best comment ever.

The music sounds better at 2x

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Yeah. Video is 5 mins long or thereabouts, hence the tongue-in-cheek title? Apologies if you were expecting instructions on how to construct a pedal from scratch in 5 mins.....

bobbair no not really.

@@4E414D45h took me a whole day to make one.. And anyways nothing much to do these days.. It was my first diy build and I made it with four controls. I used the Danish cookies aluminium box for the body.

Thank you, very kind of you to say that!

good tip

You want to learn about analog circuits

its not that tough, lots of forums and vids online to teach ya stuff, go find a few of the cheapest functioning pedals you can find, older preferably - dont go get any new stuff or mini pedals as the components are too hard to fuck with for a newbie ...you want bigger components that are meant to be placed and soldered by hand ...get some some solder braid for sopping up solder on a circuit board so you can remove and replace components... hell you can start this second if you got a soldering iron at home and an old pedal kicking around that you dont mind using as a experiment (your gonna destroy a pedal or 3 on this lil journey of discovery so dont go exploring on anything you cant afford to lose!!!!) if you have an old broken radio or something similiar kicking around the house open it up and start removing components......use them to experiment on your new pedal.. make a set of lil jumper cables with alligator clips -fuck around have fun- using it to bypass and probe certain areas of the circuit and see how it changes sound.,...i recorded a track of me playing guitar on my phone and use that to see the changes it makes to the signal...that way your hands are free to explore the circuit...just play the track on a loop using a cord from your iPhones output to input on pedal... google "circuit bending" theres lots of websites out there dedicated to modding pedals with sound examples and A/B stock to mod audio comparisons...and lists of known available mods for every pedal u can think of complete with pictures and vids that show you so that even a complete newbie with no experience can do it , some mods are simple- it may just be a matter or clipping a diode or unsoldering a wire and re soldering it elsewhere on circuit, sometimes a minor change like that can dramatically change how a pedal sounds (Danelectro Fab Echo has some easy cool mods)just be aware that sooner or later your gonna fuck something up and will kill a pedal - but its worth it for sure when you got cool unique sound pedals that set you apart from your buddies playing all the generic shit) (WARNING: ONLY USE A BATTERY POWERED AMP, LIKE THOSE MINI AMPS MADE BY FENDER AND MARSHALL THAT USE A 9VOLT BATTERY FOR POWER AND ALSO THE SAME FOR POWERING THE PEDAL - USE ONLY 9VOLT BATTERYS TO POWER EITHER WHILE YOUR TINKERING AROUND.....theres not enough juice in a 9volt to harm you whatsoever if you wired something wrong while you were fuckin around ....DO NOT under any circumstances power your pedal OR amp with 120/220 AC (typical wall power outlet) until you actually know what your doing....not think you know....like 100% know under the guidence of another person with more experiance and knowledge on the subject!! OTHERWISE THIS FUN LITTLE EXPERIANCE CAN LEAVE YOU DEAD, OR LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO LIVE AS YOU BURNT YOUR HOUSE DOWN!!!!) also AFTER YOUR DONE FUCKING AROUND UNPLUGG YOUR BATTERY FROM PEDAL...theres always a chance that whilst your were playing about you created a fire hazard of some kind that may not be immediately apparent but is the kinda thing that can come ablaze after you have put it down, so dont leave any circuit live - not even with a battery untill you know what your doing,....

O Pee Chi , great comment. I’m looking to start as well.

Cool, honestly its alot of fun, plus once you are comfortable with soldering and get a rough idea of how circuits operate you will be amazed at the amount of "broken" home appliances that you would have thrown out in the past that you can now fix as your able to open it up and recognize a cold solder joint or a burnt capacitor or any number of simple fixes that most people never bother with and just throw out said device... Lots of craigslist /ebay / garage sale bargains to be had on "un-tested " and "parts" electronics that can be resurrected by something as simple as reflowing a cold solder joint....

