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Bass fuzz/distortion

Started by m-Kresol, January 09, 2014, 08:19:22 PM

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m-Kresol

Hey guys,
a friend of mine asked me, if I could build him a fuzz or distortion for his bass. Since his birthday is coming up, I thought that would be a nice gift. The question is, can I adapt a regular fuzz or distortion to work for bass or would a guitar pedal work anyways? What would I have to adjust (I guess caps mostly, right?)? Or is there a specific PCB/project available which I didn't find.
Thanks!
I build pedals to hide my lousy playing.

My projects are labeled Quantum Effects. My shared OSH park projects: https://oshpark.com/profiles/m-Kresol
My build docs and tutorials

jimilee

Green Russian fuzz or wooly mammoth fuzz sounds good stock. A klone sounds good if you change the caps. Jmk and byoc both make bass overdrives.
Pedal building is like the opposite of sex.  All the fun stuff happens before you get in the box.

lincolnic

+1 for the Wooly Mammoth. Also known as a Sabertooth around here. You may want to get in touch with Haberdasher to have him etch one for you.


teknoman2

Currently I am building the Ezekiel 25:17 and there is a schematic over the net,
if you want any infos pm me.

here a video demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RI1Lwv_tzE