with the intention of fitting the insides of my Langtronics Bone Collector, as the layout of its connectors are a bit weird, but when I opened it up I discovered that the board was glued in, so in the end I bought a fuzz kit from a UK supplier and put that in instead.

Faldoe wrote:
Thanks. I've etched PCBs before, so same thing pretty much.

Can anyone suggest a good laser printer?

I use a Brother then I bought off some dude on craigslist.

Finishing up a couple things today.

Someone wanted a harmonic transformer so working on another one of those, along with something new.

dminner wrote:

Faldoe wrote:
Thanks. I've etched PCBs before, so same thing pretty much.

Can anyone suggest a good laser printer?

I use a Brother then I bought off some dude on craigslist.

Finishing up a couple things today.

Someone wanted a harmonic transformer so working on another one of those, along with something new.

What model, and what is the price of the toner cartridge?

Mine is a brother HL-20. I scored on CL and bought it with an existing toner cartridge and two replacements all for $60

they look dope! is the sonic disaster a kill kill filter by any chance?

resincum wrote:they look dope! is the sonic disaster a kill kill filter by any chance?

No, but I have been wanting to build one of those!

This is a couple devi ever pcbs I had. A catzilla and centurm grump, And when combined they make the empty hearts fuzz.