MOTM

JWBarlow@... wrote:
>
> I'm also wondering Thomas, if your list of fuzz tones (Big Muff Pi, Fuzz
> Face, Foxx and Tube Screamer) would be your wish list of distortion devices?
>
Yes, except I've found a "swell" mod to the Foxx that Prescription Electronics
designed in to one of their devices. I plan on playing with that at some point.

I currently own:
- Big Muff: This is one of the new Sovtek models, and has much less noise than 
the originals, supposedly due to mil spec transitors. Nice scooped sound, 
great w/ lots of echo.
- Fuzz Face: This is one I built, I got the germaniums from R.G. Keen. The
classic over-the-top Hendrix sound.
- Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz: Roger Mayer design similar to Fuzz face. He manages
to get a pretty good sound using 3904/3906. 
- Roger Mayer Octavia: I'm not all that impressed with this one, I plan
on building a Tychobrae version with inductors.

Tube Screamer is on my list to build, I've got a tube of the original JCR4558s
that are supposedly so essential to the sound. This was a part
of Stevie Ray Vaughns sound.

One more layout that is interesting is the MXR Distortion+ (Opamp driving
two reversed diodes connected to ground). 

Though most of these might sound pretty bland with a static waveform as input.
I think putting an ADSR/VCA combo in *front* of the distortion might produce 
more interesting results.

Thomas