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Maestro Bass Brassmaster!
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 5:36 pm
by jps
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 5:53 pm
by marc61
Has anyone used anything that emulates this piece?
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 6:09 pm
by jps
I understand that the Prescription Electronics Depth Charge is about as close as they come.
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 8:40 pm
by a1x
Try:
http://www.analogman.com
they say:
BASS BRASSMASTER :
"These are almost impossible to find (but we have one original in stock!), so I am having Black Cat products make clones of these excellent fuzz/octave pedals for bass, guitar, and vocals (NIN). They have great low end and are noise free. In stock brand new for $175."
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 5:28 am
by rhampshire
I built a clone for about $25 in parts. Took me a while since it's not a simple circuit, but it was well worth it. It's my main fuzz pedal...
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:09 am
by atomic_punk
What exactly does this do? I am unfamiliar with it. I'm wondering what effect could go for this amount!
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:54 am
by rhampshire
It's an octave-up fuzz with two switches for varying the filters - but the best attribute is that there's a knob for blending in the clean signal. The fuzz sound is really gnarly and in your face.
Supposedly Chris Squire used one on "roundabout", I think.
The reason for the stupid high price tag is extreme rarity.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 4:28 am
by iamthebassman
I had one in the late Seventies, sounded great with the 4001 I owned at the time. Yes, the best thing was the blend control. It eventually died and I tossed it in the trash. Oops.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 2:14 pm
by jps
LOL...Oops! We've all done something or other like that at sometime in our lives.
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 3:47 am
by nelly
Any body with a bit of an electronics knowledge may be interested in this link for a build your own circuit brass maestro...
http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/v2/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=171&op=page&SubMenu=
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 4:06 pm
by mortivan
Cool link Neil! They even sell pre-made PCB's for it.