I'm too lazy/stupid to do the math to calc gain on the Bacon Bits, but what kind of boost should I expect on this thing? Seems to be working just fine...full counter clockwise appears to be about unity but cranked is probably about (I'm guessing here) about a 10 or 12dB boost? I was thinking this thing would be just roaring, given the amount of headroom on 18v.
Update...I have two of the boards and swapped out a TL072 for the 272 on one of them and very little difference. Maybe kick up R5 to about 200k or so? I don't want to bugger up the freq response and the BB does a fine job of sparkle and keeping the guitar volume control linear and bright if it's first in line.
Bump...hmmm...nothing?
Um, don't mean to be a d*ck but this many views and not even a nibble?
Quote from: gordo on November 30, 2012, 02:30:37 AM
Um, don't mean to be a d*ck but this many views and not even a nibble?
Gordo, I also don't want to be rude, but sometimes this happens. I don't have a good grasp on what you're asking, so I'm not sure how to answer you, nor have I built the bacon bits. You admitted to being lazy above, so perhaps you just need to to put your head down and figure the math, or experiment a bit.
Jacob
Thanks Jacob. Yeah, I was a bit crabby last night. Looking for the easy way out. Bacon Bits sounds great and makes the guitar knob very smooth and linear without losing any top end. I just need to figure a way to get a bit more gain out of it. Even cranked there's not a lot of level on tap. Then again, maybe that's the point. I wanted to find out anyone else's take on it.