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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: MartyMart on March 22, 2005, 04:24:33 PM

Title: "Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz" ?? Brian hello hello !
Post by: MartyMart on March 22, 2005, 04:24:33 PM
I was just reading about this very, very rare fuzz from the early '70's made by "Rose Morris" in London.
Aparently used by "Steve Hackett" on "watcher of the skies" ( Genesis )
and offering a nice "octave" harmonic and smooth........ :D
Of course it's SERIOUSLY expensisve, if you can even find one, anyone know what makes it tick ? ..... schematic ? .....    :D
Mr Wenz......!

Marty 8)
Title: "Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz" ?? Brian hello hello !
Post by: Dan N on March 22, 2005, 05:23:29 PM
It's a Super-Fuzz. Named Jax, Apollo, Companion, Univox, LRE, Mica Tone etc... One was called Shaftsbury. All the same circuit in the same enclosure. Univox was gray, the rest were black.
Title: "Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz" ?? Brian hello hello !
Post by: brian wenz on March 22, 2005, 05:30:42 PM
Alright already...Hello Hello!!!--
          Yep,  another example of the wonderfull Japenese fuzz madness.
Before I logged on to the forum I was messing around with my Kay Fuzz clone......cripes, I love these Shin Ei circuits!!
Hi Dan......whatta think of the correction to the Kay Fuzz circuit???  Have you tried it yet?
Hi Marty!!    Did you already build a Super Fuzz circuit??
Brian.
Title: "Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz" ?? Brian hello hello !
Post by: MartyMart on March 22, 2005, 05:51:51 PM
Thanks for the replies guy's !
This version is so rare that Bryan Adams tried to buy one for £800 !!!
and was refused  !!  :shock:
So its the "Super Fuzz" eh ?  I must try one/make a layout,  so I didn't hear one yet .... :cry:

Is it a cool sound ?

Marty. 8)
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Post by: petemoore on March 22, 2005, 06:01:09 PM
Love that Super Fuzz...RDV's posted a buncha clips of it, definitely a fun playing OctaFuzzer.
Title: "Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz" ?? Brian hello hello !
Post by: Dan N on March 22, 2005, 06:14:35 PM
Hi Brian!

No, have not tried it yet. My first thought was it would give a bigger sweep, but R.G. pegs it as a volume control. I'll try it tonight!

A really nice Indonesian guy on the HC forum (karamat8) has a Shaftsbury Dou Fuzz and took some photos. Here is the schematic pasted to his unit.

http://users.rio.com/senorris/junk/shaftesburyduofuzz_sch.jpg

As you can see, 100% small box Super-Fuzz!
Title: "Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz" ?? Brian hello hello !
Post by: brian wenz on March 22, 2005, 08:23:40 PM
Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello..............
   Hey Dan--Thanks for that link!  The more schematics the better...
 I keep forgetting that the Kay Fuzz never had a proper volume control [I added one on mine].  Seems strange for such a  'fuzzy" pedal.
Brian.
Title: "Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz" ?? Brian hello hello !
Post by: brian wenz on March 22, 2005, 08:25:33 PM
Hello Hello Marty Marty---
       YEAH...it's a great sounding fuzz!!    Build it at all costs!
Brian.
Title: "Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz" ?? Brian hello hello !
Post by: Ge_Whiz on March 23, 2005, 05:45:00 AM
I had the same thoughts as you when I saw the article in 'Guitar Buyer', Marty! RDVs clips sound good. SIX whole transistors, though!  :wink:
Title: "Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz" ?? Brian hello hello !
Post by: col on March 23, 2005, 06:14:39 AM
The schematic looks interesting but I can't make any of the detail out. Is there another scan of it available?
Title: "Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz" ?? Brian hello hello !
Post by: Ge_Whiz on March 23, 2005, 01:58:28 PM
http://www.geocities.com/j4_student/superfuzz.gif
Title: "Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz" ?? Brian hello hello !
Post by: brian wenz on March 25, 2005, 09:27:33 AM
Hello Hello-
   Any more Super Fuzz reports....................I've been messing with my Kay Fuzz clone and it's got me in a Shin Ei mood!
Brian.
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