EHX 73 Rams Head Big Muff

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Another request, there you go Vince! :o)   From a 1974 Electro Harmonix ad: This fine distortion device is high on sustain and low on distortion.  It is designed for the guitarist who wants his axe to sing like a hummingbird, with sweet violin-like sustaining sound.  The sustain control allows you to optimize long sustain with … Read more

EHX Green Russian Big Muff

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Request. From the effectsdatabase website: A pinch smoother than its American-made comrade, the Russian Muff exhibits slightly less sustain, yet retains that unmistakable Big Muff sound. Prized by bass players for its edge, and sought after by guitarists seeking its unique flavor. Here’s V7 of the Green Russian from 1994 which a few people wanted … Read more

Fred Briggs – Pharmacy Fuzz

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Here’s something I’ve never seen before in a Fuzz Face type circuit; adjustable gain darlington pair transistors made up of individual germanium and silicon transistors. The first transistor of each pair is a germanium device of around 50hfe (low leakage!) and the second is a silicon device of around 250hfe. The adjustable nature of the … Read more

Lovepedal – Silicon Fuzzmaster

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Here’s another Lovepedal for you. What’s in this one I wonder? Well, IVIark (of the great tagboardeffects.blogspot.com) has provided a trace and schematic with the help of rmrosa. Firstly lets see the Lovepedal description; “Your quest for the ultimate Fuzz ends here. Lots of players use it like an OD pedal or full on fuzz, … Read more

NPN Silicon Fuzz Face – Germanium Emulation

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From an older thread on FSB and DIYSB about using two pairs of piggybacked silicon transistors to have control over the gain.  To paraphrase, these were the main points: 1. Take two identical random silicon transistors (for more mojo: your fav fuzz silicons)2. Tie the BASES together,3. Cut off one COLLECTOR4. connect a 3k to … Read more

Skreddy P19

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Just to give mirosol a bigger headache deciding which Skreddy pedal to build next …. :o) Info from Marc about the excellent original: Specifically tuned to the sound of a block-buster 1979 album and emulates the “magic” 70’s era fuzz pedal that was somehow clear and articulate on high notes while still fuzzy and aggressive … Read more