Jordan BossTone
Many associate this pedal with the fuzz tone for “Spirit in the Sky” by Prodigal Son, though I’m fairly sure that theory has been debunked. At any rate, it’s a great sounding fuzz, and should be a fairly easy build.
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Lovepedal Woodrow
This is one of the many variations of the old Electra Distortion. Sounds like a cranked Tweed 5E3 amp. The original Lovepedal Woodrow has just a volume knob, but it’s easy (and useful) to add a gain control. If you just want one knob, connect Gain 3 to Gain 2.
Maestro MFZ-1 FuzzTone
Not the Maestro stompbox that produced the classic “Satisfaction” tone, but a good sounding fuzz nonetheless. This came out during the Norlin era of Gibson/Maestro in the 70s. The original used a TL022 opamp, but I’ve listed the TL072 because it’s more likely to be in your parts bin. I’ve also up’ed the power filter … Read more
NPN Fuzz Face
Not that the internet needs another Fuzz Face layout, but I’m adding it for the completeness of this collection. It is a DIY standard after all. This follows the stock NPN silicon version with BC108 transistors. I’ve added a anti-popping pull down resistor, a power filter cap, and polarity protection diode. There a host of … Read more
EHX Axis Fuzz/Guild Foxey Lady
Before Electro Harmonix made the Big Muff there was the Axis Fuzz. These were the same as the 2-knob Foxey Lady fuzz EHX made for Guild. Most schematics on the web say 100k pots for both fuzz and volume controls, but the unit Ron (theehman) over on the DIY Stomboxes forum traced used a B1M … Read more
Range Blaster
From Fuzz Central, this is a modified Dallas Rangemaster treble booster. Uses an NPN germanium transistor so you can daisy chain it with other pedals that run off a positive 9 volt supply.