Bonker

Bonker : A bass distortion/fuzz pedal

Features

• Full frequency (no bass loss)
• Buckets of "fat bottom fuzz"
• Buffered wet-dry mix control to fine-tune definition
• Variable amount of fuzz (from "some" to "loads")
• "Musical" bass feedback possible at extreme settings
• Treble cut to tame feedback
• Hand wired
• Hand drilled
• Hand painted
• True bypass
• Yellow LED

Notes
Case prepainted glossy black
No decals - hand painted lettering
No PCB - stripboard used instead
Incorporates the Buff'n'Blend circuit designed by Joel Purkiss
Based loosely on the Skronker design (with several appropriate changes) and named accordingly

Photos


Unlit top view
Rear view

Samples
The maximum and minimum fuzz samples feature clean bass sound before the effect is engaged, followed by fuzz with the treble cut turned "on" and ending with the treble cut "off". Samples were recorded with humbuckers and a pick direct to PC from the pedal.

Maximum fuzz
Minimum fuzz
Balanced fuzz with some dry signal blended
Blend - from dry to wet and back again