The FUZZZZZZZZZ

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I'm in the process of building a Silicon Transistor Fuzz Face clone.

Anyone have any tips or component values they think might be good?

I'm using all the stock values right now, but my transistors are a bit of a hodge podge.

So far the nicest/raunchiest sounds have been coming from a 2N3904 as Q1, and a 2N5088 as Q2.

Also, I'll do a little build thread when I finalize the circuit and get an enclosure to put it in.

[drew_half_empty]

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i really like the bc108's

[astrozombie]

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I'd research a unit I really like and try to source the components in that.

[CTN]

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Drew: I've been looking for germanium transistors but my local electronics supply guy ran out of them - he said he's got 4 other customers who are building fuzz boxes and he's all out of the germanium transistors. Boo urns. Looked at some transistor substitution recommendations and the 2N5088 popped up, so I grabbed a few of those, but I ended up changing the transistors to two KSP2222A's with good results.

I also changed one of the resistor values, and changed the volume pot from a 500K to 100K. Now it sounds fat and raunchy, but there's still a lot of clarity/note separation, and quite a bit of presence. There's a couple of other resistors I want to experiment with, and possibly see if changing the gain pot value does anything as well...Tomorrow perhaps.


Astro:Nah I don't do that. I go with what my ears like.



I'm gonna call it the Hot Fuzz, and draw a police badge on it. hahaha

[Chickenwings]

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http://fuzzcentral.ssguitar.com/

you reckon that site is any good to ya?

[CTN]

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^ I've already done some reading on there, but thanks!

I started off using Jack Orman's NPN Fuzz Face schematic as a basis to experiment. http://www.muzique.com/schem/fuzzface3.gif

There's still a bunch of stuff I want to try, mostly for curiosity's sake, but I think I managed to somehow get most of the way to the kind of barely controlled filthiness I was hoping to get outta this project hahaha