The one and only fuzz thread

[Chistopher]

Re: The one and only fuzz thread

There are dozens upon dozens of pedals on the market that are nothing more than some fella tweaking his Big Muff until it sounded *just right.

I suggest you go and do the same. It's a simple circuit that's very tweakable and there's a lot of resources out there on the web to help you decide what you want to do with yours.

[EC Strat]

Re: The one and only fuzz thread

I bought a Fuzz pedal that was handmade by a guy who made sure all specs were replicated It switches bt a 1969 spec Germanium fuzz and a 1970 silicon. It’s awesome

[Silence Kid]

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If you want to chug and do pinch harmonics, get a distortion.

Point taken - I just find other fuzzes more flexible in that respect (without going full distortion.)

[Securb]

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The Morley Fuzz is really nice.

[PFDarkside]

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3 I could mention, but my Analogman Sunface NKT Red Dot is the one that never leaves my board.


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got a few i really like but if i only get one, its the analogman red dot sunface. a great example of what a germanium fuzzface should and can be. all the shades of dirt i could want between 10 and 2 on the guitar volume knob.

Me too...

Although I also like the Dunlop Hendrix a lot too. Special Muff shoutout to the Earthbound Supercolider.

[GuitarStv]

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The problem I have with fuzzfaces is that they're just a little too picky for me. They have to be first in line. They seem to sound best if they're on all the time and you're just using your volume to control them. They don't play nicely with other pedals in unpredictable ways. Germanium ones are even picky about the damned room temperature. When you get 'em set up exactly right they're great though.

[BlakeC27]

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Or an Octavia.

[Mincer]

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Check out the home team's La Super Rica:

[ibanezrocks]

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I built a tonebender mkII that sounds great. Tweaked it a bit but the base circuit sounds great.

There are dozens upon dozens of pedals on the market that are nothing more than some fella tweaking his Big Muff until it sounded *just right.

I suggest you go and do the same. It's a simple circuit that's very tweakable and there's a lot of resources out there on the web to help you decide what you want to do with yours.

I'm not a fan of the Big Muff but to its credit, it's definitely one of the more complicated fuzz circuits. It's probably 4-5x as many parts as a fuzz face. You're right that people can and should build these themselves if they're interested in that, but I'm just putting it out there that there's an easier starting point for tweaking fuzzes.

From a circuits standpoint, I think the Big Muff tone circuit is interesting. In practice I don't find it useful though - you can never dial out that midrange scoop. It's a big part of what makes a muff sound like a muff, but it's very limiting.

Edit: just realized you maybe meant modding a pedal, not necessarily building from scratch. Yeah that's totally realistic for even a beginner at electronics.

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[Securb]

Re: The one and only fuzz thread

Check out the home team's La Super Rica:

Where has this pedal been all my life? It talks to my "bees in a can" tone that everyone hates.

[Demanic]

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Where has this pedal been all my life? It talks to my "bees in a can" tone that everyone hates.

What's wrong with "bees in a can"? Especially killer bees from Skull Island.

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[Securb]

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What's wrong with "bees in a can"? Especially killer bees from Skull Island.

Nothing! I play for my enjoyment and the enjoyment of the folks that are benevolent enough to support my efforts.

[Demanic]

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Nothing! I play for my enjoyment and the enjoyment of the folks that are benevolent enough to support my efforts.

I'm thinking we'd enjoy playing together.

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[Mincer]

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Everything bad comes from Skull Island.

[NegativeEase]

Re: The one and only fuzz thread

Check out the home team's La Super Rica:

I like this one, never tried it, never even heard of it.

Thanks Mincer