The first fuzz I ever owned was a green Muff. It broke, I think the same day that that I bought it. But the sound of it was forever imprinted on my brain. No variant that I've tried behaved quite like it. Until I found this: https://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2012/06/ehx-green-russian-big-muff.html#comment-form I think that the top tagboardeffects layout is the "Bubble Font" version? At the time it was just a poorly made, but amazing sounding, monstrosity. But this layout nails my memory of that thing. Shows how a few component changes can drastically change the performance of a circuit. I wouldn't say that it's the best version but man it's doomy as hell. It's pretty over the top. And sounds pretty different from the Civil War/Tall Font version, I think.
Yea right, it resembled a tank, but was not built like one! I have both V1green & V2 black Sovtek models, the pots would twist all the way ‘round, knobs would crack, wires would break, the switch was big, clanky & tight, but the sound was familiar to its predecessor in its own way!
This was years ago and I had no experience with electronics. I think I just gave it to a friend who knew how to fix it and he never gave it back to me. Haha oh well
I can relate, I still get tons of old pedals from people who don’t play anymore? Majority of them just need a new battery snap, but some have broken traces?
Hey, just a heads up: for some reason, I can't click on the layout image to bring up the larger version, like on the other layouts...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up. Fixed the link.:-)
DeleteJust made this... (With traditional diodes though) sounds beautiful...bit more woolly and grainy than the other two muffs I built.
ReplyDeletehttps://photos.app.goo.gl/98pgPoNuvNcuSEMh9
https://youtu.be/fN1Lp3ZbP_U
ReplyDeleteVery nice mate
DeleteHey Anders, do you know if the Russian transistor/diode version sounds any different to the usual 1N4148/5088 combo
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ReplyDeleteIan, as to your question:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=20445.msg199873#msg199873
It is a very good thread...
look for Billy Boy's posts (there's more than one)
(from what I've gathered: try also 2N5859,
and focus on those 3 caps -- C10, C12, C11 in Kit Rae's schematic)
(In his #8 post tells who to get close to the Sovtek sound.)
summing
I think you mean 2N5089 right?
DeleteThe first fuzz I ever owned was a green Muff. It broke, I think the same day that that I bought it. But the sound of it was forever imprinted on my brain. No variant that I've tried behaved quite like it. Until I found this:
Deletehttps://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2012/06/ehx-green-russian-big-muff.html#comment-form
I think that the top tagboardeffects layout is the "Bubble Font" version? At the time it was just a poorly made, but amazing sounding, monstrosity. But this layout nails my memory of that thing. Shows how a few component changes can drastically change the performance of a circuit. I wouldn't say that it's the best version but man it's doomy as hell. It's pretty over the top. And sounds pretty different from the Civil War/Tall Font version, I think.
Sorry, I don’t know why I’m responding to you directly Brian haha
DeleteYea right, it resembled a tank, but was not built like one! I have both V1green & V2 black Sovtek models, the pots would twist all the way ‘round, knobs would crack, wires would break, the switch was big, clanky & tight, but the sound was familiar to its predecessor in its own way!
DeleteNo worries, Tom, sometimes I guess the posts don’t no where they wanna go :)
DeleteThis was years ago and I had no experience with electronics. I think I just gave it to a friend who knew how to fix it and he never gave it back to me. Haha oh well
DeleteI can relate, I still get tons of old pedals from people who don’t play anymore? Majority of them just need a new battery snap, but some have broken traces?
DeleteThis is such a great (beautiful, functional, intelligent) layout !!!
ReplyDeleteMore beautiful than a good PCB!
Thanks, Anders, and congratulations! :)
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