D*A*M: Fuzz Sounds FS-77
A full description can be found here, which is the tagboard layout. I built mine on tagboard, but that isn’t for everyone, so the standard vero layout is below. D*A*M FUZZ SOUND FS-77 – VERO LAYOUT
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COLORSOUND: Jumbo Tonebender
Not really a Tonebender; it’s really a Big Muff in disguise – minus a couple of diodes and a gain stage. These were built in the 1970s COLORSOUND JUMBO TONEBENDER – VERO LAYOUT COLORSOUND JUMBO TONEBENDER – VIDEO DEMO
Death by Audio Interstellar Overdriver Deluxe
Thanks to Ross to reminding me about this one! Here we a have a circuit for people that just love offboard wiring. 😉 Also be prepared to use sockets to try out different transistors since this is a “reverse beta” design which can be quite finnicky and be a source of frustration. Scheematic is avaiable … Read more
Electro Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff – EH3054C version
The late EH3054C version of the vintage Deluxe Big Muff. Some improvements had to be done like true bypass and common voltage refrence. Schematic is avaiable HERE.
God City N.E.W. Buzzaround
Nick Williams of Dunwich Amps take on the Buzzaround circuit. The most notable mods are the silicon transistors in the preamp section, a big muff tonestack with a recovery stage. Schematic can be downloaded HERE.
Interfax HP-1 Harmonic Percolator – Early silicon version
The earliest version of the infamous HP was actually a dual silicon transistor circuit. It also had a few addons and a few big cap fifferncies compared to the later Ge/Si version. Not sure how it sounds but I guess some of might be interested to to try this one out. The 2N3565 transistors had … Read more
EARTHQUAKER DEVICES: Hoof Reaper
I know one could make the three different effects and box them together, but I thought I might do a layout with them all on one board. EARTHQUAKER DEVICES HOOF REAPER – VERO LAYOUT REAPER VIDEO DEMO
BJFE: Folk Fuzz 3.5%
I’ve not tried any BFE circuits, so perhaps it’s time… The link to the schematic is here. Transistors can be germanium or silicon, and the two acting as hard clipping diodes can probably be replaced with regular silicon diodes to taste (the blue ones). BJFE FOLK FUZZ 3.5% – VERO LAYOUT
