steviejr92
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It’s a fuzz with a lot of flavor!
Never built a fuzz I think this would be a nice place to start
Never built a fuzz I think this would be a nice place to start
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Walrus Audio Eons
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GizzWizzKing
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The combo of having designated bass and treble controls along with the voltage pot means this thing has a lot of available character. Would definitely buy one to get some of those hairy scary tones
steviejr92
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Looking forward to this one.
According to Brett Kingman it's based on the Ram's Head (hence the artwork), and to my ears it's definitely in the Muff-ey fuzz-stortion camp (except when the voltage goes down, ofc).
(Pretty sure their Jupiter Fuzz was a Muff of some sort too)
(also FWIW the Fuzzbender doesn't have a Bax EQ, the two controls are gyrators)
GizzWizzKing
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Saw this and got just a bit excited again. Thought it would be maybe worth a share.
jesuscrisp
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Youtubers are usually quite bad at determining what a pedal is based on. Also the Ages and Eras had other random animals on them that have not much to do with their circuits. In my experience a Muff really doesn't react that well to voltage starving either.
steviejr92
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Agreed waiting for this to release dude! Im soooo amped for this......pun intended
Ah, fair point! I do have the Eons on my board though rn and all five modes definitely feel in the Muff family (and it also reminds you just how varied the sounds in the Muff family really can be, from relatively standard to like Devi Ever or DBA-level aggressive and clang-ey on Mode V)
(Also side note, I’ve had all the Walrus five-state pedals (the Eras and Eons are on my gig board) and this one is the most flexible and interesting. The Ages felt like one pedal with five mods, the Eras had three modes that sounded like a Revv G3 and two modes that sounded like a G4, but the Eons all five modes are actually distinct enough that a different manufacturer like SUF or Wren and Cuff would’ve probably made them five separate pedals entirely.
Genuinely curious how different the five paths through the circuit are, the sound differences are huge)
Agreed, and that’s the case with the Eons. In most modes basically the first 1/2-2/3 of the dial is “splatty dying battery” and the rest is “subtly different shades of properly functioning”, you have at most 2 or 3 sweet spots around the dial. It could’ve been a switch, honestly, or they could’ve made it a clean blend like the rest of the five-state pedals and it would’ve been more useful.
GizzWizzKing
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A combo of this and the dung beetle (scarab deluxe) in the same box may solve 80% of my fuzz desires..........may..Agreed waiting for this to release dude! Im soooo amped for this......pun intended
steviejr92
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Youll never fully satisfy all of your Fuzz desires i mean cmon dude be realistic here
jesuscrisp
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Would you mind opening it up and posting a gut shot?
I’ve got a gig tonight and don’t wanna mess with the cabling but if I remember when I get home I will!
steviejr92
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So I count 8 silicon transistors and 2 op-amps. I wonder if the 4558s are buffers, or if some of the different modes might be op-amp muffs?
I think the germanium clippers are on the other side of the board (I’m guessing they’re the thru-hole components just above the PIC microcontroller) but don’t really feel like disassembling it to confirm.
I think the germanium clippers are on the other side of the board (I’m guessing they’re the thru-hole components just above the PIC microcontroller) but don’t really feel like disassembling it to confirm.
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Idk if im crazy but just looking at that is pure bliss....
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