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for suggesting projects, I think the Interfax Harmonic Percolator has a relatively low parts count and lots of room for interesting variations (like the Catalinbread Karma Suture, e.g.).
 
zgrav said:
for suggesting projects, I think the Interfax Harmonic Percolator has a relatively low parts count and lots of room for interesting variations (like the Catalinbread Karma Suture, e.g.).
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Very good suggestion. There is also a lot of room in that one to play around with different transistors…
 
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This is how I would break it down:
1. What do I want to make?
2. What topology do I want to use?
3. What's the detailed design?

for example:
1. What do I want to make?
A dirt pedal with a weird ass filter hooked to it. Filter before or after the dirt? I don't know, that could be an experiment.

2. What topology do I want to use?
A twin-tee filter and a bazz-fuss (because they are simple, cheap, and low part count)

3. What's the detailed design?
I don't know. I'll do some reading on how the part values impact each of those circuits and fiddle with it (Earthquaker style, because I don't know how to simulate it, what to look for, or what I'm doing in general)

or:
1. A Rat! With an HM-2 style tone stack (like those drunk beaver things)
or:
1. A parallel distortion with a blend knob
or:
1. Hook a green ringer to something (and then add a simple boost, paint it with a Patrine Cross and sell it for $800. . . badda-bing!) 🤑💲💰
or:
etc, etc
 
Dan M said:
This is how I would break it down:
1. What do I want to make?
2. What topology do I want to use?
3. What's the detailed design?

for example:
1. What do I want to make?
A dirt pedal with a weird ass filter hooked to it. Filter before or after the dirt? I don't know, that could be an experiment.

2. What topology do I want to use?
A twin-tee filter and a bazz-fuss (because they are simple, cheap, and low part count)

3. What's the detailed design?
I don't know. I'll do some reading on how the part values impact each of those circuits and fiddle with it (Earthquaker style, because I don't know how to simulate it, what to look for, or what I'm doing in general)

or:
1. A Rat! With an HM-2 style tone stack (like those drunk beaver things)
or:
1. A parallel distortion with a blend knob
or:
1. Hook a green ringer to something (and then add a simple boost, paint it with a Patrine Cross and sell it for $800. . . badda-bing!) 🤑💲💰
or:
etc, etc
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Combo circuit ie ALL of the above... one enclosure, one bypass footswitch.
 
Ok. I'm back on the project. I will say this up front: I do not know what I am doing here. I am learning as I go, as I hope others are. We are all in it together. If no one wants to participate, that's fine. I'll carry on solo, and it will at least be documented. If a few people want to play along, I would like everyone to update their progress...

So. The project is to build a pedal (a fuzz) from scratch, using perf/vero board (still not decided). Most of us know how to solder, and stuff like drilling enclosures/wiring up, etc., so we won't have to focus on that. The main purpose here is to teach how to use the medium on perfboard/veroboard...

Now, what are we gonna build? I've come up with three options. If anyone wants to play along, please comment with your preferred project. Whichever project gets the most votes when I decide to end the voting will be the project. Here are the ideas:
1) Fuzz Face, following the Small Bear tutorial
2) Craig Anderton's Tube Sound Fuzz (I'll scan and post the pages from my copy of EPFM)
3) Mosrite Fuzz-Rite (might be a good companion to another Fuzz-Rite thread)

So vote. Or don't, if you do not intend to participate...or do, whatever. In the meantime, what board are we gonna use? Maybe to help with that I'll put together a perf v. vero primer...
 
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