Dub-T-123 Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 That's very nice.......What exactly is it ??? Thanks It's basically a germanium/silicon hybrid fuzz, capable of some very amp like overdrive sounds. Asymmetrical clipping. The sound is thick but really clear with plenty of high end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Thanks It's basically a germanium/silicon hybrid fuzz, capable of some very amp like overdrive sounds. Asymmetrical clipping. The sound is thick but really clear with plenty of high end Yup......IMHO, the more fuzz pedals, the better..........Think I'm up to 20 fuzzes......Need more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Here is a 300 year old chunk of Hunduran mahogany....LP shaped, one piece, nice grain, 1 and 5/8" thick.......... It will be have a Bigsby, 2 cream P-90s, 1 tone, 2 volume, maple neck, etc etc.....It shall go from jazz to uber P-90 mayhem.......(Wolftone A2 or Lollar A5 PUs....) . . . This is gonna be COOL keep us posted! Nice cat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Here's a video I made explaining how to install tilt-back legs on a Fender amp. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvqpPuC7c_k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 I've got this in my test box right now [Youtube] Basically I started with my Fuzz Face/MK1.5 vero layout and tweaked it around to make something that I think is pretty cool. To start, I chose transistors that were a bit lower gain than what everyone suggests for this type of circuit. So it retains a lot more clarity with chords but doesn't sound extremely high gain. Then I added a tone control of sorts.. An input cap blend. It blends from 5nf to 5uf. When you factor in the 10n output cap, it almost ranges from a Rangemaster-like freq response to a MK1.5-like freq response. When I first tested it out, I was getting a somewhat harsh high end with some fizz in the brightest setting. I added some small value caps across the base and collector of each transistor to smooth that out. This also helped reduce the amount of noise I think the only thing I will change is one resistor to get a bit more output. Other than that I'm happy with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I think the only thing I will change is one resistor to get a bit more output. Other than that I'm happy with it! Sounds pretty awesome to me as it is! Nice bass/treble balance to it. Plenty of fuzz but not too fizzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Thanks, Pup! It barely gets above unity gain on my little practice amp here so I'll mod it to be louder. I like my fuzz to be able to go loud so it can blast through in a band. Build anything lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Thanks, Pup! It barely gets above unity gain on my little practice amp here so I'll mod it to be louder. I like my fuzz to be able to go loud so it can blast through in a band. Build anything lately? I gotcha - so louder but not fuzzier. I've been building more attenuators this week. A guy needed a 16 ohm one, so I did a couple and put them in the eBay store. Not super exciting, but I'm pretty pleased with them overall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Just finished the first production Baby Fat booster today. Super clean JFET boost. I made a rough prototype before, but this one's finsihed purty! Gonna ship them with a blue and a pink knob so folks can choose boy or girl. They call that marketing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreslauer Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 i'm done! i put vintage 30s in my 2x12 cab too: a neat mod, bias test points to read cathode mV over a 1 ohm resistor to get mA: theres a shot of the bias pot too, you can adjust from the outside or inside. very pleased with this one: a little bit loud before it starts getting dirty, but what cleans! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 ...a little bit loud before it starts getting dirty, but what cleans! That's a Bassman for ya! Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Yup......IMHO, the more fuzz pedals, the better..........Think I'm up to 20 fuzzes......Need more... Im building an issue 1 dallas arbiter ff at the moment but im having trouble getting the affected signal to come through. Once I've fixed it that will bring me up to the grand total of 2 fuzz's. I'd like to get a mini bonamassa or eric johnson ff when they come out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Im building an issue 1 dallas arbiter ff at the moment but im having trouble getting the affected signal to come through. Check to see if you have the input and output wires crossed at the switch - that will do what you describe - I've done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Check to see if you have the input and output wires crossed at the switch - that will do what you describe - I've done it. Im not sure thats the problem, Im still getting a clean signal but when i press the spdt switch it cuts out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Gonna ship them with a blue and a pink knob so folks can choose boy or girl. They call that marketing! that is brilliant!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Im not sure thats the problem, Im still getting a clean signal but when i press the dpdt switch it cuts out That's exactly what happens if you have input and output leads reversed into a true bypass switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Only two more weeks of summer break, so I'm trying to finish some stuff up. Whatdya think of these Marshall style boosters? Too much gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Only two more weeks of summer break, so I'm trying to finish some stuff up. Whatdya think of these Marshall style boosters? Too much gold? How do they look in low light? The shiny knob might be easy to pick out on the board. But maybe too shiny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 How do they look in low light? The shiny knob might be easy to pick out on the board. But maybe too shiny? Hmmm... here's a little less light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Those look great surfpup! I got this BOSS OS-2 for free and thought it would be fun to refinish and maybe mod it. It sounds pretty good with my practice amp. Spraying it a hammered grey. I also just made a vero layout for a silicon adaptation of the MKII Bender with an added recovery stage and baxandall tone stack (interactive treble and bass controls). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Nice. Max it out and call it the Metal Drive! Or maybe just "Hammered" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Haha good ideas. I think some kind of waterside decal would look great on the metal part of the foot pad. Haven't tried that before though I just painted the rest of the enclosure and got a really deep hammered effect on it! Here it is after I took everything apart and cleaned it. Pretty cool design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 lol I think may have to respray the foot switch part because I got the rest of it so much more hammered out Oh yeah.. Check out the brick that I spray enclosures on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I also just made a vero layout for a silicon adaptation of the MKII Bender with an added recovery stage and baxandall tone stack (interactive treble and bass controls). Sounds cool! And I just realized that was something else I wanted to do this summer: build something on vero. Oh well... There will be time, there will be time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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