Haha, this thing is crazy. Definitely sounds like a page out of the Parasit playbook, but it is super fun. I have been really into playing bass lately and this might make a nice synth bass fuzz.
I put together a simple layout the other night that is a Shin-Ei Comparnion fuzz followed by a JPTR Jive minus all of the switching options. The switch I did include selects either the Jive with fixed diodes or the companion + the Jive. Plenty loud and very nasty on bass.
Ah ok -- thanks yo! It didn't look like there was any technical reason -- but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing a key piece of rotary switch lore before I bought one. Thanks for the assistance!
I'm all stocked up and ready to give this one a go. I ended up just getting a 1P9T rotary switch instead of the 1P12T. Gotta love Mouser lol. Hopefully I'll be back with good news. I haven't had the best luck with the CMOS pedals so far. I'm new to them, so I find troubleshooting rather perplexing.
I haven't had the best luck getting pedals with CMOS chips in them. This time I'm determined to ge5 this one right. So I think I'll open this project to public opinion. My idea is to post a picture of each build stage and hopefully someone with some experience might see a fault that I don't, or even just some advice on places I might be going wrong. So far, I've drilled the cuts and put the joins in. I'll post the pics after dinner. Much thanks in advance ☺️ Shane
Ok. Everything apart from the rotary switch and pot connections. Ran out of solder so it'll have to wait to tomorrow. There's pics of each build stage, top and bottom. I haven't been doing this long so don't expect anything special and my solder skills are average at best but constructive criticism is always welcome. I think I'll make the rotary switch lead from a breadboard connection ribbon to keep it today. I'll update that tomorrow :-)
Parts ordered! This is my biggest "regret" sell - can't wait to build this out
ReplyDeleteohh, looking forward to how it turns out, brave man.
DeleteYou can tag this one Anders, works as it should. Nice pedal, something different!!
ReplyDeleteDang! Awesome Ian!
DeleteHaha, this thing is crazy. Definitely sounds like a page out of the Parasit playbook, but it is super fun. I have been really into playing bass lately and this might make a nice synth bass fuzz.
ReplyDeleteI put together a simple layout the other night that is a Shin-Ei Comparnion fuzz followed by a JPTR Jive minus all of the switching options. The switch I did include selects either the Jive with fixed diodes or the companion + the Jive. Plenty loud and very nasty on bass.
Thanks
hey -- this might be an obvious question -- but I'm new to this. Does anyone know a reason why you'd use a 1p12t rotary instead of just a 1p9t?
ReplyDeleteI think it's just easier & cheaper to source 1p12t rotary switches. There's no technical reason, though.
DeleteAh ok -- thanks yo! It didn't look like there was any technical reason -- but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing a key piece of rotary switch lore before I bought one. Thanks for the assistance!
DeleteI'm all stocked up and ready to give this one a go. I ended up just getting a 1P9T rotary switch instead of the 1P12T. Gotta love Mouser lol. Hopefully I'll be back with good news. I haven't had the best luck with the CMOS pedals so far. I'm new to them, so I find troubleshooting rather perplexing.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had the best luck getting pedals with CMOS chips in them. This time I'm determined to ge5 this one right. So I think I'll open this project to public opinion. My idea is to post a picture of each build stage and hopefully someone with some experience might see a fault that I don't, or even just some advice on places I might be going wrong. So far, I've drilled the cuts and put the joins in. I'll post the pics after dinner.
ReplyDeleteMuch thanks in advance ☺️
Shane
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ReplyDeletehttps://ibb.co/album/0VmpDC
ReplyDeleteOk. Everything apart from the rotary switch and pot connections. Ran out of solder so it'll have to wait to tomorrow. There's pics of each build stage, top and bottom. I haven't been doing this long so don't expect anything special and my solder skills are average at best but constructive criticism is always welcome. I think I'll make the rotary switch lead from a breadboard connection ribbon to keep it today. I'll update that tomorrow :-)
Shane
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ReplyDeleteCan anyone proofread this schematic for the Swarm fuzz. I tried bread boarding it but can't seem to get it to work. https://imgur.com/xWHzrGX
ReplyDeleteThe linked schematic was taken down so I just uploaded schematic in this post...
DeleteThanks fuzzhead, but I meant the one I posted a link too. :-)
DeleteAccording to the schematic, pins 6 & 7 on IC4 are reversed.
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