Go learn electrical engineering, fuzz is about filtering the input signal from sinewave into more boxy shaped signal, in nutshell, the reality is you need good component and circuitry to get it more better results

Thanks! The paper is called ‘Inkjet Waterslide Decal Paper’ and it came from a company called ‘Crafty Computer Paper’ in the UK

Thanks. Have a look for ‘SIP socket strip’ although in hindsight I think it’s probably better to just solder them to board. I think the diodes make more difference than the transistors!

Ivo Neves thanks - I did try it, it made disappointingly little difference. Worse...those sockets for the transistors aren’t a great idea in hindsight as occasionally a leg will come loose or break contact and it needs reseated. I’m drawing up a layout for another Bigg Muff build at the minute, this time I am going to arrange my own pcb layout on the computer and get it etched. I think the diodes are responsible for the clipping and compression that occurs in the circuit so I’m going to try another variant with different diodes. A bit of fun and should keep me amused!!!

Same question... I've done the same thing : going to the website, reading a lot of pages and unable to select the good version... Any help would be appreciated

just my opinion but i'd build probably a stock and a russian green and stack them. you can find the schematics and stuff on sites like tonepad.com and other diy stompbox pages. i know i'm way late but c'est la vie

I think it’s called ‘SIP socket strip’ or something like that. Although it’s useful for testing I wouldn’t recommend it for a guitar pedal in regular use as you run the risk of one (or more) of the legs becoming unseated. Apart from ease of switching transistors in testing, the only other benefit is that you don’t heat (and potentially overheat) the transistors whilst soldering them.

@@steamskynoise thanks! I want to do some experiments with different diodes in a Big Muff and those would be great.

Eric

Thanks! It does feel nice making something and hearing it come to life when you plug it in... of course the reverse is true, when it doesn't work it's infuriating!

Check out www.effectslayouts.blogspot.com he has layouts and transfer diagrams and schematics, and he's a really nice guy, he even has his own channel called effects layouts, he probably has all the effect layouts and schematics you would want.

@@miko8732 Thanks

Dark Star yes! Good idea. I haven't tried building one of those before and (like many fuzz pedals) the component count is low which will make it cheap and quick!! Watch this space...

dope!

Just finished it! Its.... fuckign loud!!! Thanks for the idea, I had never heard the pedal before and its immense... Video to follow very soon!!!

here you go: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bn-hlmuOjahk26M.html

Thanks for the comment, appreciate it! I just make these for fun or because I am after a particular sound. I’ve made a lot of fuzz pedals in an endless search for the perfect fuzz!! Have made a few as birthday presents for people etc and a couple of bands but I don’t sell them. It’s funny when you see these ‘boutique’ pedals for sale for £240 and you know that there’s about 50p worth of components inside and probably 20-40quid spent on the case and connectors... I think it’s a rewarding hobby and hopefully the video shows that anyone can make a pedal on their dining room table for pennies! (I will admit that i did once burn a small hole in the table by accident. Wife wasn’t impressed. Careful with those soldering irons!!)

@@steamskynoise true, you can save a lot of money by building your own effects, I recommend you check out www.effectslayouts.blogspot.com he has perf board layouts and transfer diagrams, or you can check out his channel, effects layouts, I am planning to build 10 effects my self and I've estimated the cost to be £9.50 each, I can save hundreds of pounds by building my own pedals, I only own one pedal that I bought, BD2 blues driver, the literal best pedal in the world.

@@steamskynoise I've built fuzzes and muffs too.... It makes me laugh how much these so called vintage pedals go for, I once saw a violet rams head muff up for around £1000... Waste of money when you consider how much the components are. I've built a Rams Head to the same specs as Gilmours and all in all including vintage correct NOS parts cost me around £75. I think the transistors were the most cost as they had to come from the US, and cost me £30 including shipping... Good work.

dining table. burnt a hole in it by accident one evening. wife was furious!

CoolShyBoy most electronics stores will sell it, if you look for ‘veroboard’ you’ll find it easy enough online. In the uk Maplin stock it in their shops although I have tried their stuff and the quality is pretty poor the copper tends to lift off of the board very easily.

