ZVex Woolly Mammoth – Cut Down Version

Vince on here asked me if I could adapt my layout to make a 2 Knob Woolly Mammoth with just Pinch and Volume controls.  He wanted me to remove the Wool pot simulating it being set fully clockwise, and  remove the the EQ pot and simulate it being set dead centre.

The Wool pot was easy enough, it just takes the 100u cap from the emitter of Q3 to ground in the clockwise position, so I could connect that directly to ground.  The EQ pot was 10K and so I used two 4K99 resistors from where lugs 1 and 3 of the EQ pot would have connected, and taking the other side of both resistors to the same row simulated the centre setting.  If you want to alter this slightly just socket them and change the ratio between the two resistors, maybe try a 6K8 and 3K3 for instance if you want slightly more treble or swapped round for more bass.

I think it sounds great so I had to post it here just in case anyone else fancies making one too.  Vince’s excellent demo:

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