Phat Phuk B is back!

[sonofshel]

Just noticed that it’s back for sale on their site...$20 more this time around. I’ve been looking at the ones in TB classified lately and have wanted to try one for ages but haven’t made it happen thus far. Sorry about not posting the link but wanted to alert the community.

 

[Gonzo Chinaski]

They're on sale again: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[DosiYanarchy]

I've just bought two!!

One from the W&C custom shop without the bias knob and an older one with the bias knob.

Can't wait to get them home

 

[Gonzo Chinaski]

I've just bought two!!

One from the W&C custom shop without the bias knob and an older one with the bias knob.

Can't wait to get them home

Let me know how you like using them together. They're so damn pretty!

 

[vivaknoxvegas]

I’d like to have mine modded to add the bias knob but not sure if that’s an available service.

 

[Gonzo Chinaski]

I’d like to have mine modded to add the bias knob but not sure if that’s an available service.

I've heard people claim that the Suppa Phat Phuk is essentially the same pedal (bias knob on top now) with an added phatness knob which is designed to add tonal flexibility. But I've also heard people claim there is something "magical" about the original pinky that the Suppa Phat Phuk can't compare to.

 

[DosiYanarchy]

Yeah. I had a Suppa back in the day too. I really liked it but preferred the simplicity of the regular phat phuk.

Someone also mentioned to me that they felt having the bias knob externally actually effected the tone in a negative way. So now I have both I will be able to find out for sure

 

[Gonzo Chinaski]

Yeah. I had a Suppa back in the day too. I really liked it but preferred the simplicity of the regular phat phuk.

Someone also mentioned to me that they felt having the bias knob externally actually effected the tone in a negative way. So now I have both I will be able to find out for sure

Report back with your findings. I'm curious about the external vs internal bias on the Phat Phuk B.

 

[DDXdesign]

SPP probably a little more versatile, but I just can't stand the "Suppa" name. That says "dinner in Boston" to me, with a short U sound, not "Soop-a".

 

[Cat-o-matic]

Report back with your findings. I'm curious about the external vs internal bias on the Phat Phuk B.

It's the same variable resistor, just in different formfactor, so it doesn't affect the sound in any way.
My my guess is that the magic is in the germanium transistor. They are quite inconsistent by nature, so maybe he had a more pleasant sounding batch during the era of internal bias vs external one.

 

[Agosix]

I like my Supa PP!

 

[cnltb]

So the PP has a trimpot inside. Right?

 

[DosiYanarchy]

Yep it does

So the PP has a trimpot inside. Right?

 

[cnltb]

Yep it does

Thanks!
And it is as good as people say?
Dynamic, organic, etc.etc...?

 

[DosiYanarchy]

Well it's been a few years since I had one (and only got to plug one of mine in briefly before I went on holiday).

It's a cool boost. It's got some grit and tonal magic to it, which is what makes it special to me....but you could argue "wouldn't a relatively transparent of do the same thing? Hell, doesn't the TC Spark Booster do that?"

I'm looking forward to playing around with them in more depth. It does so something that's quite pleasing to the midrange of my Gibson bass and when I put a video together I'll show you what I mean if I can.