nick Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hi all, Has anybody had any experience of a Wooly Mammoth? Found schematic for it , & I'm considering building one over Christmas period. Would be grateful for any comments/opinions before I go down road of converting schematic to veroboard layout. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Much better on passive bass than active bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Plenty of better fuzz's for the money especially if you play an active bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBalls Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Which fuzzes/distortions are particularly good on active basses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 MI Audio Neo and Gi Fuzz Subdecay Flying Tomato Zoom Ultra Fuzz These all work well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I need another ultra fuzz to add to the collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 [quote name='Toasted' post='98860' date='Dec 4 2007, 02:36 PM']I need another ultra fuzz to add to the collection [/quote] Not using mine...... or am I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Boss Hyper Fuzz. Very nice on bass - totally nuts! Like an idiot I sold mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 [quote name='fretmeister' post='98891' date='Dec 4 2007, 03:08 PM']Boss Hyper Fuzz. Very nice on bass - totally nuts! Like an idiot I sold mine! [/quote] FZ-2? I love that fuzz on bass apparentl it's very very similar to the old Roland Beebaa which Barge concepts make a clone of I've been meaning to try. Only thing is I wouldn't pick this for for every day use its very industrial sounding for me, nails all the new Nine Inch Nails bass sounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 From the replies, I gather not too many people keen on the Wooly Mammoth(?) It's not cheap to buy, though I reckon I can at least build it for less than a tenner. Guess I'll find out myself.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 It's a great fuzz, but you must use a high impedance signal into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 [quote name='Toasted' post='98959' date='Dec 4 2007, 04:45 PM']It's a great fuzz, but you must use a high impedance signal into it [/quote] so if you're using an active bass, would it work to stick 220k - 1M in series with the input? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 ye forget the woolly mammoth with a active bass, sounds horrible i recently bought a 1 knob fuzz pedal from happy robot music i think, £35, almost identical sounding to the mammoth zvex pedals are seriously overpriced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 [quote name='bremen' post='98965' date='Dec 4 2007, 04:50 PM']so if you're using an active bass, would it work to stick 220k - 1M in series with the input?[/quote] I'm not an electronic engineer, sorry. I have a few friends who are and I will ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I have one. I think it's pretty cool, very full on. Reducing the fuzz, only does so slightly. The sound is huge imo. I use it with passive basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 it sounded great with my passive 6 string, but i sold it becuase it wasnt worth the extra £150 from the cheap pedal i bougt, not even close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 i tried one when i was in new york a few years ago and was just plain appalled how such an expensive pedal sounds so horrible. i couldn't get one useable sound out of it, even with the guy in the shop's help. ymmv of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Fly Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 [quote name='bremen' post='98965' date='Dec 4 2007, 04:50 PM']so if you're using an active bass, would it work to stick 220k - 1M in series with the input?[/quote] I looked at the schematics and it looks like it uses a combination of pickup impedance + internal capacitor to cut some of the higher frequencies. I theory a resistor in series should help. I would use a trimpot inside the unit with an active/passive switch that remove the trimpot from the circuit. [codebox] \ ------------o o---- | | | -------------+---> [OUT] | | | v [IN]>-----+--\/\/\/\/- 1M [/codebox] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 [quote name='Silent Fly' post='99027' date='Dec 4 2007, 06:09 PM']I looked at the schematics and it looks like it uses a combination of pickup impedance + internal capacitor to cut some of the higher frequencies. I theory a resistor in series should help. I would use a trimpot inside the unit with an active/passive switch that remove the trimpot from the circuit. [codebox] \ ------------o o---- | | | -------------+---> [OUT] | | | v [IN]>-----+--\/\/\/\/- 1M [/codebox][/quote] That's a good idea Max. Though I don't use any active basses myself, so fortunately don't have that issue. Should say I've got few home made fuzz pedals already, including one knob colorsound clone, Univox squarewave,Red llama.....They all sound good to me. It's just I'm intrigued by Wooly Mammoth, probably due to exhorbitant price, & the fact there's hardly anything in it! Some good reviews on Harmony...[i]Don't believe the hype(?)[/i] Guess I'll find out for myself without shelling out £150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Fly Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 [quote name='nick' post='99056' date='Dec 4 2007, 06:55 PM'](...) It's just I'm intrigued by Wooly Mammoth, probably due to exhorbitant price, & the fact there's hardly anything in it! (...)[/quote] +1 [quote name='nick' post='99056' date='Dec 4 2007, 06:55 PM'](...) Guess I'll find out for myself without shelling out £150 [/quote] Please keep us posted about your progress. I will do the same if I start before you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 [quote name='BassManKev' post='98992' date='Dec 4 2007, 05:21 PM']i recently bought a 1 knob fuzz pedal from happy robot music i think, £35, almost identical sounding to the mammoth[/quote] was it one of [url="http://www.happyrobotmusic.co.uk/robotframes.html"]these[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 [quote name='john_the_bass' post='99368' date='Dec 5 2007, 09:21 AM']was it one of [url="http://www.happyrobotmusic.co.uk/robotframes.html"]these[/url][/quote] Should imagine it was very similar to this one I built while ago: [url="http://aronnelson.com/gallery/v/DRAGONFLY-LAYOUTS_0/album18/album144/COLORSOUND_ONE_KNOB_FUZZ_001.jpg.html"]http://aronnelson.com/gallery/v/DRAGONFLY-...ZZ_001.jpg.html[/url] Cracking classic fuzz & a piece of p*ss to make, especially if you follow step-by-step instructions below: [url="http://aronnelson.com/gallery/v/DRAGONFLY-LAYOUTS_0/album20/album21/"]http://aronnelson.com/gallery/v/DRAGONFLY-...lbum20/album21/[/url] May be better than a Zvex(?) - Dunno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 there's a soldering iron going on my christmas list then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 [quote name='john_the_bass' post='99471' date='Dec 5 2007, 11:53 AM']there's a soldering iron going on my christmas list then[/quote] Good on you. First one can sometimes be a pig. But they get easier in time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 [quote name='john_the_bass' post='99368' date='Dec 5 2007, 09:21 AM']was it one of [url="http://www.happyrobotmusic.co.uk/robotframes.html"]these[/url][/quote] yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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