The newer dogface pcbs include an optional voltage inverter so you can use pnp cans and still. The trademark fuzz face has changed hands several times and there have been several reissues. This is a library of perfboard and singlesided pcb effect layouts for guitar and bass. Fuzz face germanium transistors fuzz face silicon transistors. The input stage will first hit mushy saturation on one polarity of signal and then if driven hard enough, hit cutoff on the other polarity. Dallas arbiter fuzz face rts pcb pcbs fuzz tones pcbs. Fuzz silicon npn negative ground kit instructions warranty. For what its worth, most of my layouts with onboard pots are meant to be mounted from the solder side of the board, like this. Muff fuzz replica readyfortransfer printed circuit board layout for use only if you are a complete diy person who wants to etch and drill your own pcb. Populate the board, you need a dpdt switch, and you can get a case from diy guitar pedal sellers such as us.
How to build a germanium fuzz guitar effect youtube. Not only does the fuzz face not sound like whatever is playing in the video, but it also does not use clipping diodes. Fuzz face is really a simple circuit design, as you can already tell by the number of components of the circuit. Color sound supa tonebenderjumbo tonebender bass fuzz rts pcb.
Version 2 of this board now is designed to fit into a 1590a enclosure for those that like to build tiny pedals. Pumpd up fuzz face classic circuit with modern enhancements. You could also use this layout to make the pnp germanium fuzz face, the colorsound 1knob fuzz, tone bender mk 1. The schematic above shows the original pnp positiveground layout, which is also how the pcb is designed. The pedal seems to gate off my notes quite easily even when everything is cranked. This kit features an internal bias control, adjusted values throughout for wider range of. The fuzz was a little weak with classic combo ac 128 and also with 2n404 even combo, maybe my choice should have been for hotter trans. One of the most sought after reissues is the bc109c version produced by crest audio. Feel free to sign it every time that you visit, too.
I recently finished a build of the gnat fuzz and i havent been able to get it to sustain or feedback in that classic fripp style. While the original fuzz face is a very simple circuit, many modifications have been made in the nearly 50 years since it was first introduced. Schematic m voltage inverter c1 10u elec c8 10u elec c9 100u elec d1 1n4148 d2 1n4001 ic1 7660s the voltage inverter circuitry incoporated into the pcb allows you to power a positiveground version of the fuzz face on your normal negativeground supply chain. International shipments may experience longer than normal delivery times. Seems like pretty simple stuff, and in principle it is, but there is plenty of magic and mystery associated with a good sounding fuzz circuit, and it takes a lot of effort to get the things sounding just right. This is the reduced list of components needed to build a fuzz face. In addition, the input signals envelope can sweep the frequency of the osc. You can purchase all other components required for this project from tayda components are sold separately. The original fuzz face uses single layer pcb with throughhole components. If the zvex fuzz factory doesnt have enough knobs for you, or if you arent a fan of the trademark sideways orientation, the flare project allows you to build a clone with eight knobs instead of the original fiveand it all fits in a 1590b, too.
Ff5 project fuzz face tm replicas instructions version 2014november19 copyright 2007 2014 jd sleep permission refused for postingserving this file from any. Free membership gets you access to free guides, member only sales and new board release updates. It prevents the higher gain silicon transistors from feeding back when you have the fuzz knob all the way up. This is a guitar or bass, whatever fuzz face pedal. The orpheuzz i really like fuzz dogs pedal parts as a company, their boards and parts are great and the guy who runs it is a really helpful chap. Jul 09, 2011 the schematic looks like a derivative of the dallas fuzz face. This is a medium level build, and you will be rewarded with some great fuzz tones for your efforts. Snap the small metal tag off the pots so they can be mounted flush in the box. These were actually only made for a very short period of time. If ever there was an essential addition to a rig then the fuzz face surely is it. His choice for getting that tone has always been the fuzz face. Id been buying lil bits n bobs from him for a while and decided to buy a few kits from. King tut fuzz pharoh clone pcb rullywow diy guitar. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at.
The fuzz face, first issued in 1966 by arbiter electronics ltd, is probably the most famous fuzz used by many guitarists like jimi hendrix, david gilmour, jack white from the white stripes, dan auerbach from the black keys and many more. Diy fuzz overdrive distortion citcuits and schematics forum. International mail service disruptions a large number of international shipments have been disrupted by the covid19 pandemic. The pcb is designed to fit into a 1590b enclosure and uses standard 16mm pots as well as a standard dpdt center off switch. Hi guys, this is our latest project, a germanium fuzz face. We have designed this guitar pedal that brings the good old 1966 classic germanium fuzz tone using modern and controlled technologies. The 1966 fuzz face pedal, popularized by jimmy hendrix, was arguably the first major fuzz pedal to hit the market. The jim dunlop eric johnson signature fuzz face distortion guitar effects pedal was built to ejs precise specifications. This component was not part of the original fuzz face circuit. Arbiter fuzz face effects pedal silicon transistors element14. Circuits that produce fuzz tones in a variety of ways. The schematic looks like a derivative of the dallas fuzz face.
The pcb and layout the new fuzz face pcb and layout that i have drawn is based on the axis face circuit board, which is quite possibly the smallest and most compact fuzz face circuit board available. Electrosmash you can build the perfect germanium fuzz face. This pcb will allow you to build with germanium or silicon transistors or a hybrid like joe gagans easy face, positive or negative ground, the original two knobs or as many as five. The fuzz face is an effects pedal for electric guitar, used also by some electric bass players.
