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D*A*M: Fuzzrong FR-70, 0.15″ Vero Layout
Unlike the D*A*M Fuzzrong FR-69, which is very much a straight germanium Fuzzrite, the D*A*M Fuzzrong FR-70 is a little different. It’s a version of the Rosac Nu-Fuzz, which was designed by Ed Sanner, the designer of the Fuzzrite. There are a some changes with component values, but you are basically looking at the bones … Read more
D*A*M: FUZZrong FR-69
This is the layout that D*A*M used for the Fuzzrong FZ-69, which is essentially a germanium Fuzzrite. I couldn’t make out the pot values or the 2n2 cap values on the photos I could find, so will have to take this at face value. D*A*M FUZZRONG FR-69 – VERO LAYOUT
D*A*M: Buzzotron, Schematic
D*A*M BUZZOTRON – EARLIER VERSION SCHEMATIC D*A*M BUZZOTRON – LATER VERSION SCHEMATIC 27k instead of 22k resistor to Balance pot and 33k instead of 10K resistor from 1n on the Attack control to ground (lowering the filter frequency)
D*A*M: Tone Bender TB-00, 0.15″ Vero Layout
The D*A*M TB-00 Tone Bender is Vox Tone Bender with a minor variation on the original. Strangely the input capacitor on this layout is hidden under the board, so I guessed the value. Likely to be the same as the original (150n) or a 220n like the ’66. No idea why it’s hidden – some were … Read more
D*A*M: Zoot Unit ZU-65
Another D*A*M layout that I traced from photos is the Zoot Unit ZU-65, which is a Zonk Machine…. I did see a couple of photos with what appeared to be a slightly larger input cap, but I’m not entirely sure about this. There are also variations on bias resistors, depending on Q2, with some … Read more
D*A*M: Buzzotron, Tag Board Layout
The Buzzotron is almost identical to the original layout for the Buzzaround, which was also built on tag board. It sounds pretty good – a bit low on output on some settings, but otherwise a very nice sounding MKIII variant. The Buzzotron only has minor differences to the Buzzaround – bias resistors on the … Read more
D*A*M: Dizzytron ZZ.2
I thought it was another D*A*M variation on the Buzzaround, but it turns out that it’s actually an Elka Dizzy Tone, which is still very much a Buzzaround (as pointed out by Anders, AKA fuzzhead, see comments). There’s one resistor that I could not see the value of; it’s likely to be 18k based on … Read more
D*A*M: FZ-673 Fuzz, 0.15″ Vero Layout
I’ve already made a point-to-point layout for this, and as I’m currently on a 0.15″ D*A*M vero roll, I thought, why not… and it’s a Zonk Machine with tweaks. Remarkably similar to the original D*A*M layout, I did move the output from the board a little and swapped pins on the swell pot to a more standard … Read more
DAM TB-00
David A Mains take on a tonebender that should have been released before Tonebender Mk. 1…:-p