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D*A*M: Tone Bender TB-00, 0.15″ Vero Layout
The D*A*M TB-00 Tone Bender is Vox Tone Bender with a minor variation on the original. Strangely the input capacitor on this layout is hidden under the board, so I guessed the value. Likely to be the same as the original (150n) or a 220n like the ’66. No idea why it’s hidden – some were … Read more
D*A*M: Zoot Unit ZU-65
Another D*A*M layout that I traced from photos is the Zoot Unit ZU-65, which is a Zonk Machine…. I did see a couple of photos with what appeared to be a slightly larger input cap, but I’m not entirely sure about this. There are also variations on bias resistors, depending on Q2, with some … Read more
Fuzz Machine: Unbranded Ibanez Standard Fuzz
The Fuzz Machine is clearly an unbranded Ibanez No 59 Standard Fuzz. I occasionally buy a few parts from a retired guy with a shed full of vintage electronics and components, mostly valves and radio gear. A while back, he mentioned that there were a couple of pedals buried somewhere in the shed. I was … Read more
D*A*M: Buzzotron, Tag Board Layout
The Buzzotron is almost identical to the original layout for the Buzzaround, which was also built on tag board. It sounds pretty good – a bit low on output on some settings, but otherwise a very nice sounding MKIII variant. The Buzzotron only has minor differences to the Buzzaround – bias resistors on the … Read more
D*A*M: Dizzytron ZZ.2
I thought it was another D*A*M variation on the Buzzaround, but it turns out that it’s actually an Elka Dizzy Tone, which is still very much a Buzzaround (as pointed out by Anders, AKA fuzzhead, see comments). There’s one resistor that I could not see the value of; it’s likely to be 18k based on … Read more
D*A*M: FZ-673 Fuzz, 0.15″ Vero Layout
I’ve already made a point-to-point layout for this, and as I’m currently on a 0.15″ D*A*M vero roll, I thought, why not… and it’s a Zonk Machine with tweaks. Remarkably similar to the original D*A*M layout, I did move the output from the board a little and swapped pins on the swell pot to a more standard … Read more
D*A*M: Super Bee SB-68, 0.15″ Vero (incomplete trace)
The D*A*M Super Bee SB-68 was mentioned as something that had not been traced yet, which made me curious. I looked at a few photos and found that there are two versions. One with OC82s and one with OC78s. Some very slight differences, but otherwise, a MKII Tone Bender cramped onto a smaller board to fit the … Read more
D*A*M: Meathead M-27
It’s a silicon Fuzz Face with an input cap blend – the D*A*M Meathead M-27, or the Meathead Deluxe. I copied the D*A*M layout from photos on Stompboxes UK and the usual pics on Reverb. Strangely, the same issue I had on another layout – in all photos, the yellows on resistors looked green… … Read more