Devi Ever/Dwarfcraft Big Distortion Sound Machine for ultimate bass guitar domination

[Fuzzonaut]

This has been mentioned recently on here somewhere and I was like "oh yeah, right". It's basically a Devi Ruiner and Torn's Peaker in parallel, here's the blurb:

This versatile unit sends one input to a pair of fuzz circuits, The Ruiner and the Torn's Peaker.

The Ruiner produces deep menacing bass, and the Torn's Peaker provides a heaping helping of mids and treble, for full frequency attack!The Ruiner is a synthy, bass heavy square wave fuzz, with gain and Torn's Peaker side features the following:

• A WORSE toggle for flipping between traditional barking fuzz and extreme sizzling distortion.
• ZAZZ knob for textural changes.
• P/AE knob for subtle gain and tone shifts.
• Outputs of these circuits are mixed down to OUT 2. Using both outputs will send each circuit to it's own output jack for stereo destruction.

The pedal was designed for ultimate bass guitar domination, but also the perfect addition to any guitar or keyboard rig."

 

[coltonius]

Probably. I’ve actually never seen one. It was right before my time. She dropped all that stuff and got into stuff like the Rocket and Shoe Gazer when I started. Easy builds with minimal wiring. That’s the part she did. I just populated the pcbs by mail.

Two amazing fuzzes, and I need to build them at some point. (I think I still have some legacy SM/VFM boards around here somewhere!)

 

[Betty Wont]

TBD was the first devi circuit that I ever played in a store. Couldn't afford it at the time but came back and got a hand painted SM later TBD was long gone. It was pretty fun, the 10 minutes I got with it. I'd build that too.

I’m really surprised fuzzdog hasn’t done it. He’s done most of the Devi stuff including the very stupid Improbability Drive.

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

I’m really surprised fuzzdog hasn’t done it. He’s done most of the Devi stuff including the very stupid Improbability Drive.

The fuzzdog devi pedals were my gateway drug that led me here. I present my improbability drive, and yes its stupid but it's fun stupid.

For the curious, that's a vintage photo of a local (pdx) Christmas bear called the Cinnamon Bear that kids have taken holiday photos with for decades. I felt it was unsettling enough for the improbability.

Trigger warning: white washer content.

 

[Betty Wont]

The fuzzdog devi pedals were my gateway drug that led me here. I present my improbability drive, and yes its stupid but it's fun stupid.

For the curious, that's a vintage photo of a local (pdx) Christmas bear called the Cinnamon Bear that kids have taken holiday photos with for decades. I felt it was unsettling enough for the improbability.

Trigger warning: white washer content.

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I love it! I’d never seen the white washer on the outside of an enclosure until Devi. It’s very Madonna vogue period.

 

[Betty Wont]

I love it! I’d never seen the white washer on the outside of an enclosure until Devi. It’s very Madonna vogue period.

I swear I’ve built and sold more of those than Devi did and I’ve never gotten a feedback on one. Positive or negative.

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

I would imagine most people trying it at a store would make it screech for a few minutes and then go buy a screamer instead.

 

[Betty Wont]

I would imagine most people trying it at a store would make it screech for a few minutes and then go buy a screamer instead.

The. Controls. Make. No. Sense. And most of it is dull or WOOOOOoOoooo.

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

I do not disagree. I don't think I've ever suggested it to anyone, but I looove me a "make it sound bad" button in the right context.

 

[coltonius]

Since I plan on keeping my BDSM forever, I decided to None-More-Pink the hardware. And thanks to you guys, it’s on the floor for tonight’s jam session! If @Robert has any interest in making this a project, I’d happily send him mine or pull the PCB for exact tracing.

While I do believe it’s mostly a stock Ruiner + Torn’s Peaker / Ænima, I happen to know from experience that transistor selection matters when finding a sweet spot on some of Devi’s fuzzes. I’ve just never taken the time to measure in the few cases where I was able to salvage a wonky-sounding one to a good one!

 

[Betty Wont]

I do not disagree. I don't think I've ever suggested it to anyone, but I looove me a "make it sound bad" button in the right context.

I think the very clever and nerdy name alone is why it has a cult status.

 

[Betty Wont]

transistor selection matters when finding a sweet spot on some of Devi’s fuzzes.

I can tell you with deep knowledge that they do not. It’s all darlingtons and clipper transistors. There are incorrect pcbs out there, but the designs are robust and very repeatable. No transistor was ever tested in the originals.

 

[coltonius]

I can tell you with deep knowledge that they do not. It’s all darlingtons and clipper transistors. There are incorrect pcbs out there, but the designs are robust and very repeatable. No transistor was ever tested in the originals.

I figured that none were tested; the OG Devi pedals had a very “tone for the masses” budget boutique vibe. But I’m talking specifically about a few Devi fuzzes I purchased and a few I built.

For instance, the second BDSM I ever got was a B-Stock clearance from Dwarfcraft. It sounded like ass and I knew it wasn’t right. I sold that one and spent several months trolling Reverb for a replacement (the one I have, which sounds awesome). I also had an older Shoegazer where the TP side had that wrongly-biased hiss that fuzzes sometimes make, the kind that sounds like bacon in the frying pan without the popping.

In both cases it was the TP circuit..

 

[Betty Wont]

I figured that none were tested; the OG Devi pedals had a very “tone for the masses” budget boutique vibe. But I’m talking specifically about a few Devi fuzzes I purchased and a few I built.

For instance, the second BDSM I ever got was a B-Stock clearance from Dwarfcraft. It sounded like ass and I knew it wasn’t right. I sold that one and spend many months trolling Reverb for a replacement (the one I have, which sounds awesome). I also had an older Shoegazer where the TP side had that wrongly-biased hiss that fuzzes sometimes make, the kind that sounds like bacon in the frying pan without the popping.

In both cases it was the TP circuit..

I legitimately hate the tp circuit. It IS unstable and noisy. And dwarfcraft used less skilled builders and bought some big batches of really off spec parts. They unloaded them in a kit sale that went sour quick.

 

[coltonius]

I legitimately hate the tp circuit. It IS unstable and noisy. And dwarfcraft used less skilled builders and bought some big batches of really off spec parts. They unloaded them in a kit sale that went sour quick.

I missed that drama! Instead, I elected for a half dozen of the TP and SM PCBs without components. I’m glad I didn’t have to deal with whatever frustration their crappy parts caused.

 

[Betty Wont]

I missed that drama! Instead, I elected for a half dozen of the TP and SM PCBs without components. I’m glad I didn’t have to deal with whatever frustration their crappy parts caused.

Something like 20% of the metal cans they sent out were bunk, and even though they are only being used as diodes, a dead diode is no good either. The pcbs caused lots of issues too. Dwarfcraft skimped in every conceivable way. They had terrible pcb design, abysmal build quality, but fun marketing.

 

[Robert]

If @Robert has any interest in making this a project, I’d happily send him mine or pull the PCB for exact tracing.

Oh I'm definitely interested.

Just got a few pending things to wrap up then I'd be all over that.

 

[Fuzzonaut]

Oh I'm definitely interested.

Just got a few pending things to wrap up then I'd be all over that.

And thanks everybody for sharing your thoughts.

 

[Feral Feline]

PINK KITTENS with TOP JACKS!

 

[coltonius]

I can’t predict what the future holds, but my BDSM did take a trip down to PedalPCB HQ for a trace. Hopefully that means fetish fun for the masses!

 

[jimilee]

BDSM….fetish…what’s going on here exactly?