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Should I buy a Megalith? Built a clone! It's awesome!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:24 pm
by KaosCill8r
I want a good Muff style pedal for guitar and bass. Would a megalith do this for me? I know it does heavy bottom end, but can it get nice top end sounds for solos with note clarity? I have checked out the demos but they all seem like they are showing the heavy low tones.
Re: Should I buy a Megalith?
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:39 pm
by StopReferencing
Yeah, I do believe I could achieve "note clarity" when I had a Megalith. However, I did not find it particularly muff-like, despite whatever similarities the circuit may hold.
Also, yes, buy one.
Re: Should I buy a Megalith?
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:51 pm
by resincum
dude, a megalith is absolute destruction. it can definitely hang with solos. if you want amp sizzling frequencies to accompany the 'clarity' YES GET A MEGALITH! better yet, ask dan to build you one
honestly my favorite dirt pedal. doesn't really sound like a muff to me, though. more like an amp melting monster. packs quite a punch. but really I don't know how 'clean' it can get? no matter what settings I use it sounds like my speakers are burning
Re: Should I buy a Megalith?
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:10 pm
by KaosCill8r
LaoWiz wrote:Yea, man. I would say buy one. If you can't then build one. Not sure how the schematic online compares to the actual OG, but it's my favorite thing I have built. I just built a new one for myself, need to debug why the more doesn't work, but it's a slab of beautiful filth. I think it really slays everything and it really stands out over anything else I have built in the realm of fuzz. He's uses some oddball transistors that are easily found on Mouser but if you are a Mouser virgin, I can send you of couple as I have a bunch. I made a really shitty layout that i build mine from and could share but might be too hard to to explain. I was thinking that I wanted to do a tighter layout for this one, though.
I found a kit to build one, so I will build that. There is a build doc on Tagboard fx but I have bad luck building on vero, but my success rate building kits is 99.9%. Built at least 20+ kits, all dirt and fuzz and a couple of buffers. Only had one that didn't quite work properly. It worked but sounded not like it should of.
Thanks LaoWiz for the offer of transistors too. Very cool of you but the kit comes with the required trannies. Though I might get you to build me something one day. Your builds are real popular around here. thumb:
Edit: look where this post showed up. It should be lower down the page. What the fuck!!!
Re: Should I buy a Megalith?
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:11 pm
by Gone Fission
Or build one, if you follow the power filtering tips and socket transistors so you can chase out excess instability.
It isn't a Muff, no, but it can fill a bunch of the same territory. I find it feels more dynamic and touch sensitive than a Muff, which makes it work better for me. (Then again, I haven't done the deep muff dive into all the circuit variants.) I need to build another to keep.
Re: Should I buy a Megalith?
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:14 pm
by sonidero
Yeah I just played mine for awhile and it definitely keeps the heavy but with the filter set right it's got great highs... Not a muff at all really and can kinda get synthy if you nail the input... I use it with the low wide open and use the Maor Heavy sparingly but yes GET ONE...
Re: Should I buy a Megalith?
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:10 am
by LaoWiz
Yea, man. I would say buy one. If you can't then build one. Not sure how the schematic online compares to the actual OG, but it's my favorite thing I have built. I just built a new one for myself, need to debug why the more doesn't work, but it's a slab of beautiful filth. I think it really slays everything and it really stands out over anything else I have built in the realm of fuzz. He's uses some oddball transistors that are easily found on Mouser but if you are a Mouser virgin, I can send you of couple as I have a bunch. I made a really shitty layout that i build mine from and could share but might be too hard to to explain. I was thinking that I wanted to do a tighter layout for this one, though.
Re: Should I buy a Megalith?
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:36 am
by LaoWiz
KaosCill8r wrote:LaoWiz wrote:Yea, man. I would say buy one. If you can't then build one. Not sure how the schematic online compares to the actual OG, but it's my favorite thing I have built. I just built a new one for myself, need to debug why the more doesn't work, but it's a slab of beautiful filth. I think it really slays everything and it really stands out over anything else I have built in the realm of fuzz. He's uses some oddball transistors that are easily found on Mouser but if you are a Mouser virgin, I can send you of couple as I have a bunch. I made a really shitty layout that i build mine from and could share but might be too hard to to explain. I was thinking that I wanted to do a tighter layout for this one, though.
I found a kit to build one, so I will build that. There is a build doc on Tagboard fx but I have bad luck building on vero, but my success rate building kits is 99.9%. Built at least 20+ kits, all dirt and fuzz and a couple of buffers. Only had one that didn't quite work properly. It worked but sounded not like it should of.
Thanks LaoWiz for the offer of transistors too. Very cool of you but the kit comes with the required trannies. Though I might get you to build me something one day. Your builds are real popular around here. thumb:
Edit: look where this post showed up. It should be lower down the page. What the fuck!!!
You will love the Megalith if you love fuzz. It's the hugest meaty textural sound. Just balls out...
Re: Should I buy a Megalith?
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:44 pm
by KaosCill8r
Thanks for all your feedback dudes. I've ordered a Megalith clone kit as well as a Ampeg Scrambler fuzz kit. Next week will be a very fuzzy fun week.
My pedal kit gas is getting out of control.
Re: Should I buy a Megalith? Built a clone! It's awesome!!!
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 12:36 pm
by KaosCill8r
I built the Megalith clone and this thing is awesome. How it sounds compared to the production Megalith, I can not say. But this clone rocks. Very heavy fuzz, a lot of tweaking capability, low noise floor when I'm not playing.
Only had a few minutes with it so far. Haven't tried it on bass yet but it sounds great on guitar. Looking forward to running the bass through it. Thanks for all the feedback dudes.
Re: Should I buy a Megalith? Built a clone! It's awesome!!!
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:30 pm
by Gone Fission
KaosCill8r wrote:low noise floor when I'm not playing.
I noticed that on the one I built once I chased out the squealing gremlins, but I've never tried the real deal. It was very noticeable how well it behaved there.
Re: Should I buy a Megalith? Built a clone! It's awesome!!!
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 9:09 pm
by spacelordmother
Where'd you find a kit?
Re: Should I buy a Megalith? Built a clone! It's awesome!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:27 am
by zeravla
Re: Should I buy a Megalith? Built a clone! It's awesome!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:22 am
by KaosCill8r
Yeah that is the one. Don't eye it any longer. Buy it. I have built over 20 of hit kits and they are awesome. Will be starting on one of his Scrambler fuzzes later on tonight.
Re: Should I buy a Megalith? Built a clone! It's awesome!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:28 am
by Hypnodrone
Did you try Lee's Brassmaster? That thing is crazy on bass. Nasty fuzz with ALL of your bass tone coming through. Mahoosive wall of sound.