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Deltaphoenix wrote:Piet Mondrian?

sanfordandsonny wrote:This is my suggestion we make 3 lists of people
List #1. Builders
People that would want to build one for themselves and one for another (it would be up
to the individuals to work out a price between the two. Remember that time is money so be cool)
List #2. Beneficiaries
People that may or may not have experience with pedal fabrication but will be expected to compensate the person that builds their pedal.
Beneficiaries are encouraged to contribute to the discussion. How many switches? Should each pedal be named for a pro wrestler?
List #3. Han Solos
People that are going to build one but only for themselves.
Han Solos might be busy people, new builders or whatever. They want in on the fuzz creation station.


We add names to the list and after no one else comes forward after a particular time we pair off with people we have b/s/t'd with or share a similar sense of humour or shares the same twisted vision for this pedal.

Again this is just a suggestion...........(why does this feel like the sequel to the TB Mothman?)

skreddy wrote:I've looked at the schematic but have not tried it yet. What I'm thinking at first glance, though, is this: the regular Colorsound Supa Tone Bender, in my opinion, is most likely a better bass fuzz than this bass fuzz. I have one (and have cloned it of course with my Skreddy Supa Tone), and with bass it kills. The thing about it is it A) does not need bigger coupling capacitors; the .1uf are PLENTY for all the natural, thumpy bass you need, and B) the clipping capacitor also is better at .1uf instead of .22uf, in my opinion, as this allows a bit of low end to NOT get squashed by the clippers, remain clean and remain thumpy and bassy.

I use BC183L transistors like the original Supa Tone, and I like these because they're low gain and keep the clipping diodes from clamping so hard at a high signal it becomes liquid drone instead of punchy and dynamic.

sanfordandsonny wrote:Sev I just realized this is a heinous thread jack, I'm sorry. I'm just trying my damnedest to stay off the b/s/t page.
Again if anyone can do this sooner feel free to take the torche and run with it.

No problems.....somehow, the explosion of this thread slipped by me until now.
Count me in on one of these. I can A/B a prototype against the real thing if needed. I have recording capabilities too, so I can share the findings.
Request: works on 9v battery (I know, I'm a dirty earth polluter.)
Name: ColorBlind FACE BUZZ

sanfordandsonny wrote:Should each pedal be named for a pro wrestler?

If so, make mine the BUZZ SAWYER!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Sawyer

LaoWiz wrote:I built the Bass fuzz for the bass player friend and it didn't sound great. The schematics I compared for the Jumbo Tone Bender and the Bass Fuzz were identical except for the .22 caps. Your points make sense as my unit does squash the low end a little too much. It sounds good but not great due to the loss of the low end.

I'm no scientist, but I could hardly imagine wanting more low end on the OG Bass Fuzz.
In fact, a mod I would like to see is a presence boost/high end boost knob in order to make it a bit more guitar friendly.
But, I'm sure you guys know exactly what you're doing.

LaoWiz wrote:

skreddy wrote:I've looked at the schematic but have not tried it yet. What I'm thinking at first glance, though, is this: the regular Colorsound Supa Tone Bender, in my opinion, is most likely a better bass fuzz than this bass fuzz. I have one (and have cloned it of course with my Skreddy Supa Tone), and with bass it kills. The thing about it is it A) does not need bigger coupling capacitors; the .1uf are PLENTY for all the natural, thumpy bass you need, and B) the clipping capacitor also is better at .1uf instead of .22uf, in my opinion, as this allows a bit of low end to NOT get squashed by the clippers, remain clean and remain thumpy and bassy.

I use BC183L transistors like the original Supa Tone, and I like these because they're low gain and keep the clipping diodes from clamping so hard at a high signal it becomes liquid drone instead of punchy and dynamic.

Thanks for posting that! I built the Bass fuzz for the bass player friend and it didn't sound great. The schematics I compared for the Jumbo Tone Bender and the Bass Fuzz were identical except for the .22 caps. Your points make sense as my unit does squash the low end a little too much. It sounds good but not great due to the loss of the low end. When I get around to it I'll switch out the caps and report back the differences....

sev wrote:I'm no scientist, but I could hardly imagine wanting more low end on the OG Bass Fuzz.
In fact, a mod I would like to see is a presence boost/high end boost knob in order to make it a bit more guitar friendly.
But, I'm sure you guys know exactly what you're doing.