tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post3235054216596471082..comments2024-03-28T18:53:30.726+00:00Comments on Guitar FX Layouts: Catalinbread Merkin FuzzIvIarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08416945174853142251noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-35380957612477559682017-05-24T22:41:23.267+01:002017-05-24T22:41:23.267+01:00Just built this one. Successful build (I'm pre...Just built this one. Successful build (I'm pretty sure), but am wondering if there is anything that I can do to bring some low end back into the pedal. I'm a bass player and was hoping I could dial in some usable 60's tones, but it really is a very trebley pedal and mostly unusable without additional EQ afterwards for bass. Even my guitar players were commenting on the lack of body on it.<br /><br />Any components recommended that I can switch out to bring back a little bit of the low end?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650717048264390307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-725799615333040972015-10-25T09:37:21.403+00:002015-10-25T09:37:21.403+00:00Just ran into this thing for the first time. Sound...Just ran into this thing for the first time. Sounds amazing in the demos. I'm gonna give it a shot! Definitely has that fuzzrite feel to it.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559641484345627677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-61698718959115004052015-04-18T20:09:59.520+01:002015-04-18T20:09:59.520+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.giudishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947795301633910036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-66039760827812563322014-06-15T04:07:19.300+01:002014-06-15T04:07:19.300+01:00Okay. Here is something. I brought the pedal back...Okay. Here is something. I brought the pedal back and replaced the cap. The pedal worked but the led was off again. At home I was using a cge ac 9v 1amp adapter which the pedal works but the light is off. I then brought it too another shop and he used a 1spot 9v 1700millamp adapter. The same adapter as the previous guitar shop. with that one the light worked but the pedal was barley audible. I luckily brought my cge adapter. The pedal worked great but the light was off. What could this be? Thanksfuzz daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16937914593540417685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-50345958644042344632014-06-13T10:06:30.238+01:002014-06-13T10:06:30.238+01:00If the cap blew without you putting in a reversed ...If the cap blew without you putting in a reversed polarity power supply then it could have been a dodgy cap. But there are obviously other issues if the LED wasn't working and it certainly sounds like you have an intermittent connection on one of the ground wires.IvIarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416945174853142251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-67154677880385231202014-06-13T09:09:00.658+01:002014-06-13T09:09:00.658+01:00Everything worked fine on this pedal. I brought i...Everything worked fine on this pedal. I brought it to a guitar shop for them to try out. It was fine for a few more days then the 100uf cap blew. Any suggestions on why? 9volts running all the time. Also the led light wasnt working but after the cap blew it worked after a jiggle on a ground wire. I jiggled all wires before cap blew and no dice on led light but all else worked. Polarity was correct on all caps too. fuzz daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16937914593540417685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-43840614258100884282013-10-31T17:17:48.802+00:002013-10-31T17:17:48.802+00:00Buff!! Just build this morning, it's amazing!!...Buff!! Just build this morning, it's amazing!!! The texture pot it's totally useful, my new favourite fuzz!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059990045753740438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-68148771870928418522013-06-08T17:13:13.268+01:002013-06-08T17:13:13.268+01:00Hi and thanks for this, I love this page!
I've...Hi and thanks for this, I love this page!<br />I've soldered this one but I just get a very quiet overdrive sound from it... Can't find any mistakes in the build so I checked the voltages of Q1 to Q3 and found (in Volts):<br />Q1 C 2.88 B 0.51 E 0.01<br />Q2 same as Q1<br />Q3 C 7.8 B 0.66 0.15<br />Could somebody maybe measure on his merkin (I mean the pedal...) if these are okay? They seem to make sense to me? the last transistor probably is meant to do a clean boost of the signal, so for that it should have the highest linear swing possible?<br /><br />Thanks in advance, any help is appreciated!<br /><br />Johnwoodpeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666720274881648118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-17894545566345961952013-04-21T19:07:02.225+01:002013-04-21T19:07:02.225+01:00I don't want anyone to rush)
gather when you h...I don't want anyone to rush)<br />gather when you have some free time)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851733006509450751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-41178111410107209502013-04-20T21:04:11.995+01:002013-04-20T21:04:11.995+01:00By overwhelming i mean that those are not subtle e...By overwhelming i mean that those are not subtle effects :) Both of them create hellish racket :)<br /><br />Yup. Voltage inverter would do it - or using two batteries. We have one of those circuits already (ETI Fuzz/Struzz), that i drew and didn't notice the bipolar until Madferret pointed it out :)<br /><br />Are you in a rush for that circuit? (I have my desk pretty full at the moment...)<br />+mmirosolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400327798106357876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-25195532198787515862013-04-20T19:58:47.801+01:002013-04-20T19:58:47.801+01:00clean blend.
