Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
A nice easy one – the Electro-Harmonix Muff Fuzz, which has a lot more in common with a Fuzz Face than a Big Muff. At some stage I’ll add some more layouts, including the Mark Hammer mods and the IC version. ELECTRO-HARMONIX MUFF FUZZ – VERO LAYOUT
In Australia we have a lot of unusual sayings – one that comes to mind here is “you’ve been fleeced”. i.e. you paid too much money for something – specifically a Golden Fleece on the secondhand market when you can still buy perfectly good new one. The Mythos Golden Fleece is pretty much a … Read more
A nice easy one – and I’m not sure if anyone has done more versions of an Electra Distortion than Lovepedal has. But hey if it’s working for them and people like it, who am I to judge? A JTM45 it is not. LOVEPEDAL JTM45 – VERO LAYOUT
It’s a single transistor boost, not unlike an Electra. This pedal is somewhat infamous in the DIY community for exaggerated claims about what it sounds like – although no one in their right mind would question the quality of the point-to-point work in the enclosure that Rift did. The Boost switch is normally a foot switch. … Read more
This is a nice easy one for tag board off-cuts. The Christian Holmberg (AKA Hemmo) Bazz Fuss. A simple one transistor monster of a fuzz. Kind of surprised that I had not done a layout or actually built one of these… how did this not happen earlier? I was prompted to do this after … Read more
A nice simple one – the Analog Man Astrotone, which is pretty much a stock Astrotone, with some mods to make it worthwhile. The original circuit is a bit thin and is said to only sound good with the volume right up, making it too loud to use in most situations. The Analogman mods fix this, … Read more
A nice easy one – the Analog Man Sun Face Fuzz, which is, of course, just a fuzz face with a couple of trimmers. One for bias, the other to help pull back on the input level, as a kind of false volume pot cleanup. Yes, it is a big layout for a fuzz face… … Read more
The Earthquaker Devices Bows is a straight-up germanium Rangemaster with some modern tweaks. It uses an NPN transistor and has a switch to swap to a larger input capacitor for a full-range boost. The space above the transistor on this layout allows it to be mounted on its side (bent over 90 degrees), as OC transistors are … Read more
There’s a massive thread of modded circuits at Free Stomp Boxes by Dylan159 – this one is a Bazz Fuss / Fuzz Face hybrid, suitably called the Bazz Face. There’s plenty more in the thread, including schematics and sound demos. DYLAN159 BAZZ FACE – VERO LAYOUT BAZZ FACE SCHEMATIC Drawn by Dylan BAZZ FACE … Read more
A nice easy one – and it reminds me a little of my Tascam four track cassette recorder days. MID-FI ELECTRONICS DEMO TAPE FUZZ – VERO LAYOUT VIDEO DEMO