BugBrand Board Weevil
The BugBrand Board Weevil consists of three oscillators and two (quasi)ringmods. Each oscillator has a wide-ranging Pitch Dial plus a Range Switch for selection of low-frequency clickety or audio-rate drone tones. Oscs 2 and 3 can be synchronized to Osc1 with individual switches. The effect is most audible at audio rates where you get wonderful harmonic tones - Osc1 sets the base pitch and then the rates of Osc2 / 3 set the harmonic overtones. Osc1 also has an LDR Light Sensor that can be switched in to affect the pitch - the more light falls on the sensor, the faster things run. Osc1 and Osc2 are combined through the first ringmod (RM1) and then the output of this is combined with Osc3 in RM2. The Balance control is used to crossfade between the two ringmod sections. Turning the Starve Dial strangles the power supply to the Osc/RM section sending things into areas where the oscillators fight between each other in chaotic ways. In a similar setup to Osc1, there is another switchable light sensor to control the power starvation. The Stable/Unstable mode switch provides some smoothing to operation - in Stable mode the Starvation appears something like an overall pitch-range-shift, while the Unstable mode results in far great levels of cross-modulationary-fighting. Fourteen Body Contact points hook you straight into the circuit - touching of different combinations allows signals to flow in unexpected manners. This becomes an extremely reactive and interesting means of control. A simple treble-cut Tone Control provides some signal shaping before the final Output Level master volume control. The Board Weevil output is on a standard 1/4 inch mono jack socket or, if no plug is inserted, the sound passes to a mini amp and speaker for go-anywhere oscillation noises.
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User Reviews of the BugBrand Board Weevil
- Submitted by Phil from London (148 points) on Nov 17, 2010
- Love this, the amount of sounds you can tweak from it is quite amazing. Everything from super high end squeals to low end rumbles and blasting noise. Throw this through a couple of pedals and your good to go. Highly recommended.
- Good Points: Extremely versatile, noisy, high output, portable.
- Bad Points: Not much. Well built (looks more fragile than it actually is) but board/circuitry is open to the elements so maybe some potential for damage during more hectic gigs.
- Price Paid: US$90.00
- Purchased At: http://www.bugbrand.co.uk/
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