Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
And on the eighth day… well not exactly that long ago, but close – and yes others came before, but it’s hard to not acknowledge the Arbiter Fuzz Face as being a giant of vintage fuzz, a design icon if you like, with possibly the most widely recognised enclosure ever made. It’s hard not to like a Fuzz … Read more
I just realised that I had not posted a Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII layout… I did the Marshall Supa Fuzz earlier, which is kind of same same but the layout caters for larger mojo parts, and even the D*A*M MKII hybrid for a silicon / germanium monster. For completeness, here’s the MKII. SOLA SOUND TONE … Read more
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
The Mosrite Fuzzrite – two transistor fuzz mayhem. This is the earlier germanium version. MOSRITE FUZZRITE – VERSION 1 – GERMANIUM POINT TO POINT LAYOUT MOSRITE FUZZRITE GERMANIUM ON VISUAL ANALYSER INPUT SIGNAL: 440hz sine wave. 130mv TRMS Q1 Q1 is an OC75 – very leaky and high gain (can’t recall the exact … Read more
One of the early Japanese fuzz pedals to mark it’s mark with the classic notch filter – the Shin-Ei Companion Fuzz FY-2. The fuzz control is more about texture rather than the amount of fuzz present. They’re notorious for being a little low in level, which is why I have included the second option with the … Read more
The Univox Super Fuzz is indeed super – possibly my most favourite octave fuzz ever… that was until I discovered the Foxx Tone Machine. It’s now second on the list, although it’s kind of special to me, largely due to Poison Ivy from the Cramps. It’s a legendary fuzz sold under many different names, … Read more
Basically the Marshall Supa Fuzz is a Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII, but with some different capacitor values and it uses Mullard OC75s for all three transistors. It sounds killer, and cleans up really nicely using the volume control on the guitar. When you hear the fuzz, it’s hard to imagine the clean sound, the fuzz … Read more