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#401
EclecticElectrk said:
its great, not quite as big a difference as with the wah, but its much more responsive and it doesnt get too farty sounding.
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Sorry for the late reply, but with the Big Muff it helps to replace more than just the input and output caps. The circuit has coupling caps all through it, to isolate each section from DC.

If you look at this schematic, then the caps you would want to change would be C1, C3, C4, C7, C12 and C13. Raise the values of these and you'll allow more low end through the circuit.

You could also increase the value of C6 and C9, but this might make it a bit more muddy sounding as it will mean more lower frequencies will get clipped.

The BMP is a good circuit to replace all the coupling caps with sockets and experiment.

You can also mod the tone stack for more bass response. I put a switch on mine to switch between the stock tone stack and a bassier one, however unless you also raise the value of the coupling caps then your bass response is limited there.

For playing around with the tone stack a great tool is the Tone Stack Calculator.
 
#402
I haven't frequented TB in a while, as I have been really busy with school. Some things that might be of interest: I am currently learning in my engineering classes how to use oscilloscopes, multimeters, waveform generators, etc. correctly. My first time using most of these tools. I have also been learning more on how to calculate voltage/current/power gain across amplifiers of all sorts as well as more details on building proper filters. We just made the transition from amplifiers to diodes, and I believe we will be learning more about transistors soon. I have not had any free time to spend on TB or fiddling with bass effects. all my free time has gone towards doing homework or practicing with my new band. But eventually I hope to use the knowledge I am getting right now to make some nicer pedals.
 
#403
Sir Edward V said:
I haven't frequented TB in a while, as I have been really busy with school. Some things that might be of interest: I am currently learning in my engineering classes how to use oscilloscopes, multimeters, waveform generators, etc. correctly. My first time using most of these tools. I have also been learning more on how to calculate voltage/current/power gain across amplifiers of all sorts as well as more details on building proper filters. We just made the transition from amplifiers to diodes, and I believe we will be learning more about transistors soon. I have not had any free time to spend on TB or fiddling with bass effects. all my free time has gone towards doing homework or practicing with my new band. But eventually I hope to use the knowledge I am getting right now to make some nicer pedals.
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You will, trust me, lol. :)
 
#404
Sir Edward V said:
I haven't frequented TB in a while, as I have been really busy with school. Some things that might be of interest: I am currently learning in my engineering classes how to use oscilloscopes, multimeters, waveform generators, etc. correctly. My first time using most of these tools. I have also been learning more on how to calculate voltage/current/power gain across amplifiers of all sorts as well as more details on building proper filters. We just made the transition from amplifiers to diodes, and I believe we will be learning more about transistors soon. I have not had any free time to spend on TB or fiddling with bass effects. all my free time has gone towards doing homework or practicing with my new band. But eventually I hope to use the knowledge I am getting right now to make some nicer pedals.
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Start with some simple fuzz pedals. Two or three transistor ones. Some have diodes for clipping, some don't. There's lots of good info here: http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/
 
#405
My Green Muff in progress (sorry, no love for GGG ver)

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#415
katri said:
Where did u get the schematic for the WM clone?
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Someone posted it on another forum I visit. I don't have the link here at work but send me a PM as reminder and I'll get it for you. I have finished the "clone" using a small EHX Nano sized enclosure which didn't leave much room at all. I need to get a set of knobs for it as it has two types on it right now.

I can't say how close it comes to the real thing (I've only demoed one and that was awhile ago), but I think it sounds great.
 
#416
Effect builders, Eh???

Figured I'd post this question here, instead of starting a thread.

My beloved Boss PH-3 has a wonky LED. The LED does not light up when the pedal is engaged, but when I activate the tap temo feature, theeeen it lights up. What would be the cause of this problem? Is it something any idiot (myself) could repair, or would I need to get somebody who actually knows what they're doing to fix it for me?
 
#417
CrispyDelicious said:
Effect builders, Eh???

Figured I'd post this question here, instead of starting a thread.

My beloved Boss PH-3 has a wonky LED. The LED does not light up when the pedal is engaged, but when I activate the tap temo feature, theeeen it lights up. What would be the cause of this problem? Is it something any idiot (myself) could repair, or would I need to get somebody who actually knows what they're doing to fix it for me?
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Does the pedal work fine otherwise? If so, it could be an easy fix.
 

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