Muff'd!
This thing is kind of cool. Someone asked me for a tall font Russian Big Muff clone and I was like, "Dude, I want to try this Canadian Big Muff PCB; I can build it as a tall font Russian, but then it will have these switches..."
It really is pretty cool. I've been wanting an excuse to build out one of these boards for a while.
The first switch on the left removes the clipping diodes from the third gain stage, effectively turning the pedal into a Supa Bender.
The second switch alternates between two diode clipping options on the second stage clipper. In this one that goes from 1N4148 silicon diodes (like the stock Muff) to 3mm red diffused LEDs, which sound SO cool in this circuit.
The third switch is a bass-cut like the Cornish pedal uses. It drops the input capacitor from 100n to 10n. These can be uber-bassy, which is one of the appeals for a lot of people, but if you need it to cut through better, this will do it.
Finally, the last switch cuts the gain of the first and second stages, which is particularly cool in this build because the Russian pedals used higher gain transistors. So this is like a de-Russian-izer.
I just spent some time experimenting with it and (like most pedals) it takes me about five minutes to find my favorite settings and that's probably where it would stay most of the time. It's still cool to have the options, though.
Oh, and it has an optical bypass, so no popping.
Now I've gotta label this thing...I wish hovering could activate pop-ups. Heh...
Muff'd!
This thing is kind of cool. Someone asked me for a tall font Russian Big Muff clone and I was like, "Dude, I want to try this Canadian Big Muff PCB; I can build it as a tall font Russian, but then it will have these switches..."
It really is pretty cool. I've been wanting an excuse to build out one of these boards for a while.
The first switch on the left removes the clipping diodes from the third gain stage, effectively turning the pedal into a Supa Bender.
The second switch alternates between two diode clipping options on the second stage clipper. In this one that goes from 1N4148 silicon diodes (like the stock Muff) to 3mm red diffused LEDs, which sound SO cool in this circuit.
The third switch is a bass-cut like the Cornish pedal uses. It drops the input capacitor from 100n to 10n. These can be uber-bassy, which is one of the appeals for a lot of people, but if you need it to cut through better, this will do it.
Finally, the last switch cuts the gain of the first and second stages, which is particularly cool in this build because the Russian pedals used higher gain transistors. So this is like a de-Russian-izer.
I just spent some time experimenting with it and (like most pedals) it takes me about five minutes to find my favorite settings and that's probably where it would stay most of the time. It's still cool to have the options, though.
Oh, and it has an optical bypass, so no popping.
Now I've gotta label this thing...I wish hovering could activate pop-ups. Heh...