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Viva Analog

#2
J.C. Maillet is very active (and highly regarded) in the DIY community. He's good about providing explanations and technical help, and I've used some of his tips in my own DIY experiments. I've always meant to buy one of his preamp kits, but haven't gotten around to it yet. But the guy knows what he's doing. :)
 
#4
Here's a bump for JC Maillet & Viva Analog.

JC is an electronics genius and a highly skilled craftsman. As you can tell from his web site, he comes up with some excellent ideas, and he does top notch work.

I've gotten a few PCBs from him and built the 360+ preamp, the Univibe and a few others. All highly recommended!

You can hear clips of the 360+ and the Univibe on my web site.

Also, JC has recently been spending a lot of time working out some really nice new modifications for the 360+ and I believe he is planning to build another run of them very soon.
http://www.lynx.net/~jc/pedals360.html

~ Charlie
 
#6
JC has just finish building my Bass 360+ Preamp and I love it. Jc is also a ripping guitar player and I am his bassist . We have that stomp box dialed in and it really is a piece of work. i would highly recommend it as a main pre for any rig and with a little compression, the power is unbelievable. The fuzz is very warm and a monster if you want it to be, it can go from mild fuzz to full on distortion. JC Maillet is an analog guru! Also, he build this to order with my own graphics to boot.
 
#8
360+ must be a monster. Clips I've heard are truly awsome. I don't know if it is the best idea to use it as a fuzz before the amp though.

One question to owners: do you have to switch the preamp on before using fuzz section or you can use both sides independently?
 
#9
its always a pre-amp with volume and EQ and brightness and then it has the fuzz effect. You can mute the entire connection from the guitar. And you can use the fuzz or play clean but the pre-amp is always on and you are running through it. You can adjust the frequencies from 400 up to 1000. The fuzz can become very massive with the gain, attack and effect levels cranked but I dont use it in that way. I like its powerful warm fuzz tone. JC says that it is a good thing to run it the first thing from your amp but that there are guys that put it in front of other pedals etc. He says you can kill pedals because the signal is given so much boost with the preamp.
 
#13
I'm using the 360+ as a preamp (had JC build it) for the Berg IP112 and absolutely love it. It has adjustability that's simple and works well in getting a great blues bass tone with a P-bass or a great fusion tone with a Jazz bass. My other preamp is the Kern but I always grab the 360+ for the portability. I got mine back in 2007...thanks JC!
 
#14
I'm about half-way in finishing my 360+ kit. I'm just about finished populating the board. I wouldn't consider it an easy, or beginner build. Luckily, JC is very helpful...and patient if you need help or don't understand what's going on (in my case!). I've built a few pedals in the past, but I found I was still getting lost in places. There is lots going on, plus lots of components. However, the instructions are great plus JC provides a detailed list of parts needed.

As far as cost my breakdown so far is:

PCB kit: 55 USD
Components (Mouser): 80 Cdn
Footswitches, optocoupler, knobs (Small Bear): approx 30 USD
Ge transistors (need for fuzz): 12 USD (bought 2, only need 1)
Power supply (bought locally): 12 Cdn



dug dog said:
If anyone builds one of these using JC's board and instructions, I'd love to hear a report on the cost of components and ease of build.
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