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Title: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: bscur on March 05, 2017, 07:24:29 PM
I've made the move to bass, or at least added that to my playing and I want to build a pedal like the Brown Dog (discontinued) gated fuzz for a synthy bass sound. Are there any good PCB projects out there?
Thanks
Title: Re: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: johnk on March 05, 2017, 08:59:49 PM
i've made few Chunk Systems pedals:

(http://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/Effects/ChunkSystems/BrownDog-01.jpg)

(http://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/Effects/Fuzz-ODs/BrownDog/BrownDog-02.jpg)

pcb layout:

(http://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/Effects/Fuzz-ODs/BrownDog/1-BrownDogLayout.png)

i also built their Agent 00Funk:

(http://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/Effects/ChunkSystems/00Funk-01.jpg)

Title: Re: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: beneharris on March 06, 2017, 03:00:49 AM
Wow, those etches look fantastic.
Title: Re: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: bluescage on March 06, 2017, 12:40:32 PM
That etch looks great!
Title: Re: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: johnk on March 06, 2017, 06:58:00 PM
thanks guys!
Title: Re: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: AntKnee on March 07, 2017, 12:49:03 AM
There's a layout on tagboard, if you're ok with a vero project.
Title: Re: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: alanp on March 07, 2017, 04:47:43 AM
Any bass players on here tried the Lovetone Big Cheese? That does a nice gated guitar, don't know about bass. Plus it has other modes, too.
Title: Re: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: johnk on March 16, 2017, 07:57:01 AM
Quote from: alanp on March 07, 2017, 04:47:43 AM
Any bass players on here tried the Lovetone Big Cheese? That does a nice gated guitar, don't know about bass. Plus it has other modes, too.

yes, i've built one but i added a bass ("fat") boost to mine and it sounds great for bass that way.

(http://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/Effects/Fuzz-ODs/BigCheeseBass/BigCheeseBass-01.jpg)

(http://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/Effects/Fuzz-ODs/BigCheeseBass/BigCheeseBass-02.jpg)

here's a quick & dirty clip noodling and trying different settings:

https://soundcloud.com/johnk_10/bigcheesebass



Title: Re: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: LaceSensor on September 25, 2017, 09:45:51 PM
what are the mods to add the bass ?
Title: Re: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: pickdropper on September 25, 2017, 10:23:26 PM
Wow John, those builds are beautiful.
Title: Re: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: thesameage on September 27, 2017, 05:45:38 AM
Very nice! I'm a bass player and would love to build either the Brown Dog or Agent 00Funk... or a 2 in one.

What is the Agent 00Funk closest to?
Title: Re: Best gated fuzz synth bass PCB a la Brown Dog?
Post by: thesameage on September 28, 2017, 03:45:29 AM
You might want to look into the Uboat by Merlin: http://www.valvewizard.co.uk/uboat.html

I bought one from Jimilee recently and didn't have a chance to try it till tonight. Really rich and great octave synth sound out of it. Probably not as nuanced as the Brown Dog Agent 00Funk, but sounds really good.

I still need a good Envelope for bass. Any ideas? I have a nautilus, but it's a little unpredictable live. Too peaky.
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