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[chicago_mike]

Thats a Euro style vero layout. It comes in a larger size. The usa boards instead of a strip have individual holes with a little copper circle.

When you first buy these, theres an outer section that has rows and cloumns numbered and lettered. Im using one of each for a couple of builds. A Bartolini NTSB and a modded X-otic X-Blender style pedal.

Ill post piccies of my current progress of builds tomorrow. I almost have 5 completely done now.

For active switching theres a whirlwind type a/b selector diy that uses vactrols. its over at freestompboxes.org

 

[NickD]

I'm glad I found this thread, would be nice to hear what works or not from a bass player's perspective. Built a fair few pedals (mostly clones) myself over the years. Current favourites, which also happen to be most recent completed builds are:
Woolly Mammoth (on veroboard)

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Brassmaster (GGG PCB)

Red Llama (veroboard)

Currently work in progress are a Paralooper & a Roland Bee Baa fuzz, which I'm hoping to finish soon...

 

[CrispyDelicious]

Bump for a question, guys.

Would it be possible to mod a Devi Ever Bit so the output isn't so heinously excessive? Anybody with one knows what I'm talking about. Turning the volume knob from 9:00 to 9:05 is enough to go from no output to there-go-my-speakers output. Consequently, finding unity gain is a *****. Is it moddable so that the volume is a bit more useable, say, it only gets obscene around 12:00 or 1:00? Or is this inherent in the pedal, and such a mod would fundamentally change the way it operates?

 

[gnasher1993]

Bump for a question, guys.

Would it be possible to mod a Devi Ever Bit so the output isn't so heinously excessive? Anybody with one knows what I'm talking about. Turning the volume knob from 9:00 to 9:05 is enough to go from no output to there-go-my-speakers output. Consequently, finding unity gain is a *****. Is it moddable so that the volume is a bit more useable, say, it only gets obscene around 12:00 or 1:00? Or is this inherent in the pedal, and such a mod would fundamentally change the way it operates?

You should contact Devi, I'm pretty sure she will tell you how to do mods on her pedals. I know she has in the past. Just an idea...

 

[CrispyDelicious]

Hah! That never occurred to me! Thanks!

 

[rcubed]

Bump for a question, guys.

Would it be possible to mod a Devi Ever Bit so the output isn't so heinously excessive? Anybody with one knows what I'm talking about. Turning the volume knob from 9:00 to 9:05 is enough to go from no output to there-go-my-speakers output. Consequently, finding unity gain is a *****. Is it moddable so that the volume is a bit more useable, say, it only gets obscene around 12:00 or 1:00? Or is this inherent in the pedal, and such a mod would fundamentally change the way it operates?

Add a large resistor in series with the output pot. The larger the resistance, the less volume. I plan on doing that to my Bit pedal.

 

[CrispyDelicious]

Thanks. I'm going to find a local pedal modder to do this for me.

 

[Wasted Bassist]

I've ordered parts for 2 pedals. Everything should be here tommorow, and I hope to have the builds at least started by this weekend. These two are going to be kept secret till I finish them. Anticipate greatness.

 

[jucas]

Built Tim Escobedo's "jinx" the other day, and highly recomend it. I built one as a gift for a friend a while ago, and he almost never got it. I finally built one for myself on the weekend and its still great.

I think its an underrated circuit with a ton of sounds if you don't mind twidling the knobs a bit. From swelling and fading fuzz, and almost revese delay sounding fuzz to gated fuzz with or without an octave. There's some decent overdrive and distortion-y sounds in there too.

Seems like there's enough lows at most settings, but I added an input bass control anyway, and it isn't all that usefull. I find it to be a circuit that actually gets along really well with a bass... I don't find myself wishing for a slight change here and there like I do for lots of other pedals.

If anyone does build it up, I think that the most usefull mod would be an LPB (or mosfet boost) in front as a pregain control. Pretty much anything that could boost or cut volume as some of the gated sounds come alive with a boost and the overdrive comes out best with the signal attenuated first.

I'll try and make some soundclips before long, but its an easy build and lots of fun to play with.

 

[rcubed]

Looks like that circuit is based on a Fuzz Face.

 

[jucas]

Yeah, he has a similar circuit on his page called the "punch in the face" thats closer to a fuzz face than this, but its not far off. An MPSA13 into a JFET though.

 

[Bassman203]

Built Tim Escobedo's "jinx" the other day, and highly recomend it. I built one as a gift for a friend a while ago, and he almost never got it. I finally built one for myself on the weekend and its still great.

I think its an underrated circuit with a ton of sounds if you don't mind twidling the knobs a bit. From swelling and fading fuzz, and almost revese delay sounding fuzz to gated fuzz with or without an octave. There's some decent overdrive and distortion-y sounds in there too.

Where can I get a schematic for this? Looks fun and easy.

 

[Bassman203]

oops, found it. My 'find' didn't locate it because the title was only in the picture.

 

[Bassman203]

The true bypass mod you added is something I'd like to learn how to do though

 

[gnasher1993]

The true bypass mod you added is something I'd like to learn how to do though

Have a look at example 5 here.

 

[rcubed]

Yeah, he has a similar circuit on his page called the "punch in the face" thats closer to a fuzz face than this, but its not far off. An MPSA13 into a JFET though.

Wow, there are a lot circuits on that page. Thanks for the link.

 

[jucas]

Wow, there are a lot circuits on that page. Thanks for the link.

Yeah, I like the circuits I've built or breadboarded by Tim Escobedo quite a bit. Not always revolutionary or anything, but they usually do fun stuff and are pretty simple.

The true bypass mod you added is something I'd like to learn how to do though

This pdf gives a decent breakdown of it as far as I can tell. Also, on the site with the schematic I linked to earlier one or two of the circuits has a DPDT switch drawsn in showing how the bypass is wired.

 

[JMDT]

Add a large resistor in series with the output pot. The larger the resistance, the less volume. I plan on doing that to my Bit pedal.

What size/type resistor, my Messdrive has the same problem, either off or ready to shread speakers. Will this alter the tone any?

 

[rcubed]

What size/type resistor, my Messdrive has the same problem, either off or ready to shread speakers. Will this alter the tone any?

It depends on how hot of a signal you have and the size of the volume pot. You just have to guess with a value and then tweak it to the right spot for your setup. There shouldn't be any tone difference.

 

[CrispyDelicious]

Hey guys. I have an updizzle on the Legend of Fizzle. Wait... What?


Anyhoo...


I took it to a local guy, and he desoldered the hot side of the volume control (the left side when looking at the guts) and inserted a 2.7 meg resistor between the hot wire and the volume control. Unity gain is now at NOON! Glory!