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I might be a steak snob. I need a dry aged ribeye, and I need it about 3" thick, hard crust seared in butter, salt and thyme, and rare

How long until you're raising your own steaks out there?

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I raised geese one summer a few years back cuz geese are the smallest cow. Actually I think id eat goose over beef geese are true vegetarians, unlike other fowl who prefer insects over vegetation. I always want to get geese again but they're really really obnoxious and my wife hates them

When I was in high school I was an FFA nerd who raised sheep. They were pretty easy to take care of and they'd keep your grass trimmed at the same time! Birds would be easier to slaughter, though, for sure.

Not sure I've ever eaten goose. I always assumed that only people in old Christmas movies ate geese lol



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I might be a steak snob. I need a dry aged ribeye, and I need it about 3" thick, hard crust seared in butter, salt and thyme, and rare

How long until you're raising your own steaks out there?

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I don't eat steak often but when I do I prefer it on the rare end of medium rare. My uncle used to just sear each side for a a few seconds and eat it blue, but that's a bit much for me.

I grabbed a bunch last time they had a sale and the demented part of me wants to grab a bunch again for some reason.

Nice job man, that thing gets real burley!


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Thank you!

Yes, it does. I was using it with my Edgelord the other day and it got very gnarly and synthey. I'll have to make a sound clip of that one of these days.

I really like this a lot, it is the push I need to get mine finished. Nice job

You certainly won't regret it! Glad I could help push you over the edge - I'm stoked to see what you come up with for artwork!

This has been a really awesome thing to participate in.

I am new to this DIY pedal building community and have been amazed by how generous all of you are. With your time, knowledge, money, everything. It really has been something being a small part of this and I want to thank everyone who has contributed in any way. I almost feel kind of guilty that I am getting enjoyment out of this considering the reason it all started. However, it just goes to show what a bunch of random people who want to do a little bit of good can do when they put in some effort towards a goal, and that is always inspiring and makes me hopeful for the future.

And while I hope that the need for this particular use of our skills ends as soon as possible, I am always willing contribute more builds down the line.

Wow, that's great stuff man. Very well done!

Well done! That looks friggin rad.

Nice touch with the stomp switch wiring.

Thank you. I've been trying to think of ways that I can try new things and be a little creative and step up my game a little bit. It takes a while but I enjoy building, so I figure why not? lol

Nailed it. That's one hot looking pedal.

Boom! 

Looks great!  I've got one of these on my to do list.

Thanks! I think this is a good addition for anyone who owns a bass.

Turned out great Joe, another home run. I'm glad I could help with the direction of the graphics and live all you did with it.

Thank you! Yeah, I don't think I'd have thought of this graphic unless we had that conversation. It was perfect.

Absolutely my favourite Star Trek artwork to date on a pedal.

Second half of that demo sounds like everything I want in a fuzz, and a bass.

Thanks, that means a lot! I want to use more TNG references and can only hope that they work as well as this one did.

And the little bass power chord outro was just a happy accident. I was recording that first riff and wanted to hear what strumming might sound like and it was glorious. It made me want to start a doom band 😂

No, I haven't tried it on guitar yet. I had about half an hour to play with it before the kiddo woke up from her nap. I'll see if I can get you a sample on guitar this weekend.

I started building this board probably sis months ago or so. It took me some time to get all of the transistors needed and I took a long time going back and forth on the artwork. Initially I wanted to do some kind of play with triangles considering the original design, but wasn't really liking what I came up with.

After finishing my Edgelord, which had a TNG theme, I tried to use TNG as a theme for a couple of other pedals I was making but, again, I didn't like what I was coming up with. It all seemed forced, and that's not what I am going for.

A month or so ago I was chatting with TheWinterSoldier and got inspired to try a TNG theme with the Boom Boom. At the same time I was looking at images of trumpets and trombones and trying to work them in to it, given the "brass" reference. When Chris mentioned TNG, I immediately remembered that Riker played the trombone, and it was kismet.

I tried to work in an image of Minuet but that was feeling forced, so instead I went with the trombone music from Bach's Minuet which I thought was a pretty rad idea.

I didn't include the "brass" label because it's now the "Minuet" switch

This thing is pretty gnarly sounding. It certainly has much more heft to it than many other bass fuzz pedals I have used, but it's a bit touchy and takes some care to dial in. I think that having some more room on the "sens" knob would be nice so that it's not so touchy and comes on a little slower. That said I have only played with it for about 30 minutes and I think it's just going to take some time to find my sound with it. It gets wacky really quick with any twist of the knob or flip of the switch. I mean that as a good thing, but it just takes some adjusting each time.

Here are some photos and a quick sound sample. Obligatory "please ignore my awful playing." I used my Warmoth parts Jazz bass with 60's pickup placement and S/D 1/4 lb jazz pickups and Fodera nickle rounds.

https://soundcloud.com/joe-b-575234186/boom-boom-demo?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

I have been using the pre-bonded wire from BLMS and I think it works well. I really like pre-bonded wire much more than regular stranded wire and solid core, though I do keep some solid core around for jumpers.

Excellent stuff, man. I love your demo videos.