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== Aim of this Wiki ==
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The '''BIG CHEESE''' is a loving homage to the nasty, buzzy yet gorgeous and harmonically rich early fuzz. While having many of the classic characteristics that every fuzz fan will relate to it goes beyond to create an absolutely distinct character of its own. Its innovative and interactive controls can take it from almost "gated" break-up to overkill of shred proportions.
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Far from being just a guitar pedal however the Big Cheese™ is eminently useful for seeing to any sound with the temerity to be naff or boring (with particularly amusing consequences in the lower regions). To lovers of that extraordinary spectacle known to some as "furrrzze bass!" it offers terminally thunderous, ripping yet glitch-free and buttock-clenching
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mayhem that can only be described as Larry Graham on steroids (as demonstrated to devastating effect by the man himself!).
  
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Lovetone effects are pedals out of production, which reach sky-high prices for used units on the second-hand market, and are the object of desire of many, many musicians.
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The Big Cheese™ works exceptionally well in the fx loop of the Meatball™ creating some of the squelchiest curdled sounds ever - particularly true of the "cheese" setting which gives the signal huge dynamics thus cutting through a mix like the fattest, raspiest analogue synth. Coupled in this way with an octaver it can perform an uncanny impersonation of a guitar synth with no delay or tracking worries.
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That has led to the DIY community to collect info about them, reverse engineer them and make working replicas. The bad side of it, though, is that while most info is publicly available, it's also quite randomly distributed around the net. Also, when building a clone out of a schematic or projcte file, there's no support at all. There's no way to know if a certain schematic is right, or how to solve a certain bug you might encounter during the build. And that's where this Wiki comes!
 
  
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'''The aim of this Wiki is to compilate and classify all the information available about Lovetone effects, and be a reference on the subject.'''
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(info by Lovetone)
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Effect descriptions, latest news, schematics, layouts, building tips, mods... anything you could think of, is here.
 
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Needless to say, '''your contributions are what improve this Wiki''', so if you have any information about Lovetone and it's products which isn't here, let us know!
 
  
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== Controls ==
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* [http://www.diystompboxes.com/wiki/index.php?title=Lovetone_effects Go Back]
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* '''Curds:''' gain.
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* '''Whey:''' volume.
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* '''Hog/Bee:''' tone.
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'''Tone selector switch:'''
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* '''Off:''' tone bypass.
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* '''1:''' mid-scoop.
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* '''2:''' mid-boost.
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* '''Swiss:''' gated.
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== Project Files ==
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* [http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/diagrams/geo_great_cheddar_v6.pdf Project file from the Geofex site.] - This project has been verified and the PCB for it is comercially available.
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* [http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100&Itemid=26 Ready-to-solder PCB] - Purchase it at the GGG site.
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== Sound samples (by Lovetone) ==
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* [http://www.lovetone.com/cheese.html Big Cheese samples]
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== Modifications ==
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None available yet!
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== Building info ==
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* [http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=54436.0 Mistakes on some schematics]
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== Latest news ==
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None available yet!
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== Links ==
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None available yet!
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* [http://www.diystompboxes.com/wiki/index.php?title=Lovetone_effects Go back to the main Lovetone page]
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[[Category:Fuzz]]

Latest revision as of 12:18, 26 September 2011

The BIG CHEESE is a loving homage to the nasty, buzzy yet gorgeous and harmonically rich early fuzz. While having many of the classic characteristics that every fuzz fan will relate to it goes beyond to create an absolutely distinct character of its own. Its innovative and interactive controls can take it from almost "gated" break-up to overkill of shred proportions. Far from being just a guitar pedal however the Big Cheese™ is eminently useful for seeing to any sound with the temerity to be naff or boring (with particularly amusing consequences in the lower regions). To lovers of that extraordinary spectacle known to some as "furrrzze bass!" it offers terminally thunderous, ripping yet glitch-free and buttock-clenching mayhem that can only be described as Larry Graham on steroids (as demonstrated to devastating effect by the man himself!).

The Big Cheese™ works exceptionally well in the fx loop of the Meatball™ creating some of the squelchiest curdled sounds ever - particularly true of the "cheese" setting which gives the signal huge dynamics thus cutting through a mix like the fattest, raspiest analogue synth. Coupled in this way with an octaver it can perform an uncanny impersonation of a guitar synth with no delay or tracking worries.

(info by Lovetone)

Controls

  • Curds: gain.
  • Whey: volume.
  • Hog/Bee: tone.

Tone selector switch:

  • Off: tone bypass.
  • 1: mid-scoop.
  • 2: mid-boost.
  • Swiss: gated.

Project Files

Sound samples (by Lovetone)

Modifications

None available yet!

Building info

Latest news

None available yet!

Links

None available yet!

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