So the Jawari really sounds like that, huh?

[smashinator]

I slapped the circuit together on perf in about 2 hours over the last couple evenings (I check all my joints for continuity right after I make 'em.  Takes time, but all of my builds have worked right away when I finally perf 'em.).

It's certainly an interesting effect.  It seems to work best when I pick lightly.  Hard picking sounds very UN-sitar like.  More like a cheap keyboard.  Which could be cool if I ever need that.  

I'm going to put it in a cool whip container or something (temporary, I have a box for it, but it's not drilled yet) for practice tonight.  I'll see if my buddy will let me use his guitar as I don't have a 100% working bridge pickup to be found.  

Anyway, seems a little too experimental to give to my brother as an xmas gift right now.  Good thing for him I've got everything I need to build a Scrambler clone  (Little bro didn't specify what kinds of effects he would like, so naturally I'm going to build him something that's completely off the wall!).

Who else has built a Jawari?  What have your experiences been?

[petemoore]

I slapped the circuit together on perf in about 2 hours over the last couple evenings (I check all my joints for continuity right after I make 'em.  Takes time, but all of my builds have worked right away when I finally perf 'em.).

It's certainly an interesting effect.  It seems to work best when I pick lightly.  Hard picking sounds very UN-sitar like.  More like a cheap keyboard.  Which could be cool if I ever need that.  
  >>>rolling back the guitar volume may change the effect
I'm going to put it in a cool whip container or something (temporary, I have a box for it, but it's not drilled yet) for practice tonight.  I'll see if my buddy will let me use his guitar as I don't have a 100% working bridge pickup to be found.  

Anyway, seems a little too experimental to give to my brother as an xmas gift right now.  Good thing for him I've got everything I need to build a Scrambler clone  (Little bro didn't specify what kinds of effects he would like, so naturally I'm going to build him something that's completely off the wall!).

Who else has built a Jawari?  What have your experiences been?

[Mark Hammer]

Yeah it does, especially if one uses the bridge pickup and the bridge pickup is single coil.

There are a couple of threads in the archives where successful builders have offered their comments.   Not much more there than what you and I have offered here, though.

I keep meaning to package mine in a chassis with switch but the absence of anything to adjust just seems so, so, "naked", and uncharacteristic of me***, that I am reluctant to stick it in a box until I know for sure there is nothing to tweak on it.

*** Idiot that I am, I put a Green Ringer in a 1590B and, growing agitated over the absence of a control, stuck a volume pot in it, even though the likelihood of me ever turning it up or down from its present position is pretty much nil.

[jmusser]

I have that circuit bagged up and ready to go, but I'm kind of hedging whether to build that one, or save the transformer for the Psychtar instead, just because I don't know of anyone who's built that one yet. Of course before that I have to take time out to get Tim's Gargletron gone through and see if it will talk to me. These 12 hour shifts really cut in on my circuit building! Hopefully by sometime during the first of the week I'll have you an answer on how vocal this thing really sounds.

[Paul Marossy]

I sometimes like to use it with my Boss Metal Zone, gives it an interesting tone. Then the treble can get a little harsh, but that is easily corrected by rolling back the tone control on your guitar.

Like Mark says, it really needs to get the output from a single coil bridge pickup to sound its best.

[Marcos - Munky]

I built the Jawari some time ago, just to check it's sound. I need to rebuild it and put it in a box.

[ezanker]

I have mine soldered and ready to be boxed.  

I found the sound good but a little hard to control (i.e depends where you pick, how hard you pick, etc.)  I was thinking about trying it with a compressor in front to see if that evens things out, has anyone else tried that?

Erik

[smashinator]

That's kind of how I felt.  It's PICKY.  

[Mark Hammer]

When you consider how few parts are involved to produce a sound which is so complex to describe and model, I think the more appropriate description is not "picky", but a remarkable accident capable of being replicated often enough to be useful.

[smashinator]

Don't get me wrong, I think it's an awesome, clever circuit.  It's just not a "plug n play" sort of effect.  One needs to get the hang of it.

[Dan N]

You might try breadboarding Tim's Psychtar. It is supposed to do the Jawari thing, plus flip a switch and get a really nice normal fuzz. I like mine a lot!

[smashinator]

Woo!  Tried it with my explorer today into my buddy's Marshall.  BIG difference.  It was WAAAAAY sitar.

Sweet.

[captntasty]

I built the jawari a month or so ago but it didn't work.   :x  Put it aside after much frustration and trying both transformers TL218 and the TM018.  No luck until I actually drilled holes for and soldered the small tabs from the frame.  Can anybody explain?  Anyhow, I just got it to work yesterday and it's funky!   :mrgreen: Single coils don't  do it justice.  Bridge humbucker is the only way to go - even a neck hb diminishes the effect.  Mossapotamus has a mod for this circuit - search past threads "jawari".

Happy stomping.....

[micro]

Ordered the PCB from GGG and out it together last night and I immediately jumped on the forum. Definately doesnt sound like a clip I
heard (now I cant remember where i found it). On the lower strings seems to have an extremely compressed sound where it dips down immediately
and then gradually comes back up. The "timbre" control doesnt seem to do musch more than raise or lower the volume and distortion.
Also, the decay is far too long to sound anything like a sitar, I'm starting to think something is wrong.

No luck until I actually drilled holes for and soldered the small tabs from the frame.

Am I supposed to solder those tabs from the transformer to the board?

I will try and post sound clips tonight. I was very dissappointed.