Sam Ash
Sam Ash Fuzz-Stainer
The Fuzz-Stainer is a pretty rare fuzz box made by Sam Ash in the 70s. Don’t confuse this with the Sam Ash Fuzzz Boxx/AstroTone, as it’s a different circuit. Original units used 2N5173 transistors with BCE pinouts. I’ve made 2 versions of the layout, one for BCE transistors (on the right) and one for CBE … Read more
AstroTone Fuzz/Sam Ash Fuzzz Boxx
Here’s a quick one. Fairly simple silicon fuzz from the 60s. AstroTone marketed these under their own name, as well as making them for Sam Ash. I laid this one out so the board mounted pots are in a triangular layout. The Attack and Volume controls are mounted on the component side, while the Tone … Read more