overdrive/fuzz quest part 2

[ryansalmond]

That space fuzz looks sooo sexy.

 

[jumbodbassman]

John any special run pedals still for sale that i should look into. Been away for a while and unemployed and both ending in a few weeks , I have the alembic and awaiting the 360+_. really into the preamp type with some od/fuzz added in...

 

[jumbodbassman]

Any chance we can get a listen to the brown dog/agent funk combo???

 

[vincent69]

just finished building Runoffgroove's Britannia (Vox AC30 emulator) it does lose some low end with a bass, but that was to be expected being that it sounds like playing a bass thru a Vox AC30. regardless, it's a great, dynamic pedal. I etched a pcb and the enclosure for this one.

gut shot:

Hi John,

These new etched enclosures of yours look stunning, especially this VOX Britannia. Your versions of the Blowerbox and most of all the Space Patrol Fuzz are also really great !
I was just wondering how you made it for the pcb layout. Did you have an original to trace or did you start from the ground up using the vero layout ?

 

[johnk_10]

I just completed a smallbox version of the Orange preamp today and i'm etching the PCB's for this one now. it sounds identical to the large one (it's the same exact circuit), but just in a smaller enclosure.

 

[nshuman]

I just completed a smallbox version of the Orange preamp today and i'm etching the PCB's for this one now. it sounds identical to the large one (it's the same exact circuit), but just in a smaller enclosure.

Wow, nice! That would save me a bit of space

 

[gregmon79]

Wow, nice! That would save me a bit of space

You're so drooling right now.

 

[johnk_10]

i just got another discontinued and fairly rare one completed, the Frantone Cream Puff. it's a pretty heavy distortion/fuzz with a ton of low end.

 

[nshuman]

i just got another discontinued and fairly rare one completed, the Frantone Cream Puff. it's a pretty heavy distortion/fuzz with a ton of low end.

Cool! I would definitely like to hear soundclips of that one.

 

[Silver Blues]

Same, I was wondering if that one was worth it to build.

 

[johnk_10]

i'll try to post a quick sound clip of it later today.

 

[johnk_10]

quick clip of the cream puff:

 

[nshuman]

quick clip of the cream puff:

That is a nice sounding pedal!

 

[johnk_10]

That is a nice sounding pedal!

yep. and it goes from fuzzy to fuzzier.

 

[nshuman]

One day, cream puff + bassweet

 

[Jared Lash]

quick clip of the cream puff:

Always dug the Frantone stuff. The Lo Tone was great for subtle fuzz sounds and the Bassweet was over the top nasty. The Sandwich was one of my favorite compressors and the Glacier was (at least as ring mods go) pretty darn musical.

 

[Laurent]

i just got another discontinued and fairly rare one completed, the Frantone Cream Puff. it's a pretty heavy distortion/fuzz with a ton of low end.

Great sounding pedal. I like Frantone pedals. Fran created 3 pedals specifically for bass: the Thunderhead, the Bassweet and the Lo-tone Classic Fuzz. I owned the 3 of them at one point and they are worth seeking. I actually owned two Thunderheads. All have interesting tones and they are quite unique.

 

[Silver Blues]

Wow it is nice. Huh...

 

[johnk_10]

I recently completed a few more builds + one modded pedal.
a friend of mine loaned me his bearfoot 3BOD so I cloned it. it's a low gainer but it does sound good:

I also bought a boss DS-1 for cheap but didn't care for it so I did the Keeley mods on it and it actually sounds pretty good with a bass now:

and I built three different Animatos. one with a clean blend, one 100% stock, and another with a tilt control:

 

[gregmon79]

Will a demo of that SD1 be up on your SC soon by chance?