Showing posts with label Blackout Effectors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blackout Effectors. Show all posts
Monday, 3 March 2014
Friday, 1 February 2013
Blackout Effectors Fix'd Fuzz Deluxe
Yay February. Just 111 to beat this month Miro :o)
I think I'm going to get a few questions about this one, although a look at the front of the Deluxe at the graphical links between switches and pots will probably give a good clue how this one works if you aren't already familiar. A quick overview though, this is by no means a Muff, but it does have certain similarities, ie 4 "stages":
Booster > Gain > Gain > Tone and recovery
but with this the stages can be removed individually. So you could have just a booster with tone control if you like by bypassing the two gain stages. Or a spikey gainy monster by removing just the Tone stage. Or any combination that takes your fancy. I'm sure the offboard wiring will be a pain, but no pain no gain eh!
In the meantime, info about the original:
FIX’D FUZZ DELUXE, the hydra-headed dragon of handmade fuzzboxes, boosts & overdrives. Replete with two polar opposite fuzz tones, as well as a fullrange clean boost through heady overdrive and a (wide) tone sculpting stage. It delivers BIG diversity in sound - all in a small footprint package designed specifically for the cramped pedalboard.
The Fix'd Fuzz Deluxe picks up where the old stock Fix'd Fuzz left off and adds more tweakability, like the version used in the Twosome.
I think I'm going to get a few questions about this one, although a look at the front of the Deluxe at the graphical links between switches and pots will probably give a good clue how this one works if you aren't already familiar. A quick overview though, this is by no means a Muff, but it does have certain similarities, ie 4 "stages":
Booster > Gain > Gain > Tone and recovery
but with this the stages can be removed individually. So you could have just a booster with tone control if you like by bypassing the two gain stages. Or a spikey gainy monster by removing just the Tone stage. Or any combination that takes your fancy. I'm sure the offboard wiring will be a pain, but no pain no gain eh!
In the meantime, info about the original:
FIX’D FUZZ DELUXE, the hydra-headed dragon of handmade fuzzboxes, boosts & overdrives. Replete with two polar opposite fuzz tones, as well as a fullrange clean boost through heady overdrive and a (wide) tone sculpting stage. It delivers BIG diversity in sound - all in a small footprint package designed specifically for the cramped pedalboard.
The Fix'd Fuzz Deluxe picks up where the old stock Fix'd Fuzz left off and adds more tweakability, like the version used in the Twosome.
Saturday, 25 February 2012
Blackout Effectors Musket Fuzz
I wanted to make this one suitable for a 1590B, but thinking about it, not many people are going to put a 6 knob effect into a 1590B. Still it will fit and I'll be very impressed if anyone does it and posts a pic! :o)
This is a great take on the muff and at a reasonable price, so as with others, support the builder when you can and if you don't fancy building a 6 knob effect yourself, then buy one.
Blackout Effector's info:
fakcior on FSB made a few corrections to the schematic. He wrote:
I noticed couple of mistakes during comparison with pictures. Tried them in IvIark layout and worked pretty amazing (no volume drop in tone knob).
At revised schematic:
R27 470k -> 10k (weird mistake)
R17 10k - 56k (also weird mistake, it's clear that's 56k - green/blue/black/red)
C6, C9 47n -> 100n
C11 100n ->47n
Cheers!
So the following layout should clear up the issues some people have had with the tone control volume drop:
This is a great take on the muff and at a reasonable price, so as with others, support the builder when you can and if you don't fancy building a 6 knob effect yourself, then buy one.
Blackout Effector's info:
WHAT IS A MUSKET?
The logical progression from then to now, the MUSKET is based
on one of the raunchiest, best selling fuzz circuits of all time
- taken three giant muffy steps further. With the addition of the
PRE, FOCUS & MIDS controls, the MUSKET is able to traverse
the decades, the continents and the many iterations of the
classic 4-stage fuzz circuit - from emulation to beyond. If you
need fuzz and you need it to be massive...
And bass players, look no further. The Musket brings the
thunder to perfectly compliment your lightning. You'll
find the Musket on pro bass player boards
the world over.
The logical progression from then to now, the MUSKET is based
on one of the raunchiest, best selling fuzz circuits of all time
- taken three giant muffy steps further. With the addition of the
PRE, FOCUS & MIDS controls, the MUSKET is able to traverse
the decades, the continents and the many iterations of the
classic 4-stage fuzz circuit - from emulation to beyond. If you
need fuzz and you need it to be massive...
And bass players, look no further. The Musket brings the
thunder to perfectly compliment your lightning. You'll
find the Musket on pro bass player boards
the world over.
UPDATE:
fakcior on FSB made a few corrections to the schematic. He wrote:
I noticed couple of mistakes during comparison with pictures. Tried them in IvIark layout and worked pretty amazing (no volume drop in tone knob).
At revised schematic:
R27 470k -> 10k (weird mistake)
R17 10k - 56k (also weird mistake, it's clear that's 56k - green/blue/black/red)
C6, C9 47n -> 100n
C11 100n ->47n
Cheers!
So the following layout should clear up the issues some people have had with the tone control volume drop:
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