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Jen HF Modulator
NOTE! Most schematics has a 220pF cap instead of 2,2nF left to Q1. 220pF is reported to work much better. Verified by Mulekicker.
Jen Double Sound Fuzz Wah
Couldn’t really find a good description of this pedal other then it’s a Fuzz-Wah produced in the 70’s by Jen. Here’s my take based on the schematic. Just like many of the other fuzz wahs I’ve seen and working on layouts for this is essentially a classic inductor wah with a fuzzface type fuzz. There’s … Read more
Jen Harmon Booster
Here’s a really unique overdrive from the Italian manufacturer Jen from the late 70s. Think Tube Screamer meets Big Muff. It sort of reminds me of a DBA design (only more stable and not as over the top) with a whole mess of transistor stages pushing a BMP style tone stack. Originals used BC318c transistors, but others … Read more
Jen Fuzz
Jen was an Italian manufacturer in the 60s and 70s that produced their own line of effects in addition to OEM stuff for other brands like Gretsch and Vox. This fuzz effect is essentially a Fuzz Face with an emitter follower up front and clipping diodes on the output. It produces a treble-heavy fuzz with … Read more
Jen HF Modulator
Jen was an Italian electronics company that produced a lot of OEM stuff for other companies (Vox, Gretsch, etc.) as well as marketing their own line of effects. For instance, the HF Modulator was the same effect as the Gretsch Playboy. This effect is a ring modulator and sounds fantastic with a fuzz pushing it. … Read more