Friday 22 March 2019

Creepy Fingers EQ/Exciter

Brad of Creepy Fingers posted about his build of the old SRS EQ/Exciter pedal with a little mod to allow for gain control. The SRS EQ/Exciter is basically a Fuzz Face with a buffer and a mid control. All I can say is this thing sounds HUGE!!!!

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22 comments:

  1. Oh, awesome ! I was thinking of making one. This is a very good timing.
    Thanks !

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  2. Nice one! I’m a sucker for a good fuzz and aside from the 20k volume pot, I’ve got all the parts on hand. Glad to see new projects on the site.

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  3. Shouldn't the film caps marked 22uF be 220nF? The schematic shows them as '.22uF'

    http://stompboxes.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10951&start=30

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    1. yep, i didn't realize i forgot to hit the "0" at the end of the 22. will update and reload.

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  4. Mark this one verified. Still playing with transistors (don't have any 2N3565 atm), but 2N3566, 2N2222, and 2N5089 sound decent.

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  6. Hi. One question, what program do you use to build this schematics?

    Thanks a lot

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    1. DIY Layout Creator V2 (or perhaps a greater version now ?).
      Cf here : http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2012/09/vero-layout-guide.html

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  7. Yeah this thing rips I just used 2n5089s and it dooms

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  8. Wow! The bottom end sounds huge. 2N2222 aren't super fuzzy in mine, I'll give a few others a try. Surprisingly low noise even with the vero powered off the breadboard. The EQ knob does heaps, sludge to dog hearing.

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  9. Agree. 2n5089's are just fat and fuzzy. No gated cut off. This is a great simple fuzz pedal.

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  10. Does EQ3 go to ground? Or anywhere?

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    1. EQ3 just floating in the air.

      Let us know what transistors you use and how they perform.

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  11. I'm having trouble with my gain knob,. As I understand it, 2 and 3 ( output and input) of the potentiometer are bridged and brought to the board at I-16?

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  12. This thing sounds sweet with 2n3565's, but I think I like it better with 2N2222a to-18's. I also tried 2n3904...which sounded ok...and 2n5088's and 89's which was insane. Anyone try germanium's? Maybe ac187's...or ge and si hybrid?

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  13. I made it with 2n222a and Its sound very nice but the gain knob has no effect or very much almost unheard effect

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    1. I noticed the same. It's an overdrive at the lowest and 8 o clock has a big bump in gain. The higher the mid/tone knob is, the more noticeable the gain character pops out. I definitely like this way more than my Fuzz Face!

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  14. I'm sorry if my question was asked before (in another post or some). In most layouts I found Infos like "Volume1 to Ground, Volume2 to Output" and the like. My problem is that on the layout I can't find any hint on where to connect Volume (1 & 2) and Output. It has to be obvious but sadly it isn't to me and so I can't build those great effects. PLS HELP A TOTAL NEWB! thx in advance.

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    1. Knopsi

      Check out the offboard wiring section in the link below. Hopefully that will clarify it for you:

      http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2012/02/offboard-wiring.html

      Good luck with the builds. It is addicting....

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    2. actually no, I can't find an answer to my question in that description. If there are no reference points on the board I don't know where to connect the Pots and jacks. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
      maybe you could explain it to me like I am 5 yo :D pretty please

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    3. does that mean I connect the volume pot pin1 with ground, pin2 with output jack (signal) and pin3 with volume3? sorry for my stupidity

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