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Does anyone know how the second output on the original Meatbox is connected? I built one on stripboard that matches the Lectric-FX schematic. I didn't like it as a straight up octave pedal, but using a separate splitter with a direct line going into the board, sounds massive.

New modded clone with a 5th control. http://www.pastfx.com/index.php/effects/punkifriar

I changed R13/C11 from 4.7k/56n to 470R/560n and it works as a heavy distortion now.

I had this work best with C500k and C1M pots. On one of my guitars I applied the bass cut only to the neck also. https://www.premierguitar.com/the-recording-guitarist-the-fabulous-focus-knob For my pickguards, the pots I had for pedals worked fine. For my carved top, I had to order one from...

Are there any that would be worth replacing with trimpots?

Is that a PNP GT402, instead of 404, which is NPN? I see the charge pump, and the 2n1307 is PNP. I built a great sounding NPN Dizzytone with GT402B and a pair of MP38's. Does the Buzzaround sound any different?

Yes, that's it. I'll try to draw what I think is going on. The mid control is the one I'm least sure of. Was the character/art part of your order? The rest sound wild. The stock Witchfinder alone has so much going on.

What are some of the customs you have? The Wraith is a Rat with HM-2 tone, that's interesting. The one I'd really like to see some day is the Fuzzthrone Deluxe (Fuzz Face+Muff gain stage) with the rotary caps/clipping. I must have missed that one, though I did see the PCB on the big Talkbass...

It reminds me of the VFE Focus. I also built a a Standout, and although the board says v2.2, it has a different layout with only one toggle switch to control both passes. I got it way back and the instructions gave choices for voltage and op amp. What did you go with?

Where is the Mondo Power? What did you think of the Apostle, do you run it into an amp or as a preamp? A couple of the new things are a modded Metal Zone and a Mesa Mark IV emulation with graphic and paramatric EQ's for the Master of Puppets sound.

No, but I made the earlier Brutalist Jr. which inspired it. I tried some of the mods in the instructions and it's a very saturated metal-type distortion now, not anemic at all. Stock, it was more of a heavy overdrive I'd boost an amp with. Back to the forum topic, it's also "designed by Nick...

Absolutely. I'll find some shots of others in the meantime and label components. I also built his newer Boss HM-2 with clean blend that used to be on Osh Park, and is currently sold by God City.

Good looking build! I wasn't aware of this and have to get it. I built the larger Wizard using this trace: https://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?p=290093& Fuzzonaut, could you share any differences with your 1590BB version? I know it still has the rotary switch like the big one, and...

I'm also curious about this, because that's a lot to "drift". That recovery stage is also pretty loud. Besides the Hizumitas, I built a Sustainar according to the KitRae values, and it sounded pretty good to me. I liked the weird tone section and thought it was different enough from other Muff...

I tried the bass switch Dino traced here from his reissue version. It's the one with a guitar/bass switch. I liked it better than the usual Rat bass Ruetz type mods as it didn't change the distortion character, it just allowed the lows through...

I put the "cleanup" trimpot as an external pot on mine, as it's so useful.

In addition to your questions, I'm curious if anyone has done this to their Muzzle/Zuul builds? The Lone Wolf mods of replacing the range switch with a pot, and the 10k at the input with another pot. https://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?p=286529&

After using my clone, and a couple different commercial clones, I guess it's not a very loud fuzz. I don't want to affect the sound by changing the clipping germanium diodes, so I plan on modding that recovery stage. It seems like an easy solution, I hope.

I used that layout some years back, and tried both stock, and Mike's components. It's been a while since I played through it, but I seem to remember Mike thought it was far too bassy. I'm fine with that, so I stayed with the stock setting. I also think the real ones ran at higher than 9v...

If you look at the options page, there are many Sunface versions with different silicon and germanium transistors. I built one with high gain silicon, and another great sounding one with a pair of low gain Russian ones. There's a newer Sunface with (different model than what I used) Russian...