Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
An updated version of a project I was tinkering with a couple of years ago. The idea was basically to find some use for some low leak USSR germaniums other than in Fuzz faces, Rangemasters and Tonebenders, And to do a germanium version of Zvex Box of Rock. Some biasing tweaks was necessary since BJT … Read more
The Rosac Nu-Fuzz is an Ed Sanner design, of Mosrite fame, so there’s an element of Fuzzrite happening with the Nu-Fuzz. The Nu-Fuzz was released after the Fuzzrite. ROSAC NU-FUZZ – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT There’s some odd resistor values used, just try the nearest match that you can find, and maybe experiment a little. … Read more
The Mosrite Fuzzrite – two transistor fuzz mayhem. This is the earlier germanium version. MOSRITE FUZZRITE – VERSION 1 – GERMANIUM POINT TO POINT LAYOUT MOSRITE FUZZRITE GERMANIUM ON VISUAL ANALYSER INPUT SIGNAL: 440hz sine wave. 130mv TRMS Q1 Q1 is an OC75 – very leaky and high gain (can’t recall the exact … Read more
This is been traced for a few weeks now over on FSB and I’ve meant to lay it out since then, but just now getting around to it. If you don’t know, it’s an amp-in-a-box type trying to emulate a Dumble amp. Apparently it sounds very good with smaller amps. Should fit nicely in a … Read more
From the Source: The Bumble Buzz Pedal, HAND MADE by Chris Young of Union Tube & Transistor (who built the pedal used for Jack White’s guitar sounds on “Sixteen Saltines” and the vocals on “I’m Shakin’” off of 2012’s Blunderbuss), is ready for buzzing around and stinging sounds. Designed by Third Man Creative Hive. Input … Read more
Here’s a hybrid Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII using a single germanium transistor at the front, and 2 x silicon at the back – all NPN so it can run off a standard power supply. This is a modern bender, made by David Main from D*A*M, for Sola Sound (Macari’s Music). Apart from … Read more
Schematic and info avaiable at Deadend Fx **Edit 220421* Deadend Fx recently traced this circuit and it turns out that the initial traace and schematic posted at Ilovefuzz forum had some bugs. Layout below is based on the most recent trace. Notice that it is highly recommended to so socket Q6 and Q7 since you’ll … Read more
This one looks like a real oddball on paper, kind of a very strange Big Muff in some ways, but not really… The case is a piece of art in itself – this is where the Italian design aesthetic comes into play. Maybe not the most practical case, but damn it looks cool. The tone controls … Read more
A cool sounding Fuzz Face derivate. Note that the value of the volume potentiometer is unknown but we found out that 250k or 500k sounding good. Also, the fuzz control is wired backwards per original but if you want a normal counter clcokwise control, just swap 1 and 3 lugs and use a 1kC pot. … Read more
One of the early Japanese fuzz pedals to mark it’s mark with the classic notch filter – the Shin-Ei Companion Fuzz FY-2. The fuzz control is more about texture rather than the amount of fuzz present. They’re notorious for being a little low in level, which is why I have included the second option with the … Read more