Give me something to breadboard.

[mcasey1]

I just bought a breadboard at Radioshack, as I want to learn more about circuits and start to test out circuits without having to solder them.  I'm looking for a simple circuit suggestion, that I would be able to assemble and test out with little skill (as I dont have much yet) and then post an image just to see how well or bad i did as far as layout.

[nordine]

a rat

[oldschoolanalog]

Distortion + is another ez one...

[black mariah]

Bazz Fuss.

[Fleetdog]

 There is definately an art to actual circuit layouts when making a board but I don't feel like it translates very well (if at all) from breadboards.  It just seems like even simple circuits look bad on a breadboard because the layout of how the rows are connected can easilly either spread a simple circuit way out or really cramp things unneccesarily when ICs come into the picture. 

That said, they are fantastic for trying out designs and prototyping.  Once you've tested a circuit's schematic by breadboarding, that's when the layout work begins (at least that's how it seems to me).

[mcasey1]

Well, I assembled the Bazz Fuss on the breadboard, and after scratching my head a bit, determined why I was getting no sound.  I had the collector of the transistor going to ground.  Moved that, and to my astonishment, it worked.  Sounds pretty good too.  I'm really excited.  I know its a SUPER simple circuit and this is a BASIC skill of electronics but this is a big step up for me.  Now I can test circuits before building and play with substitutions, and start to learn a lot more much easier.  Thanks for the recommendations, when I saw Bazz Fuss I thought "why didnt I think of that?"  Here are some pictures, feel free to make suggestions.  Yes!   

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

Well, I assembled the Bazz Fuss on the breadboard, and after scratching my head a bit, determined why I was getting no sound.  I had the collector of the transistor going to ground.  Moved that, and to my astonishment, it worked.  Sounds pretty good too.  I'm really excited. 

Another one hooked... welcome aboard!

[petemoore]

  A booster chosen from a few boosters, try Jfet, etc., w/selectable bass cut [input cap choices], volume control, slight fixed HF filter, and/or a variable HF filter on the end...then put that on a board..
  How to attach the board to a BB....hmmm
  at the very least you could epoxy a 1/2'' x 1/2'' x 1'' board on the BB, drill a hole in that to accept a through screw's threads [the screw would go through the edge border of your circuit board]...or just put that in a box w/dpdt bypass to be used with the next distorter to hit the BB, or the next booster to 'out-do' your boxed booster...on the BB.
  Try your favorite booster driving a BMP stage or two, perhaps a Bazz Fuzz 'n muff...
  Tweek to your tone control, on the BB...

[oldschoolanalog]

Another one hooked... welcome aboard!

Let the insanity begin...

[MartyMart]

That was my first project "from scratch" build three years ago !!
Glad that it's workin' for ya, i've seen you struggle on a few things and it sure is
nice when stuff starts to "work" and you start to "learn" 
You then start to amass a HEAP of great noise makers

Keep it up, the "deluxe" versions of the Bazz Fuzz are cool too !

Perhaps try a simple IC build next like a Dist+ or a ROG tubereamer
( yeah you guessed, the Tube Reamer was my second project  )

MM.