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by rcubed
08 May 2010, 16:16
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: Catalinbread - WIIO [guts]
Replies: 128
Views: 36844

Re: Catalinbread - WIIO

Here's a 'gut-shot' of a friends. He wouldn't let me have a better crack at it. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2526/4166835857_577acdeb42_b.jpg To my ears it sounded like a thicker DLS with more happening in the lower-mids and less top end. We A-B'd the two pedals and it was very easy in the lower ...
by rcubed
08 May 2010, 03:32
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz [traced]
Replies: 51
Views: 21828

Re: Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz [traced]

Greg_G wrote:Very Muff'ish indeed.
Indeed. I don't know why they wouldn't try 4001 diodes or LEDs for clipping in the first stage instead of the transistors.
by rcubed
07 May 2010, 16:46
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz [traced]
Replies: 51
Views: 21828

Re: Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz [traced]

fuckyourmom wrote:Is there a "standard" general big muff schematic that everyone uses? If so when I draw up the final schematic I'll follow a similar part numbering, etc as that if I can.
I use the one from General Guitar Gadgets.
by rcubed
05 May 2010, 02:15
Forum: Pedal Debugging & Troubleshooting Support
Topic: Catalinbread - SFT - FETs
Replies: 15
Views: 10027

Re: Catalinbread - SFT

I can't comment on how it works with passive guitars since I haven't used my guitar with it yet. But depending how hot your signal is coming in, you're not going to get breakup until around noon or 1 o'clock. Below breakup, on bass, you get a classic Ampeg B-15 sound. I'm not sure how that would tra...
by rcubed
03 May 2010, 03:15
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: BJF - Honey Bee Overdrive degooped [traced]
Replies: 493
Views: 190871

Re: BJF - Honey Bee Overdrive degooped [traced]

Well I've spent a good part of the week first building the final version of the Yellow Shark, then attempted the vero 1.7 on perf board, then on vero strip board, and couldn't get either of the later to work, from probably overheating the re-used parts. So I went back and populated the YS board wit...
by rcubed
30 Apr 2010, 01:50
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: Creepy Fingers - Pink Elephant [guts]
Replies: 9
Views: 3340

Re: Creepy Fingers - Pink Elephant [guts]

Pretty much all of Brad's pedals are clones. (They were last last time I checked).
by rcubed
24 Apr 2010, 16:57
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz [traced]
Replies: 51
Views: 21828

Re: Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz [traced]

Fuzzmaster FM-2 varient?
by rcubed
27 Mar 2010, 16:57
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: Catalinbread - WIIO [guts]
Replies: 128
Views: 36844

Re: Catalinbread - WIIO

You can compare that to my shot of the SFT:

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by rcubed
25 Mar 2010, 02:51
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: Catalinbread - SFT [traced]
Replies: 282
Views: 143174

Re: Catalinbread - SFT [traced]

Hi, I'm planning to build this for the bass player in my band. Has anybody tried this thing out with active and passive-pickups on bass, yet? Would it make sense to replace the input resistor with a 100KB-Pot to add some sort of Pre-Gain control. He's playing a 5-string Ibanez with active PUs and l...
by rcubed
20 Jan 2010, 04:01
Forum: Modern Stompbox Effects (1975 - ...)
Topic: EHX - Bass Big Muff
Replies: 61
Views: 38171

Re: EH - Bass Big Muff

Pop off the knobs and unscrew the nuts on the outside. Do this for the jacks as well and the whole board with pop right out.
by rcubed
17 Jan 2010, 05:28
Forum: Modern Stompbox Effects (1975 - ...)
Topic: EHX - Bass Big Muff
Replies: 61
Views: 38171

Re: EH - Bass Big Muff

soulsonic wrote:Looks like it's most likely a Green Russian Muff with blend circuit.
That's exactly what it's marketed as (for bass).
by rcubed
17 Jan 2010, 00:22
Forum: Modern Stompbox Effects (1975 - ...)
Topic: EHX - Bass Big Muff
Replies: 61
Views: 38171

Re: EH - Bass Big Muff

Well the top section of that board is clearly the standard four stage Big Muff circuit. They even screened the values for each component. The IC section must be for the blend and other functions(?).
by rcubed
16 Jan 2010, 06:02
Forum: Modern Stompbox Effects (1975 - ...)
Topic: EHX - Bass Big Muff
Replies: 61
Views: 38171

Re: EH - Bass Big Muff

BDSM wrote:just bopught one for the sole purpose of exploring the circuit on here.... so when it comes I'll fire up the digi-cam and get some shots.
Awesome!

SMD components don't scare me! :horsey:

(Unless it's some crazy multilayer board :mrgreen: )
by rcubed
15 Jan 2010, 18:06
Forum: Modern Stompbox Effects (1975 - ...)
Topic: EHX - Bass Big Muff
Replies: 61
Views: 38171

Re: EH - Bass Big Muff

BUMP!

Sure it's another Big Muff circuit but I'm curious how all the extra features are executed.
by rcubed
12 Jan 2010, 18:35
Forum: Modern Stompbox Effects (1975 - ...)
Topic: Fender - Sub-Lime Fuzz
Replies: 6
Views: 5116

Re: Fender Sub-Lime Fuzz (Sublime)

There's probably a bit of circuitry (somewhat) outside of the signal path for changing colors of the dial knob. I don't know if it is buffered or not.
by rcubed
12 Jan 2010, 03:59
Forum: Modern Stompbox Effects (1975 - ...)
Topic: Fender - Sub-Lime Fuzz
Replies: 6
Views: 5116

Re: Fender Sub-Lime Fuzz (Sublime)

I'm not a fan of those 1/4" jacks either. Anyway, guesses based on the shots? An actual original circuit?
by rcubed
12 Jan 2010, 03:03
Forum: Modern Stompbox Effects (1975 - ...)
Topic: Fender - Sub-Lime Fuzz
Replies: 6
Views: 5116

Fender - Sub-Lime Fuzz

Has anyone picked one up? Looking for a schematic for this one.

Some gut shots found on TalkBass:

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Thread is here: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=614504
by rcubed
21 Dec 2009, 07:06
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: Catalinbread - SFT [traced]
Replies: 282
Views: 143174

Re: Catalinbread - SFT [traced]

i tried a 1M lin type pot for gain today, more smooth travel, it seems better to me. rcubed, could you double check if that gain pot is a log type in the original ? i can´t see it on the pics. cheers, lohstah Yepp, definitely better with 1M lin Pot. The 1M log pot "jumps" from smother dis...
by rcubed
09 Dec 2009, 03:31
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: electronix submarine bass preamp pedal
Replies: 50
Views: 14481

Re: electronix submarine bass preamp pedal

Thanks for the vero. Electronix is coming back. This circuit was based on a Mesa tube amp which was a copy of an old Fender.
by rcubed
26 Nov 2009, 16:58
Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
Topic: Catalinbread - SFT [traced]
Replies: 282
Views: 143174

Re: Catalinbread - SFT [traced]

ShortScaleMike wrote:That connection always looked really strange to me also, but the person who R-E'd it seemed adamant it was there...
My multimeter doesn't lie. :mrgreen: I double checked that as well. It seemed odd but I get continuity between the the two lugs.