donderdag 31 maart 2016

From schematic to vero

First time to transfer a schematic to vero. It's a schematic from a DBA Fuzzwar, I found on Fuzzdog. I'm doing this because I want to hear the difference between the real one and a clone, if they sound the same, I'm going to build a Fuzzwar - Green Russian Big Muff clone for myself.

vrijdag 25 maart 2016

Boss DS-1 ''Synth Drive'' - Mod

Boss DS-1, everyone's first guitar distortion (or behringer, if you were a broke kid). Until this day the DS-1 is one of my favourite distortion pedals, when they are modded. Myself I own a Keeley modded, but a friend of mine, Can Ur, wanted a solid distortion with some settings where you can get some unfriendly sound out of it.
So we went with the JHS Synth Drive DS-1 mod. First, the DS-1 will sound much better, less shrill and tighter; second, you can get strange noises with the toggle switches under the footswitch.
switch 1: it sounds like a dying battery fuzz
switch 2: oscillation
switch 3: switch 3 is kinda hard to explain, the best way I can explain it ''fuzz octave up tremolo synthy'' sound
All these sounds are obtained from circuit bending


zondag 13 maart 2016

EHX Micro POG switch replacement - Repair

This POG from Marijn Westerlaken needed a switch replacement. Sounds easy, but it turned out to be a tough job.
EHX uses special 3pdt PCB and wires them with a white ribbon cable. If you need to replace the switch, you need to desolder the ribbon from the mainboard, which can be a real bother.
After all the desoldering is done, it’s as simple as that.



Green Russian Big Muff - Clone

Made a Green Russian Big Muff with a blend function for Joost Bausch. This pedal is made especially for bass guitar; it has a blend and a midcontrol (even tough that’s also handy for guitar). This is one of the best Big Muffs for bass guitar; it has lots of gain, has a bass boost and the bass guitar doesn't fall out of the (band) mix, especially with a blend and midcontrol
With the blend you can bring back your clean signal in the sound and with the midcontrol you can get a boosted or a scooped mid (and of course the ''original'' mid).

donderdag 10 maart 2016

DBA Supersonic Fuzzgun - Clone

I wanted to make a Silicon Fuzz Factory, did some research, and I chose the DBA Supersonic Fuzzgun.
When it was done, I didn't know if I liked it or disliked it. This fuzz is in every aspect different than any other fuzz that I owned or build. It is really harsh, shrill and it hasn't any sustain. But I can get those Mudhoney sounds out of it, so I'm satisfied.
Originally the pedal has a toggle switch for activating the oscillation, I chose a footswitch and an extra led.