Fuzz
FORTIN: Fuzz
Request – here you go & I hope this is what you were after. Could shave off a column or two if that’s a bother. The Fortin is a pretty stock silicon fuzz face with an input blend, a 10k trimmer in place of the usual 8k2 resistor and a 100n cap on the output. … Read more
CUNNINGHAM AMPS: Zonk / MKI
I came across a series of photos of this build on the PedalPCB forum, and there seemed to be a bit of confusion around the schematic. Thought it was worth documenting some of the observed values here for reference. The board shown below is from the wedge enclosure. There’s also a more pedalboard friendly version, … Read more
BE: MKI Tone Bender – Shorty
Yes, it’s another MKI. I designed this layout based on a Zonk to fit a specific enclosure width. So nothing remarkable, just one for me to use later. MKI TONE BENDER – SHORTY It’s missing the 33k resistor that normally sits across the 50k pot, cause I like to use an A25k instead. I sometimes … Read more
RUSH: Pep Box
One that I’ve probably overlooked a little, given its place in the early history of English fuzz pedals – which was likely inspired by the Maestro… There was a three-transistor version prior to this called “Fuzzy” which by all accounts is a Maestro. The later versions dropped the input buffer and made the jump from … Read more
BE: MKII Tone Bender
One of my projects – just a MKII layout built to suit a particular enclosure and layout style that I’ve been working with lately. The board is just the right size for this enclosure. Most of the assembly is done on a wiring jig first, before transferring it into the enclosure – would be a … Read more
D*A*M: 1965 Vintage Tone Distorter
I’m surprised I had not covered this one before, but I suppose it is a MKI, so it should feel fairly familiar. There seem to have been a few different iterations — essentially just different flavours of the MKI, so keep that in mind when choosing transistors and biasing the circuit. Some versions also used … Read more
