Simple, quick project.

[mnordbye]

Can anyone recommend me a quick, simple and useful project which i can do tomorrow? I have to much in my "to-be-debuged" drawer, and need to rebuild my morale... 

Thanks
Magnus N

[snoof]

the Red Llama, or Anderton's tube sound fuzz are both nice quick projects.  Well, assuming you have the 4049 chip anyway...

[GREEN FUZ]

I suppose the obvious thing would be the beginner`s project except I managed to screw it up.

[mnordbye]

Red Llama, sounds fun, though i've already built something similiar to the beginner project (it works too!  )

What about a booster maybe? I think i have most of the parts for most boosters available..

Magnus N

[snoof]

amz mosfet booster!

[oldrocker]

Real simple but cool build would be an RNG (random number generator).  It's a little noisy but has an almost sample and hold effect when strumming the 1st and 2nd string at the 12th fret at the same time.   I used a 100k trim so it would fit in an Altoids mint tin.
http://www.logmonster.com/images/full/?pic=rng_1177257694-422-15013.jpg
http://www.logmonster.com/images/full/?pic=rng3_1177544314-422-15022.jpg

[ambulancevoice]

Real simple but cool build would be an RNG (random number generator).  I used a 100k trim so it would fit in an Altoids mint tin.
http://www.logmonster.com/images/full/?pic=rng_1177257694-422-15013.jpg
http://www.logmonster.com/images/full/?pic=rng3_1177544314-422-15022.jpg

really? nice how does it sound?
is it like the samples on Mid Fi elec's page?

[oldrocker]

Yes it does sound like the samples.  It's a gatey weird sound with notes chiming in out of nowhere.  If you like strange and bizare effects give it a shot.  If you do a search there are mods for it floating around somewhere on here.  I think it might be a feedback pot of some sort.

[Dragonfly]

[oldrocker]

How does the JFET boost compare to say a Stratoblaster?  About the same?  Is it a little better?  Just curious.

[Dragonfly]

How does the JFET boost compare to say a Stratoblaster?  About the same?  Is it a little better?  Just curious.

i like it a bit better....a bit fuller, and possibly a bit more boost...

set the bias as shown on the drawing....

its an easy build, and sounds VERY good.

[petemoore]

  Count the nodes, note anything around that node like polarity marking, measure every resistor just prior to installing, double check everything twice !!
 

[mnordbye]

Cool suggestions. Anyone had the chance to compare the AMZ booster and the Omega? Maybe the JFET booster above too, which sounds very easy.

Thanks
Magnus N

[nooneknows]

I could also see the Fetzer Valve by the guys of runoffgroove:

http://www.runoffgroove.com/fetzervalve.html

I've just breadborded one using the resistor calculator at the bottom of the page and it sounds really, really cool, much more than I expected.