Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
More two transistor fuzz mayhem – this is the later V2 silicon Mosrite Fuzzrite. If you happen to have an excess of 470k resistors, this one’s for you. MOSRITE FUZZRITE – VERSION 2 – SILICON POINT TO POINT LAYOUT FUZZRITE – WORK IN PROGESS ON THE BENCH Using slightly different parts than on the layout … Read more
The Orpheum Fuzz is a germanium Fuzzrite with larger capacitor values. Bigger caps, so a little less abrasive than the Mosrite. This was sold under a few different names, my favourite being the Wurlitzer Fuzzer Buzzer. ORPHEUM FUZZ | POINT-TO-POINT LAYOUT
The Rosac Nu-Fuzz is an Ed Sanner design, of Mosrite fame, so there’s an element of Fuzzrite happening with the Nu-Fuzz. The Nu-Fuzz was released after the Fuzzrite. ROSAC NU-FUZZ – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT There’s some odd resistor values used, just try the nearest match that you can find, and maybe experiment a little. … Read more
The Mosrite Fuzzrite – two transistor fuzz mayhem. This is the earlier germanium version. MOSRITE FUZZRITE – VERSION 1 – GERMANIUM POINT TO POINT LAYOUT MOSRITE FUZZRITE GERMANIUM ON VISUAL ANALYSER INPUT SIGNAL: 440hz sine wave. 130mv TRMS Q1 Q1 is an OC75 – very leaky and high gain (can’t recall the exact … Read more
It’s a Rat… and of course you can build any version of the Proco Rat using this point to point layout. Pop the Earthquaker Devices Tentacle in front of it and a boost after it, and now you have a Sunn Life pedal. PROCO RAT – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT PLEASE NOTE: … Read more
I think this is my favourite Electro-Harmonix Big Muff. I built this using vintage 2N3565 glob top resistors and opted for some large vintage ceramic capacitors where possible (mainly for looks). Sounds great – the lower gain vintage transistors do change the tone and feel to some degree. Of course it still sounds like a Big … Read more
One of my favourites – the Foxx Tone Machine. I’ve posted a couple of layouts, one stock, the other is the Aion FX Vulcan. The Aion FX mods make the Foxx even better – I prefer it with the mid switch mod. The mid switch mod really gives this circuit a lot more range. … Read more