It's time again to adorn the clown makeup, a comp hater built yet another comp. Thankfully it's awesome. I was resistant to building this until Robert got the chips in the store. I had seen a few folks mention it as being particularly nice on bass so I did a little digging around on talkbass. I...
My Nobelium has been my go to pre for a while now and I did not build this with the intent to replace it. I look at the nobelium as a platform for my pedals while I probably won't be attaching the Steddi to a board. Maybe a mini rig in the future but my goal is for a more minimalist recording...
You got me sifting my stash again. I found one that's 72 hfe and .12 mA leakage that is the new favorite though the cleanup suffers some. I found another at 50 hfe .23 mA that cleans up nicely but only sounds decent with the bias dimed. The first one I prefer with bass, the second with guitar...
You aware of the fugly? Wanna put an lfo on that thing? As per usual it's gigantic for what it is but it's another fun version.
https://www.deadendfx.com/product/fugly-face
In no particular order:
PPCB Capsize
PPCB Expresso
PPCB Flock
DEFX Sputter (Lastgasp Ripplet)
Moonn Goldfever (DBA germanium filter)
I'm including an honorable mention since the expresso is a utility, the Octaking is pretty awesome.
This combination of Moonn projects isn't so much about two circuits that needed to be paired up, rather the Try Hard could be added to any other dirt box for some fun times. It's an LDR controlled filter so your highs disappear entirely unless you're in a well lit room. This means it's not...