gtfields13
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I want to update my post on my first two builds (PPCB Muffin Fuzz in Stomp '75 build and Kliche Overdrive).
After living with these for a week, I tried switching out the diodes on the Fuzz for germanium or LEDs in various combinations, but in the end I've decided I like the way the 1N4148 diodes sound - there was something grainy or rough with the other variations I tried. I did change the resistor on the output stage to increase the volume, because I found the output signal seemed limited. I dropped R22 from 4.7k to 3.3k. This might be a little too much change - I think that maybe a 3.9k would be the sweet spot here. I also find my 5mm LED a bit dim, and would probably change the RLED from 4,7k, too, if I built this again. At the end of the day, I find that the sweet spot for sounds is between 9 to 3 on for Volume and Tone, and the Sustain does something nice from min to max.
I think that this pedal works great in combination withthe Klon Centaur clone (and driven by a very 80's Fender Strat with Lace Gold pickups). I read that the Ram's Head Triangle was scooped in the mids, but that the Klon had a compensating mid-range boost. After playing around, I get it. The stock build works perfectly well (again, I would probably brighten the LED a touch) and the volume seems a bit high, but I am not looking to change that. I like the Klon at at the lower end of gain with the tone maybe 2-3 o'clock and the volume set so there isn't a noticable jump switching between the effect and bypass (maybe 9-10 o'clock for me).
it's definitely the combination that I like. With the Klon off, the fuzz makes for a nice rhythm guitar tone - nice heavy fuzz that fills in space in the mix without being dominant, but as soon as I switch in the Klon, the sound jumps right out. It makes a perfect way to go back and forth in the mix from lead to background without being to obvious. There is just a little more bite when both pedals are on.
If anyone has one or the other of these, I think you will like adding the other, and if you feel a need to play with the circuits a bit, I would definitely recommend tweaking the volumes.
After living with these for a week, I tried switching out the diodes on the Fuzz for germanium or LEDs in various combinations, but in the end I've decided I like the way the 1N4148 diodes sound - there was something grainy or rough with the other variations I tried. I did change the resistor on the output stage to increase the volume, because I found the output signal seemed limited. I dropped R22 from 4.7k to 3.3k. This might be a little too much change - I think that maybe a 3.9k would be the sweet spot here. I also find my 5mm LED a bit dim, and would probably change the RLED from 4,7k, too, if I built this again. At the end of the day, I find that the sweet spot for sounds is between 9 to 3 on for Volume and Tone, and the Sustain does something nice from min to max.
I think that this pedal works great in combination withthe Klon Centaur clone (and driven by a very 80's Fender Strat with Lace Gold pickups). I read that the Ram's Head Triangle was scooped in the mids, but that the Klon had a compensating mid-range boost. After playing around, I get it. The stock build works perfectly well (again, I would probably brighten the LED a touch) and the volume seems a bit high, but I am not looking to change that. I like the Klon at at the lower end of gain with the tone maybe 2-3 o'clock and the volume set so there isn't a noticable jump switching between the effect and bypass (maybe 9-10 o'clock for me).
it's definitely the combination that I like. With the Klon off, the fuzz makes for a nice rhythm guitar tone - nice heavy fuzz that fills in space in the mix without being dominant, but as soon as I switch in the Klon, the sound jumps right out. It makes a perfect way to go back and forth in the mix from lead to background without being to obvious. There is just a little more bite when both pedals are on.
If anyone has one or the other of these, I think you will like adding the other, and if you feel a need to play with the circuits a bit, I would definitely recommend tweaking the volumes.