I found it online. There was a mistake in it which I fixed. Now I can't find it online anymore!! I keep getting asked this question so I think I'll have to open the pedal and re-draw the layout!!

Nice one!

@@steamskynoise thanks 😁

Irakli Gogiashvili hi it’s called ‘Inkjet Waterslide Decal Paper’ and it came from a company called ‘Crafty Computer Paper’ in the UK

Think I found it (components and Layout) right? (Really need to learn how to read the schems and to do this. Really Hyped to make this my weekend project) 2.bp.blogspot.com/-dhrzj6JgnAQ/VDkrfpxRgZI/AAAAAAAAIpk/H-6aMtpt0CQ/s1600/EHX%2BNYC%2BBig%2BMuff.png 4.bp.blogspot.com/-uYM0v6H2q-s/VDlz5ZgvKVI/AAAAAAAAIp0/N33_ifLfqf0/s1600/Big_Muff_PI_Ec-3003_ver_C_.png

That looks like it, might not be 100% the same but very close! Is it your first pedal build? It might be an idea to do a really easy build first to get the hang of soldering etc with less parts... Something like a silicon fuzz face or ToneBender? Its very easy to make a mistake when building the board and wiring it up and learning how to follow the circuit and fault-find is as-important as actually making it in the first place! Good luck with it! I haven't taken my one to bits yet to draw the vero layout but I will. I didn't imagine this video would get >30k views when I posted it!!! Might do another video with a combined Big Muff + Coloursound Powerboost in it, would be a good opportunity to draw out the schematic and layout.

Ha, I don't know about Gilmourish....probably does if you pair it with a Coloursound power boost and a delay pedal. I'll have to try!!

Amazon, ebay, Rapid Electronics. Local electronics store (Maplin) has closed down but could also get it there

They're just waterslide transfers. Buy clear waterslide printer paper, design on your computer..... print it out onto the waterslide paper. don't forget to spray some clear lacquer on the transfer and let it dry first before you put it in the water or the ink will run. Once I've applied the transfer I normally blow a few coat lacquer onto the enclosure to seal the transfer in

gary youngblood also curious

They are water-slide decals. You can print them on inkjet paper then seal with acrylic spray (just visible at the top of the screen at 3:12) then wait for it to dry, cut out, soak for about 30 seconds in water to lift it off the backing paper then it can be positioned on a glossy surface. It's the easiest way I have found of doing it... it would probably be best to do it before fitting all the pots and sockets and then give another coat of acrylic spray to seal the whole thing. If you google 'inkjet water-slide decals' you should find the stuff pretty easily! I have recently stumbled across another way of doing the cases using acid and laser toner but it's much more complicated and also more dangerous as the acid is nasty stuff.... will try and do a video of that one day!!

Somebody know this? aionelectronics.com/project/halo-ehx-big-muff-fuzz-pcb/

yep, worst placement ever. Would fit nice right side of the volume knob or in between the three knobs.

I mean, you have a clamp for your drill press...why not your PCBs?

I can do it in 2 seconds... With a sledgehammer. But I won't, because I love big muffs too much.

@@TurtleGamers1 you can't even lift a sledgehammer

@@johnjames-hq3ye Well that's rather presumptious. I can assure you that my sledgehammer-lifting-abilities are perfectly fine.

Well, the JFET booster is tiny in comparison and component count, so you can do it quicker?

bobbair, you should really slow down your reading, so that you would understand, too...

carpe diem never intended to get views just did it for my own amusement tbh. I don’t monetise my videos. Hope you liked it!

carpe diem 👍 never intended to get views just did it for my own amusement tbh. I don’t monetise my videos. Hope you liked it!

carpe diem 👍 never intended to get views just did it for my own amusement tbh. I don’t monetise my videos. Hope you liked it!

It is… I still haven’t had an opportunity to compare it side by side to a real one!