The Pete Cornish NG-2 fuzz is quite the fuzz pedal. It’s probably one of my favourite modern fuzzes. It’s a real beast when you dial everything up.
PETE CORNISH NG-2 – BIG MUFF STAGE
The first two stages of the Pete Cornish NG-2 are pretty much a Big Muff. Boost, then clip.
The Big Muff clipping stage uses a combination of a 220n capacitor and germanium diodes, with a 1n capacitor across the base and collector for filtering, and quite a high value 680 ohm resistor to ground from the emitter (this is the same as the Pete Cornish G-2). So all G-2 related mods will work here – do try it stock first, as this is a very different beast to the G-2.
FUZZ FACE STAGE
The last stage is a Fuzz Face, so you could try NPN germanium transistors. I tried it, and while it worked, I reverted back to silicon. The silicon sounded tighter, and I feel this needs a bit of tightness, as the NG-2 produces a lot of squishy fuzz when cranked. It has a real feel to it when you play – at least, I think so anyway.
PETE CORNISH NG-2 FUZZ – VERO LAYOUT
LTSPICE RESULTS
