Month: August 2020
MOSRITE: Fuzzrite (silicon), Point to Point Layout
More two transistor fuzz mayhem – this is the later V2 silicon Mosrite Fuzzrite. If you happen to have an excess of 470k resistors, this one’s for you. MOSRITE FUZZRITE – VERSION 2 – SILICON POINT TO POINT LAYOUT FUZZRITE – WORK IN PROGESS ON THE BENCH Using slightly different parts than on the layout … Read more
ORPHEUM: Fuzz
The Orpheum Fuzz is a germanium Fuzzrite with larger capacitor values. Bigger caps, so a little less abrasive than the Mosrite. This was sold under a few different names, my favourite being the Wurlitzer Fuzzer Buzzer. ORPHEUM FUZZ | POINT-TO-POINT LAYOUT
BALDWIN-BURNS: Buzzaround, Point to Point Layout
So yet another variation on the Tone Bender MKIII… but which one came first? This quite possibly predates the Sola Sound Tone Bender MKIII, and was supposedly designed by Gary Hurst. The originals were built on tagboard, and you can find a very accurate replication of this here NTK213 transistors aren’t essential – like … Read more