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Title: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: Drew Hallenbeck on February 03, 2016, 04:20:42 AM
(http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w485/daddydaughterpedalworks/Mobile%20Uploads/3C8B1333-1080-44F7-9081-80D9FE5AD04D_zps6fdup1iq.jpg) (http://s1078.photobucket.com/user/daddydaughterpedalworks/media/Mobile%20Uploads/3C8B1333-1080-44F7-9081-80D9FE5AD04D_zps6fdup1iq.jpg.html)(http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w485/daddydaughterpedalworks/Mobile%20Uploads/702C4D72-469F-419C-ADA3-630AA48DC6A8_zps4uulpang.jpg) (http://s1078.photobucket.com/user/daddydaughterpedalworks/media/Mobile%20Uploads/702C4D72-469F-419C-ADA3-630AA48DC6A8_zps4uulpang.jpg.html)


It's the Angelic Selleck Mustache Ride!

It's a Mastadon fuzz (W00ly M@mmoth) and a Buff n Blend from Barry at GuitarPCB.
The fuzz did NOT like the buffer. Took me a while to figure it out, thought I really screwed the build up at first. It was all glitchy and sputtery when I first fired it up.
I decided to put a resistor before the input to the fuzz and it started getting better. I ended up using a small 1x1 board and put a resistor/trim pot combo in front of the fuzz. There's a resistor in the return circuit of the buff n blend that Barry suggested socketing and using a jumper or up to a 10k resistor. I decided to make that a trim pot and stuck it on the small board too.
I still need to give it a proper test run on the bass rig and adjust the trimmers. I'm just happy it's working.
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: AntKnee on February 03, 2016, 04:30:20 AM
Ha!
Nice.
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: culturejam on February 03, 2016, 01:23:49 PM
That's awesome!
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: bcalla on February 03, 2016, 01:57:46 PM
Cool build!
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: Matt on February 03, 2016, 03:10:56 PM
very cool build
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: midwayfair on February 03, 2016, 03:14:17 PM
This made me giggle uncontrollably at work.
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: beneharris on February 03, 2016, 03:22:59 PM
lol, those graphics are fantastic. I too, am giggling uncontrollably in front of coworkers.
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: Drew Hallenbeck on February 03, 2016, 04:05:42 PM
Yes, mustache rides often lead to uncontrollable giggling!
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: jimilee on February 03, 2016, 05:12:44 PM
That is so classic.
(http://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/894/237/3237894.jpg)
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: mark123 on February 03, 2016, 06:47:41 PM
Quote from: desmondtencents on February 03, 2016, 04:20:42 AM... It's the Angelic Selleck Mustache Ride! ...
That's some funny swiss! :D
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: pryde on February 03, 2016, 07:36:36 PM
So damn funny  :)

Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: thesameage on February 03, 2016, 09:29:54 PM
I have a few of those buff and blends and I haven't really been able to get them to work so well... lots of pedals don't like the buffer.
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: Drew Hallenbeck on February 03, 2016, 09:48:51 PM
Yeah, I think a single op amp set up as a simple voltage follower, not adding any gain might have worked better with the fuzz. Could use a dual op amp and incorporate a toggle to switch between inverting and non-inverting inputs for the effected signal to correct any phase issues too. Luckily I didn't have any problems with phase but other circuits might.
Still, a pretty cool little board. Just  need to be careful in the application.
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: thesameage on February 03, 2016, 09:51:08 PM
Def need to be careful in application... went back and forth with it for a while on a kraken before I realized that there were huge phase issues.
Title: Re: Bass fuzz built with a nod to Tom Selleck's fine mustache
Post by: jtaormina on February 04, 2016, 09:34:52 PM
Quote from: jimilee on February 03, 2016, 05:12:44 PM
That is so classic.
(http://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/894/237/3237894.jpg)

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