a mix of pure sound and TGD
what do u...clean blend.<br />a mix of pure sound and TGD<br />what do u mean "overwhelming circuits"?<br /><br />http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.ru/2012/05/negative-voltage-inverter.html<br />would it solve the problem?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851733006509450751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-85459285909889715532013-04-20T19:17:02.842+01:002013-04-20T19:17:02.842+01:00Really cool looking build! Must sound like a monst...Really cool looking build! Must sound like a monster! Blend for that is a good idea. Adds a little usefulness to it. Clari and TGD are pretty overwhelming circuits...<br /><br />Anderton's Stage Center reverb has been on my to-do list for quite some time.. The problem is the bipolar supply. I could take that on at some point..<br />+mmirosolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400327798106357876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-51474132160607653222013-04-20T18:27:54.810+01:002013-04-20T18:27:54.810+01:00Or Clean Blend?Or Clean Blend?Olavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624745937563723393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-17756622566634992692013-04-20T16:47:46.765+01:002013-04-20T16:47:46.765+01:00OK let's see, just guessing here... only two f...OK let's see, just guessing here... only two footswitches, ten knobs. Five for Clari, four for GD, is the last one blend between the two?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843256153229514220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-64985269244174178592013-04-20T16:44:44.975+01:002013-04-20T16:44:44.975+01:00None around here either, I guess there must be mor...None around here either, I guess there must be more than a few up north... :)<br /><br />Bland? I know a GD and a Clari but not this one?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843256153229514220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-15630512443281563372013-04-20T15:25:40.853+01:002013-04-20T15:25:40.853+01:00No, never achieved, I think this project is to col...No, never achieved, I think this project is to collect later<br />http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=99803.0<br /><br />Maybe not a lot of girls. in Russia have not met anyone ((<br />My latest project<br />http://cs410219.vk.me/v410219967/76cb/0N4tAyQ_Pmo.jpg<br />Great Destroyer+Bland+Clari(not)<br />No picture, but added an optical sensor.<br />You can choose between the optocoupler modulation control and sensor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851733006509450751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-81425320668302556332013-04-20T15:08:19.627+01:002013-04-20T15:08:19.627+01:00Goran: :D You must be...
Ekaterina: Did you ever ...Goran: :D You must be...<br /><br />Ekaterina: Did you ever get the reverb to work?<br />+mmirosolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400327798106357876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-79950883470743186312013-04-20T14:48:14.382+01:002013-04-20T14:48:14.382+01:00Wow, a girl builder?
Apart from Devi and Frantone...Wow, a girl builder?<br /><br />Apart from Devi and Frantone who make their living building this stuff, I've never heard of a female builder...<br /><br />Or maybe I'm just living under a rock...? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843256153229514220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-75964562245775075692013-04-20T11:24:11.146+01:002013-04-20T11:24:11.146+01:00Gathered a few, tried 2n5088, 5089, 2222, and MPSA...Gathered a few, tried 2n5088, 5089, 2222, and MPSA18<br />definitely need to put MPSA18.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851733006509450751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-66991434534191289832012-09-20T23:31:47.051+01:002012-09-20T23:31:47.051+01:00Did you try grounding the in and out with a shield...Did you try grounding the in and out with a shielded cable? sometimes higher gain pedals get noisy and the only way to quiet them down is by proper shielding, metal enclosures and even shielding the pots wires. Shorter cable lengths and and clean builds are a must.<br />I will build this one in a few weeks and see if I get similar issues.<br /><br />Good luck. Sounds like a really good addition to any fuzz collection.<br /><br />DoronDoron Barnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002512823760367163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-74438079379956297982012-08-23T12:37:55.122+01:002012-08-23T12:37:55.122+01:00I'm having an odd issue with this, It all work...I'm having an odd issue with this, It all works perfectly BUT when I release my hands form the strings I get bad noise similar to a grounding fault? If I touch the metal part of the jack on the guitar cable it stops? I've tried a different guitar cable and it reduces the noise a lot but you can just hear it slightly still... It's all grounded as ground all the effects I've done so this is a little strange<br /><br />Any ideas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-63895133230702690282012-08-20T21:35:00.729+01:002012-08-20T21:35:00.729+01:00And so i did. I'm calling this one "Puzzy...And so i did. I'm calling this one "Puzzy". There's some hair on it...<br />http://mirosol.kapsi.fi/varasto/boxes/Puzzy.JPG<br />+mmirosolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400327798106357876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-80719059531599003962012-08-07T16:08:36.609+01:002012-08-07T16:08:36.609+01:00I just put the circuit together and it's sweet...I just put the circuit together and it's sweet! Good addition to my fuzzes. There is some slightly violent character to it that reminds me of FF, but it's meaner in some way. Nice build though. This will get boxed in my next boxing frenzy i'm sure :)<br />+mmirosolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400327798106357876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-41278106685490109752012-04-30T02:40:27.013+01:002012-04-30T02:40:27.013+01:00I was having trouble with this, only getting a lou...I was having trouble with this, only getting a loud swooshy sound with no guitar signal. First i thought it was because i substituted a 5n6 for the 4n7. Then i tested my 2n2222a's and found i had a Q3 with an hFe of only 27, so i swapped it for one with an hfe of 80 and now the circuit works fine. Thanks for posting this layout.jokersmile32https://www.blogger.com/profile/13104502606245678696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847048658257278783.post-70351498447768341352012-04-30T02:23:04.946+01:002012-04-30T02:23:04.946+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.jokersmile32https://www.blogger.com/profile/13104502606245678696noreply@blogger.com