Aug 26, 2017 here is the schematic and pcb layout that ill be using for the build here is a photo of an original silicon fuzz face pcb the pcb layout above which im using for this build is actually the issue 1 layout for the germanium fuzz face which was positive ground, therefore ill have to remember to change a few components to ensure th. Diy fuzz overdrive distortion citcuits and schematics. The fuzz face has asymetrical clipping designed into it. A mass or coating of fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles. This kit features an internal bias control, adjusted values throughout for wider range of useable fuzz tones, and powernoise filtering. Soldering, clipping, cutting, stripping, or using any of the components in any way voids this guarantee. Fuzz face pcb fuzz face overdrivedistortionfuzz diy pedals dimensions 29mm x 28mm. Just look up the schematics and note the component changes. Fuzz germanium pnp positive ground kit instructions warranty. I received a red board but most of the time they come in green. Fuzz faces naturally tend to bias with only about half a volt on the collector of the first transistor, so there is a lot of room upwards. Pots mount on the opposite side of the board to the other. The following fuzz face versions can be built on this pcb. Gnat fuzz sounds very gated pedalpcb community forum.
Solaris fuzz face pedal diy pcb project aion electronics. Fuzz central making the world a fuzzier place for 5 years. Countless other models have been built and sold since then, but at the core of nearly all designs is a pair of transistors used to overdrive and boost the signal. Tonepad layout can work for both pnp and npn circuits, but all the transistors i. This would be a good candidate to fit in a 1590a enclosure. Fuzz face diy kit good fuzz kit, alpha pots, good quality jacks. This guitar effect is based off of the shunt series feedback amplifier, its current sampling negative feedback. Fuzz high quality manufactured pcb boardmounted potentiometers designed for hammond 1590bb enclosure pcb dimensions. It also cleaned up as good or better than a nkt 275 fuzz face. Hfe ranges should be around 70100 and 100150 respectively much like a fuzz face. If you want, you can omit the drive pot because this thing is built for screaming and the drive pot might just as well be left on 10. The new fuzz face pcb and layout that i have drawn is based on the axis face circuit board, which is quite possibly the smallest and most compact fuzz face circuit board available.
The 2 minicaps could have been larger ones, theres enaugh room for better ones. Fuzz face pcb fuzz face overdrivedistortion fuzz diy pedals dimensions 29mm x 28mm. A bit of fiddling will get you anywhere from creamy smoothness to earsplitting youch with the rightwrong selection of those allimportant transistors sitting at q1 and q2. The power and signal pads on the pcb conform to the fuzzdog direct connection format, so can be paired with the appropriate daughterboard for quick and easy offboard wiring. The bc108 is the traditional silicon transistor for the fuzz face.
When you think about eric johnson, you think tone, and the tone hes best known for is his sweet, singing, lead tone. Fuzz face fuzz does the fuzz face really need an introduction. So i got a standard fuzz face pcb made using the nice and compact tonepad layout and ordered a bunch of russian and some serbian. Tonepad layout can work for both pnp and npn circuits, but all the transistors i got were pnp, so i wired it in pnp mode. Silicon fuzz face clone into a clean fender amp simulation. All the parts list and instructions needed to build fuzz pedals are here. Rocket fuzz the rocket is a screaming cool fuzz face variant based on gus smalleys 3 transistor fuzz. One of the best sounding fuzz face i have had was 68 with bc183l transistors in it. Dec 10, 2018 we have designed this guitar pedal that brings the good old 1966 classic germanium fuzz tone using modern and controlled technologies. You will be amazed for hours as you swap transistors and caps until you go completely insane. Nov 11, 2014 q23 originally were ac128s, but any pnp germaniums should work fine. Based on the iconic silicon fuzz from the 60s the fuzzy face kit has some modern tweaks for the best this circuit has to offer in a affordable kit package.
It was only in 1993 that dunlop manufacturing took over the production, making a variety of fuzz faces to. With the fuzz knob backed off to 80% or so it sounded like the best nkt fuzz face you could probably ever find. The original boardmounted pot version is ideal for the simplest way to build a npn version, or a pnp build that cant be daisychained for power. Otherwise, we recommend you ignore this pcb mask and buy the readytosolder printed circuit board.
Arbiter fuzz face effects pedal silicon transistors. Flare fuzz factory clone diy project pcb aion electronics. Keep in short hand the pcb plan and the bill of materials. Full schematic pdf including footswitch, jacks, etc how to build a germanium fuzz pdf document, explaining all the details and tricks of this pedal. This site uses cookies to deliver services in accordance with the cookie files policy. The right side of the board have all the pads to attach the cables to the battery clip, jacks, potentiometers and the dpdt footswitch. I believe zvex has used a variety of different germaniums over the years. It is designed to produce a distorted sound referred to as fuzz, originally achieved through accident such as broken electrical components or damaged speakers. The layout also uses a 10k trimpot on the collector of q2 so that that biasing can be adjusted precisely. Fuzz factory diy pcb guitar effect tayda electronics. Sunface fuzzface circuit analysis the sunface is a fuzzface slightly modified. Smooth, great sustain and rich fuzz make this pedal stand out from the others. With this board you have a couple of options for a standard fuzz face, or a 69 fuzz this is the one i built. Sunday november 12, 2006 this evening i have posted a new pcb and layout for the arbiter fuzz face.
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