It is a folded aluminum enclosure that I bought locally. It is prety much the size of a 1590bcool, what kind of enclosure is that?
I've done this too. I like the result of the roll-your-own darlingtons in Bazz Fuss circuit, and the Bellows is the best Bazz Fuss circuit IMO.Built a bellows with a couple 2n3904's forming a darlington pair instead of the MPSA13. Really nice distortion and fuzz tones (and some cool overdrive tones, too). Very simple circuit, but really effective.
I totally agree with the bellows being the best sounding Bass Fuzz out there.I've done this too. I like the result of the roll-your-own darlingtons in Bazz Fuss circuit, and the Bellows is the best Bazz Fuss circuit IMO.
You can also have some fun by inserting a pot between the collectors, which are normally tied together in an NPN Darlington pair.
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I experimented with it for weeks a few years back. I'll post a schematic if I can dig it up.I totally agree with the bellows being the best sounding Bass Fuzz out there.
Well, now it's back to the breadboard, cause i'm certainly interested in placing a pot between the collectors
To be fair, they were the first to use a JFET across the collector and base instead of a diode, and something about that sounds better. Their build also has a microcontroller and relay for bypass which a normal DIYer couldn't do. They also added an unbuffered input volume control like the early fuzzes had, that will load your guitar pickups badly. I always used the Bellows after a buffer.Dear sweet baby Jesus, I didn’t realize the Bellows was a Bazz Fuss and EQD charges $115 for a circuit that has less than $5 dollars in parts!? Man have I been doing life wrong. I know, I know this is why we all DIY, just sometimes the glaring commercialism of it all reaches up and smacks me in the face. Love messing with the Bazz Fuss circuit. I like it better than the Electra although both are highly moddable
A) the complexity of a circuit doesn’t actually account for all the much of the cost of a BoM, even when you DIY; building an Amentum isn’t *that* much cheaper than building an Irrlicht, if it’s $3 in circuit parts vs $8 in circuit parts, that doesn’t have much of a dent after I buy a $6 enclosure (plus the time it costs to drill and paint), $3 Footswitch, $3 in jacks, plus time to assemble (of which soldering parts to the PCB isn’t always the most time-consuming part)Ah, I don’t fault them for it really, everyone’s gotta eat. I do love me some EQD, they are from my hometown. I even have a Bows amongst others. When there are multiple companies offering the same you have to set yours apart somehow, but really any of us in this forum could add relay switching with a utility board from pedal PCB. I guess what is really the surprise to me is that people in general will pay that price for a totally replicatable, easy circuit. Just call me a jaded DIYer
Jamie Stillman actually *is* the designer of a lot of that (of course using pre-existing resources when he can, just like the rest of us).To be fair, they were the first to use a JFET across the collector and base instead of a diode, and something about that sounds better. Their build also has a microcontroller and relay for bypass which a normal DIYer couldn't do. They also added an unbuffered input volume control like the early fuzzes had, that will load your guitar pickups badly. I always used the Bellows after a buffer.
I've always considered EQD to be like a DIY+ brand. Most of their pedals are mods or slight improvements to long established designs. When they can get away with selling a Bazz Fuss (Bellows), Electra (Speaker Cranker), Rangemaster (Bows) or a Green Ringer (Tentacle) for $130, they'll do it. When they need to do something more complex like FV-1 programming or designing with PLL's, they probably hire a contractor. It's the same story with most boutique pedal companies.
There's a lot more that goes into the cost of a pedal or anything for matter than the partsDear sweet baby Jesus, I didn’t realize the Bellows was a Bazz Fuss and EQD charges $115 for a circuit that has less than $5 dollars in parts!? Man have I been doing life wrong. I know, I know this is why we all DIY, just sometimes the glaring commercialism of it all reaches up and smacks me in the face. Love messing with the Bazz Fuss circuit. I like it better than the Electra although both are highly moddable
Who says I don’t? My personal gig board is currently 100% pedals purchased from brands I like and like to support.I get it, I really do. It’s the same as me trying to explain the cost of a medication to anyone who has to pay more than $5 for a prescription. But let me ask this, if everyone is ok with the cost of commercial pedals, fully recognizing the rationale behind the cost, then why are we here on a DIY forum talking about building copies of those same circuits instead of just buying one?
Indeed! Why does a $14 book cost you $40 when you lose the loaner from the library? The library has to pay for the book, then pay staff to process the book, install its anti-theft widget ($) and its magnetic info strip ($), re-enter it into the system ($) etc...I get it, I really do. It’s the same as me trying to explain the cost of a medication to anyone who has to pay more than $5 for a prescription. But let me ask this, if everyone is ok with the cost of commercial pedals, fully recognizing the rationale behind the cost, then why are we here on a DIY forum talking about building copies of those same circuits instead of just buying one?
I get it, I really do. It’s the same as me trying to explain the cost of a medication to anyone who has to pay more than $5 for a prescription. But let me ask this, if everyone is ok with the cost of commercial pedals, fully recognizing the rationale behind the cost, then why are we here on a DIY forum talking about building copies of those same circuits instead of just buying one?