EHX Small Clone / Bass Clone
- Thread starter taxfree
- Start date
BuddytheReow
Breadboard Baker
I'll bet that TREBLE and BASS is a tweaked Baxandall.
My expectation was to be able to replace something in the existing circuit, without creating an auxiliary board.
jimilee
Well-known member
Na, there’s more to it than that.
BuddytheReow
Breadboard Baker
Agreed. Many bass EQs, though not all, are active circuits. You'll need to create a daughterboard and then find a good place to put it. Up to me, i'd throw it in right before the volume pot. Can someone else chime in?
Feral Feline
Well-known member
I'm chiming in with: "Put it in the Wish List".
It's really rare to see pedals for bassists on the wish list. I'm curious if this is very different from Small Clone and if it is possible to include bass and treble controls.
Feral Feline
Well-known member
I agree, it's rare for bass-specific pedals to get on the Wish List. Put it there and I will upvote it!
There's an increasing number of bass-pedals sneaking through to the Shop.
The EQ could be simply
Bass — an extra cap on the input on a blend and the
Treble — more of a presence control, bleeding highs to ground.
Or EQ could be a
James or Baxandall style thing. Where in the circuit is it placed?
The interesting part is the X-OVER toggle; where is the crossover set at? How is the EQ set up around it?
I'd think that the x-over would be up high, so the chorus effect is only on the mids and highs of the signal while leaving the low end unaffected.
I've never tried the Bass Clone, but would love to hear my upright through it and better yet — see a schematic!
There's an increasing number of bass-pedals sneaking through to the Shop.
The EQ could be simply
Bass — an extra cap on the input on a blend and the
Treble — more of a presence control, bleeding highs to ground.
Or EQ could be a
James or Baxandall style thing. Where in the circuit is it placed?
The interesting part is the X-OVER toggle; where is the crossover set at? How is the EQ set up around it?
I'd think that the x-over would be up high, so the chorus effect is only on the mids and highs of the signal while leaving the low end unaffected.
I've never tried the Bass Clone, but would love to hear my upright through it and better yet — see a schematic!
My knowledge of electronics is too poor to answer one of these questions. I built a Small Clone of Guitar FX Layouts as LEGO.
I thought about trying something like the AMZ scheme in the image but I don't know if I'll have space in the enclosure.
Feral Feline
Well-known member
Well, that's very few components, and if you used 9mm pots will fit depending on size of enclosure you want to use.
Just tacking on that at the end ... well, wherever you put the AMZ tone stack, it isn't going to transform the Small Clone circuit into a Bass Clone.
You either have to wait for someone to offer the Bass Clone clone, or bone up on technical mumbo-jumbo to attempt a Bass Clone of your own. The latter path will be more rewarding, I bet.
Just tacking on that at the end ... well, wherever you put the AMZ tone stack, it isn't going to transform the Small Clone circuit into a Bass Clone.
You either have to wait for someone to offer the Bass Clone clone, or bone up on technical mumbo-jumbo to attempt a Bass Clone of your own. The latter path will be more rewarding, I bet.
I used a 125B with a mix control, and the switch is to change the capacitor from 150pf to 50pf or 270pf
Attachments
Bricksnbeatles
Member known well
I put a lot of bass stuff in the wishlist. There are a handful of others too. Definitely worth adding any bass effects you want, imo
I built a Small Clone for guitar and wanted to include bass and treble controls, just like the EHX Bass Clone. That's why I asked about this schematic.
