Here's number two in the paint-laser-etch series, the first project I assembled* after coming back to DIY! The Madbean Bumblebee!
(https://i.imgur.com/paC4oaF.jpg)
Went with some soviet era P416A germs in this one instead of tracking down OC75s. I had another set (GT108G) I didn't even try, oddly enough, mostly because the leads were so thin they didn't seat in the sockets. No idea what I'll do with those.
Overall I like the sound and it's slightly more nuanced than a good ol' two-transistor fuzz where your tone options are "just crank it" to get something usable.
Forgive the paint mishaps.
(https://i.imgur.com/5hIb6mR.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qHbeBfF.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WcXKoql.jpg)
*this was originally wired over a year ago with ...whatever I had sitting around and looked like absolute trash, so like the DTTK prototype I shipped on to a friend, I went back through this one with some new wire, and thinkfully the wiring looks much better in this one. Though I wish I could have been a little less Peter Parker prom night with securing the germs in there. The main reason for the delay was that I wanted to wait until I had my ideal enclosure design, even though I went headlong into the drill phase. Even with its imperfections, it's more or less what I intended, and since it was going to be a project for myself, the fit and finish didn't need to be perfect.
Also like the DTTK prototype, I painted the enclosure with the holes were pre-drilled and somehow, the pot stem holes were actually spot on, but the LED hole I must've punched off-center, still the bee buzzes :)
Another tell-tale that this was my first foray in a decade is the soldered charge pump :/ at least I've learned that much.
Thanks for looking.
The lettering and bee are crisp and clear, I'd say for a prototype you got excellent results. Just a little adjustment for the next one and it should be perfect.
Looks really cool! The Buzzaround is a great circuit for sure. I have a clone made by Ghost Effects (one of only three pedals I own not made by me), and I still love the beehive graphic. So you had me at bees, in other words!
Thanks!
I've got a weird love/hate relationship with fuzz, even though some folks say it's an all or nothing deal :P
I definitely lean towards the octave fuzz camp, but the Bee is the bees knees.