Fuzz Circuits/Transistors

[stuey222]

I recently got my first fuzz pedal, and it is exactly what I am looking for in terms of a gain device, but I was wondering if someone could give me a rundown of the most common transistors and their sounds.

Also, I remember coming across a site a while back where you could buy the pre-wired circuit board and stick it in the fuzz, anybody know what site this is?

 

[stuey222]

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Bumping because I'd really appreciate an answer/explanation!

 

[millsart]

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www.analogman.com plenty of info about fuzzfaces and the differences between transistors etc

It would take entirely too long to write it all up here. A quick Google search will bring up literally pages upon pages of info.

 

[cream123]

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check out diystompboxes.com



there is a lot more info over there on that forum and on the site in general.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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There are loads of transistors that got used and still get used in fuzz boxes...asking for a quick rundown is asking for a lot of info...best bet is to juts do some internet research...and do a lot of it.

 

[stuey222]

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Thanks, I've done some research, and analogman helped a bit, but was just looking for a basic explanation of the tones/examples of the most common 3-5 transistors.

 

[stuey222]

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thanks, joelap, that really helped!

 

[Artie]

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Here's another great source, in easy-to-read form, for this type of info. Sometimes its hard to link to his internal pages, so click on "Lab Notebook" on the left, and look through those articles.

http://www.muzique.com/index.html

Especially take note of: "More Saturation Controls", "More Diode Clipping", "LED noise", "Boosters, Gain and Distortion", and "The sound of distortion".

Hell . . . read 'em all.

In simple summary, its mostly the voltage "drop" point of devices that effect their sound rather than part #.

 

[Artie]

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Yeah, Jack Orman's site, (Muzique), and RunoffGroove are two of my favorite sites. I bought his CD too. (Although, it has some annoyances in it that I won't go into.)

 

[devastone]

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Check out www.generalguitargadgets.com also.

 

[Curly]

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check out diystompboxes.com

ditto