nasty fuzz/buzz DIY pedals

[DankStar]

bbent's amp build is making me want to make something again. plus, I'm tired of seeing $200+ fuzz/noise pedals I want when they can be built for like $40.

not sure if anyone here has built one of these and can give some comments/thoughts/advice:

- crash synch
- skyripper (looks kinda too complicated for me)
- foxx tone machine
- univox superfuzz (I used to have one, so I know it's good; I'd probably do the leeds BYOC one); it'd be cool to trick out a case that looks like the original red/blue one.
- ugly face (dig the clips, and looks pretty easy)
- random number generator

Any others ya like? Simpler the better, I always say.

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I've also got an idear for a noise pedal, check it out:

- it would be a small speaker (like really small) housed in a box with a lil' opamp. and the speaker is mic'ed in the lil' box with a piezo or the element portion of a cheap and small mic. the signal coming out would need to be matched to what a typical guitar amp could handle. basically you'd overdrive the speaker, making it distort, capturing the noisiness with the lil' piezo mic, adjusting the noise/buzz with a level knob for the op amp.

 

[Jeffrec]

Re: nasty fuzz/buzz DIY pedals

I'm in the middle of building a General Guitar Gadgets Marshall Guv'nor clone (actually I started it a while ago and just haven't finished it). Can't wait to hear it.

I agree. I don't think it's worth paying big $$ when you can build it yourself. I'm waiting for Brian Wampler to start putting out kits. His stuff is awesome.

 

[karpathion]

Re: nasty fuzz/buzz DIY pedals

I just built a byoc 250+ last night. It's pretty easy and comes with all the things you need to mod it a few different ways. It's got a great 70's rock feel to it. Definitely worth the money.

 

[DankStar]

Re: nasty fuzz/buzz DIY pedals

cool dudes!