Today I dismantled one of my many previous SHO builds, by basically gutting the box, and redrilled for my nice high end connectors and 2.1mm power jack.
I built into the box a nice Nintendo thing called a Thing-Ma-Bob:
Its kinda wierd, really loud, but at a specific point in the pot travel you get a nice Atari kinda fuzz. 🙂 Better than a SHO
I also put some Ac128 Germanium Transistors in my Fuzz Factory, replacing the BC558 Silicons. The pedal sounds more authentic now. Only issue is I havent managed to measure the Hfe as my DMM is being a spastic. So, I just took two and shoved them in. It works! Awesome.
Next on my list is to get round to my Red Llama, however, I have decided to do a 2 in 1 pedal, with a Green Ringer, for a take on the Purple Platypus. Wish me luck!