Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Here’s the newer 4 transistor version of the Fuzz War for Fuzz Friday. Apparently the boys at DBA thought a modified Big Muff was a better circuit. Much like the Supa Tonebender, the first gain stage lacks clipping diodes, and (unlike the Supa Tonebender) the second gain stage has modified the clipping from the original … Read more
For Fuzz Friday, here’s the original Fuzz War from Death by Audio. It’s essentially 5 gain stages going into a Big Muff-esque tone stack, into a clipping stage and a final gain stage. Here’s the schematic for reference. Original models have the Fuzz control as a trimmer internally, but I’ve laid that out as an … Read more
Here’s an unreleased version of the Evil Filter. It’s similar but not quite the same as the original. The schematic was pulled from a video interviewing DBA’s Oliver Ackermann and was redrawn here. Some of the parts are a little pricey but the resulting sound is apparently amazing.
Last week for Fuzz Friday I posted the early version of the Soundwave Breakdown from Death by Audio. Here’s the newer version of DBA’s Soundwave Breakdown with 6 transistors and another external control. On earlier examples of this revision the Sensitivity pot is an internal trimmer, but the newest version seems to have moved it … Read more
Happy Fuzz Friday, everybody. Ranjam over on FSB traced an early DBA Soundwave Breakdown (serial number 4) which it’s different than the current model. The unit he traced didn’t have the trimmers later units did. Don’t know the original value of those trimmers, but 50-100k is a good starting point. Those trimmers control the input … Read more
Here’s today’s #FuzzFriday contribution: the Supersonic Fuzz Gun by DBA. This one can be a bit finicky, so don’t try this one if it’s your first time. Check out the thread on FreeStompboxes for help with any troubleshooting. I’ve laid it out for on board pots, and you could orient the board vertically (or at … Read more
Here’s a cool dirty reverb effect by Death by Audio. It uses a Belton brick like many other designs, and offers clean reverb with the gain control turned all the way down. But when you increase the gain, fuzz is infused to the signal. You can mount the Belton brick to the board from the … Read more
Here is the layout of an unreleased DBA pedal. You can find the original FSB tread HERE Thanks to Anders for verifying it! Here’s the video of a clone:
Info about the original: The Reverberation Machine is a synthetic atmosphere creator. Use the effect on any instrument to add depth and simulate different environments. Experiment and combine a variety of settings to obtain the perfect ambiance for your sound. The controls on this pedal are straightforward. Volume, Altitude, Reverb Blend and two distinct reverb … Read more
