Big Muff PI and Bass Boost Pedal Video.

This is my video of the Big Muff and Bass Boost pedal working. I did some touch up work on the circuit board to help the excess static I was getting. I was able to re-solder the joints and clean up the work a bit.

My Steampunk Bass Guitar Stomp Pedal

For the longest time I have been looking into getting a stomp pedal for my Bass. I had looked into many different options of what I was looking for. The fuzz style of pedal seemed to be the best sounding for a bass guitar. I then found the one I wanted to get it was the Big Muff PI. It had very good reviews, so I looked into buying one and found they ranged from 60 to around 120. Depending on the style you got.

Naturally I thought about how I could make one. With my cousin getting into making circuit boards for his car's tail lights, it got me thinking. I looked into it on google and found a site that gives you the build of material, wire diagrams and circuit layout. So I started into the search for parts and pieces to start my build. After salvaging what I could from past pedals and equipment that I no longer used or wanted, I found many of the parts I needed. The others I bought either off a circuitry website or Radioshack. I ended up only paying out about $20.

Once I found all the parts that I needed to get started I came across the fact I did not have a case for this pedal only the guts. So instead of buying the box I decided to make one from wood and try to steampunk the whole thing. Since I do have a love for Steampunk. I found some old single sided circuit board and decided I would use that to make a copper top and sides for all the components to stick out of since the wood was too thick.

The wiring process was not to bad. The 9 connections on the stomp switch got a little confusing, but It only took me about an hour to solder all the connection.

                                                       
The circuit board was a little to small for me to really feel comfortable soldering and drawing out the board, so I decided to make it a little larger. This worked out since I wanted more area to decorate the box.

I also had a few decorative gears and emblems that I had collected from past projects and kept them because I figured I would use them.

Once done I tested the box out and I had some problems with the circuitry that I had laid out, but I was able to figure them out and fix them.
After getting this one working and working well I decided that I wanted a Bass booster as well so I looked into the build of one. I found that it was actually smaller and took less components, and I had most of the parts that it needed. I ordered the few parts that were required that I did not have already.

The two effects pedals together made a great sound that I had been looking for. I had the sound control of the fuzz pedal and the boost for the signal. 

I would post the schematics and guidelines I followed, but I can't. I found everything to build these at www.generalguitargadgets.com