Bass stompbox

Started by Diesel, December 18, 2005, 08:20:32 AM

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Diesel

Well, its sounds like it isn´t a wery good idea..

But what´s the best thing to do?

Wich tubebased stompbox is the best to modificate for bass?

moosapotamus

Not everyone likes the same things. So, my suggestions might not appeal to you.

But, I've read good reports about how the Shaka Tube sounds on guitar, and it can be powered (safely) with a 12VAC wall wart.
http://www.diystompboxes.com/cgi-bin/webbbs_scripts/webbbs_config.pl?read=327
So, that might be a good candidate to modify for bass. You might start by increasing the values of C1, C4, C6, C8 from 0.01uF to 1.0uF or 10uF or something in between, maybe. You might want to try larger values for C9, too. Or, try a different tone stack on the output. Or, leave out the tone control. Or... ?

Anyone ever tried any mods (especially for bass) with the Shaka Tube?

How about an 18VAC wall wart instead of 12VAC?
Or, maybe a different tube, 12AU7, 12AV7, 5751... others?
And use the other half of that TL072 in parallel, for clean blend?

Hey! I might have to try some of this stuff out for myself, if I get some free time. :icon_mrgreen:

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Diesel

I really appreciate all the answeres.

I talked to my supervisor today and he sounded really interested in my project.

So, as soon as i start my project i promise to report my progress and results :icon_biggrin:

Bernardduur

Great! I hope it works; always on the look for even better OD units!
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