Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Sneaky Fuzz Friday you probably didn’t see coming! And on Valentine’s Day too boot. See? I still love you guys. Here’s Bjorn’s Pink Purple Fuzz, a hybrid JFET, silicon, and germanium transistor fuzz. Schematic and discussion on FSB here. And don’t forget about the sale going on over on the store. “Val20” at checkout gets … Read more
Happy Fuzz Friday! As requested, here’s Bjorn’s Bone Bender. Lots of great info and schematic in this doc. Should fit nicely in a 1590B.
Keeping it in alphabetical order, here’s Bjorn’s Model H. Similar to the Model G, but without the the “C” pot and a few value changes, it emulates the Hiwatt amps Pete Townsend used on Live at Leeds. Here’s the schematic for reference.
Today’s layout is the Model G from Bjorn. It’s a variation of the Honey Bee and aims to replicate the sounds of some classic Gibson amps from the 50s and 60s. Board mounted pots and should be an easy fit in a 1590B. Schematic over on FSB.
Here’s an interesting Fuzz Face variation designed by Bjorn for Fuzz Friday. Here’s the schematic for reference. It can also be purchased as a kit from Moody Sounds out of Sweden. Should be an easy fit in a 1590B.
This one just got traced over on FSB. Apparently the heaviest of Bjorn’s Honey designs. Here’s the schematic for reference. Note: In the schematic the source and drain on Q1-2 are reversed from the way they are normally oriented, but I recently learned JFETs are generally symmetrical and will work either way. The original is built … Read more
Unique little distortion box from Bjorn. The original uses 1A1200 diodes (which are pretty big), but other (and smaller) silicon diodes can be used. Should fit nicely in a 1590B.
Here’s Bjorn’s Baby Blue overdrive. Fairly straight forward JFET circuit with hard clipping in the 2nd stage. The clipping diodes in the original are (massive) 2A1200s, but other silicon diodes will work–socket and experiment. The JFETs used in the original aren’t confirmed, but I’ve laid it out for GSD pinout. Pots are board mounted and … Read more
For Fuzz Friday, here’s a great fuzz design by Bjorn he did for the DIY community. Q1-2 can be either silicon or germanium, and Q3-4 are used as clipping diodes. Here’s the schematic for reference. Should be an easy fit in a 1590B.
For Fuzz Friday, here’s the BearFoot FX Candy Apple Fuzz. It’s a unique silicon/germanium hybrid designed by Bjorn and it rips. Originals use 2N1308 NPN germanium transistors, but others can be used. Pots are all board mounted and it will fit nicely in a 1590B. Here’s the schematic for reference.