Krankosaurus mod: less bass, less of a "fuzzy" sound

[pauloman80]

If this isn't really a mod, feel free to delete. 

My first build was the Krankosaurus.  Love it, but at first I was having issues with the overall tone.  Wayyy too much bass, getting a really squished sound, more like a fuzz than a Marshall-esque distortion.  As per suggested by Madbean:

C1 - replace with 22n.  After dialoging with an electrical engineering buddy, I learned the 22n is a more suitable high-pass filter for the initial signal coming through the pedal. 

[madbean]

Right on the money. When your input cap is too large, you run the risk of letting TOO much bass through. That means all the subsonic stuff that you don't really hear, but will muddy up your tone somewhat. Usually a 22n-47n is more than enough.

Take a look at the Thunderpuss schematic (Mosfet Booster). It has a 1n input cap! This works because there is a 10M input impedance, which essentially causes no loading on the input. So, you can get away with a very small input cap, in that case.